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Antioch University McGregor students learn philanthropy for nonprofits

OH (6/7/2010)

http://ysnews.com/news/2010/05/mcgregor-students-learn-philanthropy-for-nonprofits

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – Last semester some students in a class at Antioch University McGregor went beyond learning about pressing social problems to financing the local organizations that address them.

Providing resources for pregnant women, educating teenage girls on the importance of exercise and teaching children about sexual abuse were the three activities students chose to support, not only with their volunteer time but with grants totaling $4,500…

…Financing for the new program, called Pay-it-Forward, came from a federal grant through Ohio Campus Compact, a coalition of 46 colleges in the state…

>>Read the Full Article at: The Yellow Springs News

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