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Reading List and Resources
The Giving Family: Raising Our Children to Help Others, by Susan Price (paperback, 136 pp., $19.95), available from the Council on Foundations by calling 888-239-5221. How-to guide designed to help parents, teachers, religious leaders and other adults teach children ages five to 18 about philanthropy and volunteerism. Includes age-appropriate examples, specific tips and resources available in any home.
Teaching Your Kids to Care: How to Discover and Develop the Spirit of Charity in Your Children: by Deborah Spaide (hardcover reprint, 2002, 279 pp., $32.95). Reviewers praised this book, recently reprinted, as a practical guide to instilling the spirit of charity while teaching citizenship, courage, cooperation, respect for life and tolerance.
Too Much of a Good Thing, Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age, by Dan Kindlon, Ph.D. (hardback, 267 pp., $23.95) Hyperion, 2001. Interviews with teenagers, parents and experts offer insight into what the author terms the seven "deadly" syndromes, including pride, gluttony and greed.
Inspired Philanthropy: Creating a Giving Plan, A Workbook, by Tracy Gary and Melissa Kohner (105 pp., $20, available through www.chardonpress.com). Donors of all types can learn how to develop personal charitable giving plans that are, in the author's words, "thoughtfully developed and conscientiously implemented," no matter the amount to be given away.
The Giving Book -Vol. I, Women's Fund of the Milwaukee Foundation ($15.95, plus $3.50 for shipping and handling; order by calling 414-290-7350). Geared to ages 5-8, this book is designed to teach children about philanthropy, with stories and lessons on charitable giving and community involvement geared to appropriate reading levels by a curriculum specialist with expertise in elementary education. Also included are suggestions for hands-on activities, related materials for adults and reading lists.
Voyage of Discovery: A Planning Workbook for Philanthropic Families,National Center for Family Philanthropy ($55, available through www.ncfp.org). This workbook, written by national philanthropy expert Judith Healey, is designed for families as they consider the future of their giving programs.
Kids, Parents & Money-Teaching Personal Finance From Piggy Bank to Prom: by Willard Stawski (paperback, 268 pp., $14.95) John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000. A practical primer on financial education in the home that includes a single chapter on charitable giving, called "Help Someone Else."
Family Wealth Counseling- Getting to the Heart of the Matter: by E.G. "Jay" Link and Peter F. Tedstrom. Professional Mentoring Program, 1999. To order, call 1-888-736-7201.
Wealth in Families: This helpful reference examines a series of questions surrounding wealth and its effects on family, by Charles W. Collier.
The Healing Power of Doing Good: by Alan Luks & Peggy Payne. Fawcett Press, 1991.
Family Issues: by Deanna Stone, Editor - Virginia M. Esposito, Publisher - Council on Foundations. 1997. $65.00 141 pages. To order call: 888.239.5221 or online at www.cof.org. Using real-life stories and family systems theory, this guide provides helpful perspectives around topics such as understanding family dynamics, bringing on the next generation, and determining who is family.
Investment Issues for Family Funds: Editor - Jason C. Born, Publisher - National Center for Family Philanthropy, Published - 1999. $45.00, 169 pages. To order call: 202.293.3424 or online at www.ncfp.org. Written for trustees and advisors, this resources addresses the broad array of issues involved in developing a set of investment policies and practices for your philanthropy, including spending policies, investment guidelines, time horizon, mission-related investing, and risk tolerance.
The Charitable Impulse-Wealth and Social Conscience in Communities and Cultures Outside the U.S.: by James A. Joseph, Publisher - Foundation Center, Published - 1989. $55.00, 60 pages. To order call: 212.620.4230 or online at www.fdncenter.org. This collection of essays explores how societies around the world have successfully cultivated the compassionate values that lead to private generosity and public benevolence.
Conscience & Community- The Legacy of Paul Ylvisaker: Editor - Virginia M. Esposito, Publisher - Peter Lang Publishing, Published - 1999, $ 35.00, 392 pages. To order call: 202.293.3424 or online at www.ncfp.org. Few can inspire a generation the way that educator and philanthropic advisor Paul Ylvisaker did. This former foundation trustee has been described as the heart and soul of organized philanthropy. This collection of his essays, speeches, and articles touches on philanthropy, education, urban issues, and community.
Picture Books
Miss Rumphius: by Barbara Cooney, New York: Viking Press, 1982. As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
Under the Lemon Moon: by Edith Hopefine, New York: Lee & Low Books, 1999. The theft of all the lemons from her lemon tree leads Rosalinda to an encounter with la Anciana, the Old One, who walks the Mexican countryside helping things grow, and to an understanding of generosity and forgiveness.
Giving: by Shirley Hughes, Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press, 1993. A little girl and her baby brother experience the various aspects of giving, finding that it is nice whether you are giving a present, a smile, or a kiss.
Down Home at Miss Dessa's: by Betty Stroud, New York: Lee & Low Books, 1996. In the South of the 1940s, two young African-American sisters spend the day caring for an elderly neighbor.
Raising Yoder's Barn: by Jane Yolen, 1st ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1998. Eight-year-old Matthew tells what happens when fire destroys the barn on his family's farm and all the Amish neighbors come to rebuild it in one day.
Chapter Books
Money Troubles: by Bill Cosby, New York: Scholastic, 1998. While trying to raise enough money for a telescope, Little Bill makes a discovery about generosity and the needs of others.
Aldo Ice Cream: by Johanna Hurwitz, New York: Morrow, 1981. Nine-year-old Aldo discovers the pleasures of doing volunteer work to help the older citizens of the community and the satisfactions of earning his first money on his own for unselfish reasons.
The Heart of the City: by Ron Koertge, New York: Orchard Books, 1998. After she and her parents move to an ethnically mixed inner city neighborhood, ten-year-old Joy and her new friend Neesha decide to do something to keep drug dealers off their block.
The Ancient One: by T.A. Barron, New York: Philomel, 1992. While helping her Great Aunt Melanie try to protect an Oregon redwood forest from loggers, thirteen-year-old Kate goes back five centuries through a time tunnel and faces the evil creature Gashra, who is bent on destroying the same forest.
Pay it Forward: by Catherine Ryan Hyde, A novel. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. When a young man starts "paying it forward" for a social studies project, unusual things happen in this bittersweet and uplifting tale.
150 Ways Teens Can Make a Difference: by Marion & Teresa Reisgies, Princeton, N.J.: Peterson's Guides, 1991. Teenagers discuss the rewarding and sometimes frustrating experiences of being a volunteer, including their commitment and accomplishments, parental support, and how they incorporate volunteer activities into their busy high school schedules.
The Giving Box, Create a Tradition of Giving with Your Children: by Fred Rogers, Philadelphia: Running Press, 2000. A book and actual box set, to help children begin to save money for good causes. The accompanying book teaches children lessons in generosity through heartwarming fictional stories set in countries around the world. For parents, Rogers offers wise suggestions and practical guidelines to help teach children the moral lesson of compassion for others, and the value of charitable donation.
Kids' Random Acts of Kindness: Berkeley, Calif: Conari Press, 1994. In their own words and hand-writing, children record the little things they do to make the world a better place.
The Giving Family - Raising Our Children to Help Others: by Susan Crites Price, published by the Council on Foundations, Washington D.C. 2001. In her book, Price explains how parents, teachers, religious leaders and other adults can instill the spirit of giving and volunteering in children. Through scores of inspired ideas and real stories, she provides specific tips, exercises and resources that are easy to use in any home.
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