Common Cents
Encyclopedia
Common Cents is a national educational, not-for-profit organization, which specializes in creating and managing service-learning
programs for young people between the ages of four and 14. Common Cent's most popular and best known program is The Penny Harvest
, the largest child philanthropy
program in the United States.
Other Common Cents programs include the Student Community Action Fund (a high school leadership council.)
Co-Founder and Executive Director), how she could help. In 1990, Teddy Gross and Nora Gross conducted the first Penny Harvest in an effort to collect money to feed and clothe New York City's homeless.
New Yorker of the Year award. Common Cents was also shortlisted for the 2007 Carl Bertelsmann's Award.
The Ford Foundation, Foundation for Jewish Community, JPMorgan Chase, The New York City Council, The New York City Department of Education.
Service-learning
Service-learning is a method of teaching, learning and reflecting, frequently youth service, throughout the community. As a teaching method, it falls under the philosophy of experiential education...
programs for young people between the ages of four and 14. Common Cent's most popular and best known program is The Penny Harvest
The Penny Harvest
The Penny Harvest, an educational program created by the not-for-profit Common Cents, engages students in Youth Philanthropy – fundraising, grant-making and service – with the goal of developing their generosity and moral character as well as their understanding of democratic...
, the largest child philanthropy
Philanthropy
Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...
program in the United States.
Other Common Cents programs include the Student Community Action Fund (a high school leadership council.)
History
Common Cents grew from the desire of a four-year-old Nora Gross (Co-Founder) to feed a homeless man in 1990. That need led her to ask her father (Teddy GrossTeddy Gross
Teddy Gross is the founder and executive director of Common Cents, a national not-for-profit educational organization, which specializes in designing citizenship programs for children and young people, and supporting their work in schools throughout America...
Co-Founder and Executive Director), how she could help. In 1990, Teddy Gross and Nora Gross conducted the first Penny Harvest in an effort to collect money to feed and clothe New York City's homeless.
Awards
Common Cents is the winner of the 2007 NY1NY1
NY1, New York One, is a 24-hour cable-news television channel focusing on the five boroughs of New York City. In addition to news and weather forecasts, the channel also features human-interest segments such as the "New Yorker of the Week" and the "Scholar Athlete of the Week", and specialty...
New Yorker of the Year award. Common Cents was also shortlisted for the 2007 Carl Bertelsmann's Award.
Funding
Common Cents receives major funding from several major foundations and the government including:The Ford Foundation, Foundation for Jewish Community, JPMorgan Chase, The New York City Council, The New York City Department of Education.
Board of directors
- Judith ShapiroJudith ShapiroJudith R. Shapiro is a former President of Barnard College, a liberal arts college for women affiliated with Columbia University; as President of Barnard, she was also an academic dean within the university. She was also a professor of anthropology at Barnard...
(Chair), retired president of Barnard CollegeBarnard CollegeBarnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
, New York, NY - Susan Andersen, professor of psychology, New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
New York, NY - Margi Booth, president, M. Booth & Associates, Inc., New York, NY
- Elizabeth Campbell, Vice President for Programs, Rockefeller Brothers FundRockefeller Brothers FundThe Rockefeller Brothers Fund , , is an international philanthropic organisation created and run by members of the Rockefeller family. It was set up in New York City in 1940 as the primary philanthropic vehicle of the five famous Rockefeller brothers: John D...
, New York, NY - Jonathan Dorfman, Citi Alternative Investments (CAI) - Global Fixed Income, New York, NY
- Gardner Dunnan, New York, NY
- Jon Goldman, Chairman & CEO, iContaqt, Venice, CA
- Laird Grant, Retired Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, US Trust Company, New York, NY
- Nora Gross, Co-Founder Common Cents, New York, NY; Director, Writing & Media Center, North Lawndale College Prep Charter High School, Chicago, IL
- Teddy GrossTeddy GrossTeddy Gross is the founder and executive director of Common Cents, a national not-for-profit educational organization, which specializes in designing citizenship programs for children and young people, and supporting their work in schools throughout America...
, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Common Cents, New York, NY - Evelyn Lipper, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weil Medical College of Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, New York, NY - Jeanne Mininall, Retired Managing Director & Associate General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase, New York, NY
- Michael Pohly, Portfolio Manager- Fixed Income, Kingdom Capital, New York, NY
- Adam Rich, Senior Government Relations Associate, Law Offices of Claudia Wagner, New York, NY
- James Seuss, CEO, Cole HaanCole HaanCole Haan is a fashion label that was founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1928.The name comes from founders Trafton Cole and Eddie Haan. Originally Cole Haan was a men's footwear label...
, New York, NY - Molly Tschang, Managing Director, International Programs, Cisco SystemsCisco SystemsCisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,000 employees and annual revenue of US$...
, New York, NY - Stephen Youngwood, Senior Vice President Entertainment Products, NickelodeonNickelodeon (TV channel)Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
, New York, NY