Nonprofit – Grant – Next round of Give Next begins with gathering

More than 500 Larimer County middle and high school students, along with 45 nonprofit organizations, were to gather Oct. 1 at Colorado State University’s Lory Student Center to kick off this year’s Give Next program. Give Next is a year-long philanthropic program designed to teach students the importance of charitable giving. Through the program, businesses, foundations and individuals become classroom donors by providing each participating school with $5,000 to award to Larimer County nonprofits. With those dollars, students design and manage their own grant-making programs. Students work together to identify community needs, choose a focus area, create their own mission statement, research nonprofits, volunteer, conduct site visits, review grant applications and make funding decisions. At the end of the school year, students award grants to their selected nonprofits.

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