Title of Lesson

9-12^th Grade WebQuest for Non-Profit Organization

Introduction

You and your friends have been given a $100,000 and you choose to donate it all to ONE non-profit organization. The question is which organization will you choose? Your job is to investigate three non-profit organizations’ websites based on the non-profit’s presentation, the mission statement, and the organization’s value to you and your friends. Choose which organization you will donate your money to and give reasons as to why they deserve your $$DONATION$$.

Task

COMPARE and CONTRAST three of the below non-profit organization’s websites* listed below for the non-profit’s visual and personal appeal/presentation, donation information, mission statement, and their overall effectiveness in the community. Prioritize why your group would give money to that specific non-profit organization. Based on your personal values and the information provided on the organization’s homepage, develop a 1-minute commercial as a group taking a position on why you and your friends are supporting this organization over the other two non-profit groups you will research.

Green Peace - http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/

Nature Conservancy -http://nature.org/

Habitat for Humanity - http://www.habitat.org/

United Way - http://national.unitedway.org/

March of Dimes - http://www.modimes.org/

Boys and Girls Club of America - http://www.bgca.org/

BIG Brothers and BIG Sister - http://www.bbbsa.org/

YMCA - http://www.ymca.net/index.jsp

YWCA - http://www.ywca.org/

American Heart Association - http://www.americanheart.org/

American Diabetes Association - http://www.diabetes.org/homepage.jsp

American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/

Hospice Care - http://www.cafo-network.org/

*Organizations other than those listed above require teacher’s approval

Process

You will be assigned to groups of three.
Each individual with your team will research one of the non-profit organizations listed above. Look for information on how to donate to the non-profit’s cause, their mission statement, the history or reason why the organization was founded, and their impact on your community.
Re-group and advocate to your group why YOUR non-profit organization should be the one to receive the $100,000 donation.
After choosing the non-profit organization, create a 1-minute audio or visual commercial discussing your group’s organization and persuade other people to donate their money and/or time to that non-profit organization. Please include your research of the non-profit’s cause, their mission, their history, the reason why the organization was founded, and their impact on your society.
We will put it to a VOTE! The class will decide on which organization to donate their money to based on the persuasiveness of your one-minute commercial.

Evaluation

Your group will be evaluated on the following:

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMERCIAL Teacher’s Name: Ms. Garneau Student Name(s):
CATEGORY	10	8	6	4
Enthusiasm in the Commercial x2	Body language and tone of voice generate a strong interest and enthusiasm for the commercial.	Body language and/or tone of voice sometimes generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic in others.	Body language and/or tone of voice are used to try to generate enthusiasm, but seem somewhat faked.	Very little use of body language. Did not generate much interest in topic being presented.
Collaboration with Peers x2	Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Tries to keep people working well together.	Usually listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Does not cause "waves" in the group.	Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group but sometimes are not a good team member.	Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Often is not a good team member.
Content x2	Shows a full understanding of the topic.	Shows a good understanding of the topic.	Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic.	Does not seem to understand the topic very well.
Commercial includes specified components (cause, mission, history, why founded and societal impact) x3	Commercial displays all of the information asked for stating a clear and concise reason to advocate for the non-profit organization.	Commercial displays some of the information asked for stating a good reason to advocate for the non-profit organization.	Commercial displays little of the information required to advocate for the non-profit organization.	Commercial displays none of the information above required to advocate for the non-profit organization.
Time-Limit x1	Commercial is within 1-minute.	Commercial is 2 minutes long.	Commercial is 3 minutes long.	Commercial is more than 4 minutes long.
Preparedness x2	Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed.	Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals.	The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking.	Student does not seem at all prepared to present.
Total Points: _____ 120 points possible

Conclusion

So what did you find out about yourself? Are all non-profit organizations good for our community? How easy is it to give donations to the groups you researched? Has this assignment stirred a desire in you to help people from your community? If so, how? If not, why not?

Remember: The power of one individual can have a significant impact on their society….even a small donation of your time, money and/or both can help in the research and personal accounts the non-profit is involved with annually. As a citizen, you have the right to become involved with a cause that has affected you personally. It is your job to participate in a non-profit organization and/or charity. So the question remains…what can you do to help out around your community?

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