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Give As We Grow

Give As We Grow® is a digital platform educating the next generation about giving and philanthropic action. Do you want to make a difference?

Think time, treasure, talent, and ties.

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Game

A first-of-its-kind, free educational mobile app that teaches kids to tap into their unique talents and interests to help others.

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Giving Journal

A tool for families to track their in-game and real-world acts of giving, so they can see their impact over time.

Resource Library

A curated collection of resources to help families fuel a culture of generosity at every age and stage.

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Nurture your child’s generosity and desire to help others! Check out the Give As We Grow® game, available on Android and IOS.

Activities and Resources for Raising Generous Kids

About Give As We Grow®

For families cultivating a culture of generosity and service, you can’t start too young. Give as We Grow® is your family’s destination for philanthropic education and generosity tracking, with age-appropriate content for children of all ages in the resource library. Grounded in research and developed to respond to an identified need for families, the play-based learning game currently serves child users in the upper-elementary age range. 

Identifying passions and seeing progression over time helps intentional parents foster their children’s interests and prepare them for lives of purpose. Throughout their journey, children who track their giving and experiences through this platform can see themes emerge from their own giving history. Our resources and offerings are designed to equip parents and encourage children to give where they go, and give as they grow.

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Giving for every season

Earth Day Activities

Give back as a family today! Scroll through these easy ideas and check out our resource library for more.

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Games

Recycle Roundup

National Geographic

Learn about the difference between recycling, compost, and trash with this interactive online game.

Books

Chapter Books to Inspire Young Environmental Advocates

Doing Good Together

Start a conversation about environmental advocacy and the everyday behaviors we can take to help our Earth with the recommendations from this reading list.

Printables

Good Neighbors Care for the Earth

Sesame Workshop

We can all help to protect our planet! In this video, learn how being a good neighbor means caring about the plants and animals around us, too.

Project Guides

Project-in-a-Box: I Dream of Green

Roots & Shoots: An Initiative of the Jane Goodall Institute

Green spaces benefit everyone! Use this guide to figure out what type of green space you might be able to create for your community. It includes in-depth instructions, inspirational mini-stories, outreach templates, and more.

Project Guides

Free Trees for Kids

Neighborhood Forest

Taking care of the environment is important. Ready to take action? This giving project guide is great for all ages!

Activities

Earth Day! Coloring Page

PBS Kids

Print this coloring page for a fun Earth Day activity.

Activities

Nature’s Notebook

National Phenology Network

Observing the natural world around you can make a difference. Take note of the plants and animals in your local ecosystem and document their changes through the online Nature’s Notebook.

Podcasts

Arthur’s Podcast: Speak Up, Francine

PBS Kids

Listen to Francine use her voice to advocate for the environment on Earth Day. This fun podcast follows Francine as she discovers a polluted creek, becomes inspired to solve a problem, and overcomes her fear of public speaking to help the environment and her community.

Project Guides

How to Start a Tuesdays for Trash Movement Chapter

Tuesdays for Trash, a GivingTuesday Community

This step-by-step resource shares instructions for joining a movement with friends, family, and community to pick up trash and help take care of the environment.

Activities

Funny Fill-In: Dreaming Green

National Geographic

Celebrate Earth Day with this fill-in-the-blank story making activity.

What they’re saying

Testimonials

Give Is As We Grow is awesome! It’s just fun – there is no other way to describe it. I love earning heart points to make my garden better.

Annabel K.

(player, age 8)

Giving is rooted in empathy, compassion, understanding of humanity, and sharing between people. We are excited to give the next generation of givers tangible, easy, and fun tools like Give As We Grow to spark radical generosity.

Celeste Flores

Director, U.S. + Canada Hub, GivingTuesday

Particularly for younger kids, in-person volunteering may be impossible because of the types of activities and potential risks that nonprofits can’t take on. The virtual environment of Give As We Grow sets kids on a path to generosity before they are able to do in-person service.

Diana Heath

Chief Operating Officer, NCFP

Collection is innate in kids, which creates a natural opportunity to teach kids financial literacy—about spending, saving, and sharing—early. It’s important for kids to know that not everything that comes to them should stay with them; that it’s important to share.

Elizabeth Phillips

Executive Director, Phillips Foundation

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