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Grade 6-8, 9-12
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Activity

Exploring a Nonprofit in Your Community

Time: 30 mins,
Updated: November 17 2021,
Author: Council for Economic Education
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Explore the purpose of a nonprofit organization.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

State Standards

Common Core State Standards

Concepts

Financial Institutions

In this economics activity, students will research the services of local nonprofit organizations.

Resources

Procedure

This individual activity requires students to explore the services provided by nonprofit organization in their community. Students will select a nonprofit organization based in your community to research and then complete either the Quizizz Activity or ReadyAssessment Activity.To complete this activity, students should follow the directions below:

  1. Select a nonprofit organization based in your community or one that provides services for your local area.
  2. Search online for the organization’s website.
  3. Use the information on its site and answer these questions in either the Quizizz Activity or ReadyAssessment Activity.
Subjects:
Economics,Social Studies

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