Mitzi Perdue: children research and decide where to give
In her family-business event talk, Mitzi Perdue described a giving club for children. The children had resources to allocate, researched charities and discussed how the money should be used.
Research before the family decision
Perdue said the children could choose a category that interested them and visit charities. That gave them work to do before gathering to discuss an allocation. They were participating in a decision with actual resources, and could act on what they had learned.
Individual interests meet a shared decision
She described children arguing for their preferred recipient or dividing the available resources. Later in the talk, she recalled the group directing its giving toward a town affected by a tornado.
In Mitzi Perdue's words
"children from about maybe 8 to 14" (Mitzi Perdue, Mitzi Perdue's recorded family-business event talk)
How to use this
- Give children an age-appropriate research task before a giving discussion.
- Explain how the group will reach a decision when interests differ.
Questions and answers
What did the children research?
Charitable categories and organizations they might support.
Did each child have to choose the same recipient?
Perdue described discussion and the possibility of dividing the resources.