Social Science, Philanthropy & Charity
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At Your Service
Authorized Biography of Eugene "Uncle Gene" Verdu by Mike Stith
Some people spend a lifetime looking for their life’s purpose. Others just know. Eugene “Gene” Verdu had a calling. From the time he was a child, he knew he was meant to help others by any means possible. At Your Service recounts this universally...
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How to Adopt a Village in Africa
A Story of Joy, Pain, and Purpose by Sheena Ashdown
How to Adopt a Village in Africa: A Story of Joy, Pain, and Purpose is the memoir of how author Sheena Ashdown started a small NGO, the Africa Village Project Association (AVPA). As a young adult, Sheena travelled around West Africa, doing almost...
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A New Look at Place-based Philanthropy
Insights from Canada and the US by Jean-Marc Fontan et al.
In this edited volume, the authors present rich case studies of place-based philanthropy in the United States and Canada that make a strong conceptual and empirical argument for the importance, and growing imperative, of place-based philanthropy...
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Volunteer Fundraising Simplified
How to Raise Money for a Cause You Love by Perley-Ann Friedman
Volunteer Fundraising Simplified breaks fundraising down into basic steps so anyone can be a volunteer fundraiser, make a tremendous difference to a nonprofit, with the added bonus of feeling great about doing it. Topics include engaging...
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Good Work Done Better
Improving the Impact of Community-Based Non-Profits by Sam Watts
Is it possible that the organizations that serve the most vulnerable people in our communities are merely applying temporary patches? Why are most North American cities unable to deal with the root causes of the social challenges they are...
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Following the Martins
A Story of Bringing Hope In Peru, Zambia and Uganda by Allen Sackmann
Hajara, not yet 10, was a house girl, working dawn to dusk in a world of drudgery and abuse when Tom and Cheryl Martin rescued her. They found Kenny in the streets, an orphan with twisted limbs who desperately needed a wheelchair — and school...
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The Big Cookie Proposition
Insights and Inspiration for a Generous New You by Dr. Kim Pensinger
Studies show that American Christians give only 3% of after-tax income to church, charity, and humanitarian causes. Why so little? In most cases, it’s not for lack of means or desire—they simply have yet to learn how people become givers. The Big...
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The Essential Volunteer Handbook
by Mark Winfield
The Essential Volunteer Handbook provides all the help you will need to find a rewarding volunteer experience in your local community. Easily read in one sitting, information is provided on locating and selecting opportunities that will make a...
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