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Managing your money
Young Money Magazine (www.youngmoney.com) — Information
on savings and investments for teens.
Jump$tart Coalition (www.jumpstart.org)—Financial
management guides for youth.
National Teen Resource Bureau (www.ntrbonline.org)—Money
management resources for teenagers.
America Saves (www.americasaves.org)—Help
for establishing good saving habits.
Choose to Save (www.choosetosave.org)—Savings
guides for people at all income levels.
National Association of Investors (www.betterinvesting.org/)—Guidelines
and training for youth investors.
Larry Burkett and Todd Temple, Money Matters for Teens
Workbook (Woody Publishers, 1998).
Sanyika Calloway Boyce, Teen Money Tips: Simple
Steps for Banking, Saving, & Making Money (NY: Smart
Concepts Books, 2003).
Supporting your community
Youth Service America (www.ysa.org/)—Presents
statistics on youth volunteering.
Youth Grantmakers (www.youthgrantmakers.org)—Discussions
regarding youth grantmaking and youth advisory councils.
Youth Philanthropy Initiative (www.ypin.org) —Youth
giving program for the state of Indiana.
League Worldwide (www.leagueworldwide.org)—The
LEAGUE creatively brings together the community, the curriculum
content disciplines, philanthropy education and service, and
students—educating and inspiring them to become an active,
engaged, and giving citizenry.
Teens, Crime & The Community (www.ncpc.org/programs/)—Supports
youth programs designed to bring about neighborhood safety
and positive community change.
Giving USA 2004: The Annual Report of Philanthropy (AAFRC
Trust for Philanthropy: 2004).
Pam Garza and Pam Stevens, Best Practices in Youth Philanthropy (Coalition
of Community Foundations for Youth: 2002).
Changing the Face of Giving by Youth Leadership Institute (James
Irvine Foundation, 2001).
Running a nonprofit
Learning to Give (www.learningtogive.org) —Contains
a library of articles regarding the history of nonprofits and
philanthropy.
Free Management Library Program Design Guide (/www.managementhelp.org/) —Comprehensive
guide to understanding nonprofit program design.
Free Management Library Fundraising Overview (www.managementhelp.org/) — Provides
an overview of nonprofit fundraising sources and approaches.
GuideStar (www.guidestar.org/)—Free
online database of national nonprofit organizations.
James Austin, Connecting with Nonprofits (San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 2000).
Jed Emerson, Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social
Engineers (New York: Wiley, 2001).
Peri Pakroo, Starting and Building a Nonprofit: A Practical
Guide (Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 2005).br>
Family giving
Consumer Reports (www.consumerreports.org)—Provides
ratings on common household products. Helpful for doing research
before you buy.
Bankrate.com (www.bankrate.com)—Offers
information on lowest cost mortgages, loans, credit cards,
and banking institutions.
National Foundation for Credit Counseling (www.nfcc.org)—Offers
resources to assist families in debt management.
MSN Money (www.moneycentral.msn.com)—Contains
articles and helpful information regarding all aspects of personal
finance.
Financial Resources for Women and Children (www.frwc.org/children1.htm)—Parent
resources for teaching children about money.
Grandsplace (www.grandsplace.org) —Information
for grandparents and other relatives who are raising children.
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