The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) announces that applications are online NOW for our philanthropic leadership program for Oklahoma high school students: “OMRF Teen Leaders in Philanthropy: Philanthropy Is in Your DNA”.
The program is open to high school applicants who will be entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year in the fall of 2015.
This is the first program of its kind designed to educate Oklahoma youth about the non-profit profession, how non-profits work, and how teens can be philanthropists who work alongside non-profits in identifying community issues and achieving creative solutions. With the ever-growing importance of non-profit organizations in our community, it is imperative that we educate the next generation about how they can become philanthropists and be real partners with non-profit organizations. While using OMRF’s biomedical research mission as a backdrop to illustrate the importance of philanthropy, the focus will be on philanthropic leadership.
Students will learn leadership principles, earn service hours, and gain experience in a fundraising project of their own design. The program will meet monthly alternating between day and evening sessions throughout the school year.
OMRF invites Oklahoma students to apply and up to 40 students will be chosen through a selective process that includes an interview.
Applications and further information are available online at www.omrf.org/teen. The application deadline is March 2, 2015