Nora - Minnesota
Nora grew her $100 into $2,188 for a ranch that gives riding lessons to people with special needs and to veterans — through a GoFundMe, a matching grant, and a speech to the Minnesota Horse Council.
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The Benjamin Project youth-led change
Empowering students to turn ideas into real-world community impact.
$100
seed money per student
90
days to complete a project
10
nominations per educator, per semester
How It Works
A high-impact learning opportunity — designed for minimal educator lift
Equipping students with the resources, mentorship, and confidence to lead tangible change in their local communities.
1
Educators nominate students
Educators may nominate up to 10 students each semester to participate in The Benjamin Project.
2
Students receive $100 in seed capital
Each student receives $100 from Global Doing Good to design and launch their own community project.
3
Students report back
At the end of the 90 day program students share what they learned and the impact they made.
That’s it! The power of The Benjamin Project is in the simplicity — and the freedom it gives students to lead.
Interested in participating?
Stories of Impact
$100 in a student’s hands goes a long way
See how Benjamin Project participants put their ideas into action and created real change for the causes they care about.
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Kaleb - Montana
Kaleb built two science projects — a model diaphragm and a rocket launcher — for the Boys & Girls Club tween program he once attended. Two weeks later they ran it as their weekly project.
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Giancarlo - California
Giancarlo turned a $100 seed card into care packages of sensory fidgets for kids on the spectrum, to help them calm down when they feel overwhelmed.
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Elise & Emry - Minnesota
Elise and Emry pooled $200 to buy toys, coloring books and books for children at the Children's Hospital at Sanford Health.
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Abigail and Adalyn - Minnesota
Abigail and Adalyn learned The Drawer kept running out of one size of women's underwear, so they used $100 to buy, bundle and sort 61 pairs for people in need.
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Claire - Montana
Claire grew a $100 seed card into more than $4,200 toward a new ambulance for the local EMS, by raffling off an iPad at basketball games and the hardware store.
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