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Persuasive Presentations
Students Vie for Grants for Issues They Care About
On April 19, Grade 9 history students concluded their Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) service learning projects by delivering formal presentations to a panel of judges about a nonprofit organization they chose to represent. The winning team of Sophie, Chloe and Amari, who presented on the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), earned a $5,000 grant for NAMI.
Two secondary $500 grants from the Parents Association and Friends Faculty and Administration were awarded to teams representing the Bowery Mission and the Joyful Heart Foundation.
The philanthropy initiative, funded by the Toskan Casale Foundation, aims to raise awareness of charitable organizations and social issues. Under the YPI program, teams of students research social problems in the community and create persuasive presentations about a charity they believe is well positioned to tackle the issues they care about.
Through Friends Seminary’s partnership with YPI over the last four years, students have connected to 48 NYC nonprofits and their clients and have been able to award over $20K in grants to winning organizations.
View the presentations below or click here.
View the presentations below or click here.
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