Philanthropy category: 319 books

The main purpose of this book is to explore and understand the motivation behind major donations to higher education and what the role of religion is in these motivations. Features interviews with major donors.

In the fist, Betty's Bright Idea, a young girl discovers the joy of giving and a poor family's life is turned around. In Deacon Pitkin's Farm, a son sacrifices his education in order to earn the money to pay back his family's mortgage. The First Christmas of New England describes the arrival of the...

‘Vision’ is linked to, but not the same as, ‘Mission’.  There are various, differing views about the usefulness of either of these, and quite what they mean.  A broad interpretation could be that a vision for a voluntary organisation is about what they want to see change in their...

Concepción Arenal Ponte (1820-1893) fue una importante escritora española realista vinculada al pionero movimiento feminista de finales del siglo XIX. En 1859 funda el grupo femenino de las Conferencias de San Vicente de Paúl para ayuda de los pobres. Para ellas escribe en 1860 La beneficencia,...

In 2013, American Norm Schriever is traveling in Southeast Asia when Super Typhoon Haiyan strikes – the largest recorded storm ever to make landfall. Stranded on a remote island, Schriever is unable to evacuate and has to endure the storm. In the storm’s aftermath, he finds himself cut...

Society gets contaminated with viruses of selfishness, self-interest, egoism, greed etc. It eventually hinders the perpetual growth and progress that affect everyone in the society. Such sick society gradually denies the basic human needs that are present in our core nature. The fatal illusion that...

Learning About Resolve To Help Yourself Through Helping Others Can Have Amazing Benefits For Your Life And Success! Commit To Unselfishness By Giving And Helping The World This year! People who struggle in life will find these things in common: * They don't know why they're detached. *...

In 1965, Alan Scriven's life was changed forever by ten days in the Shropshire hills. The Longmynd Adventure Camp was set up in the 1950s by Shropshire policeman Bill Williams, to provide a small group of boys from the poorer areas of the industrialised West Midlands with fun, adventure, and...

Rubble to Resurrection brings together previously untold stories of the churches’ response in the earthquakes which struck the greater Christchurch region between September 2010 and December 2011 – one of the largest natural disasters in New Zealand history. How did the churches themselves fare?...

Charitable fundraising has become ever more urgent in a time of extensive public spending cuts. However, while the identity and motivation of those who donate comes under increasingly close scrutiny, little is known about the motivation and characteristics of the ‘askers’, despite almost every...

Dans un contexte où les attentes des donateurs sont de plus en plus élevées, cet ouvrage offre des outils aux professionnels et aux bénévoles des organismes de bienfaisance pour réaliser de la sollicitation de manière efficace et efficiente. Il présente les rudiments des principaux programmes...

Considéré par certains comme l’éthicien le plus important de notre époque et par d’autres comme un dangereux extrémiste, Peter Singer affirme que nous avons tous la responsabilité d’agir pour alléger les souffrances dans le monde. Mais comment faire le bien, le mieux possible?

Bürgerbeteiligung ist das neue Schlüsselwort im 21. Jahrhundert. Die Menschen wollen frühzeitig und aktiv in die Diskussionsprozesse und Entscheidungen gesellschaftspolitischer Ideen und Projekte eingebunden werden. Diesem Wunsch sollte in einer Demokratie von allen Seiten offen und konstruktiv begegnet...

Bürgerbeteiligung ist das neue Schlüsselwort im 21. Jahrhundert. Die Menschen wollen frühzeitig und aktiv in die Diskussionsprozesse und Entscheidungen gesellschaftspolitischer Ideen und Projekte eingebunden werden. Diesem Wunsch sollte in einer Demokratie von allen Seiten offen und konstruktiv begegnet...