<p>momzie-along those lines of what not to do. I am involved with a not for profit foundation. Virtually weekly we have a parent(not their child) call and say they want help establishing a not for profit to do X. We will typically say well there is an organization in place that addresses that why don’t you work with them–after some discussion the real reason for the call becomes clear–I am trying to get my child in an elite school and working at a charity isn’t enough we need to do something bigger. So whats going on-is the child passionate about this cause, how much time are they going to have to put into this, how is this developing their academic preparation for college. You wonder if all this time and effort is put in because they really think what they are doing is improving society or is it just because they think it is necessary to get into their dream college. And who is driving this - the parent or the child.</p>