Philanthropy category: 319 books
by Gordon Owen
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
This eBook is designed to provide an important reminder for all organisations (although focused on new small, and emerging groups), to maintain good financial bookkeep as part of its overall organisational operation.
This eBook edition purely provides screen shots of each of the five main...
Kenneth & Helen Spencer of Kansas
Champions of Culture & Commerce in the Sunflower State
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Born on opposite sides of the Kansas/Missouri border in 1902, Kenneth Aldred Spencer and his wife, Helen Foresman Spencer, were transformative figures in the Midwest during the twentieth century. Kenneth grew up in the small town of Pittsburg, Kansas, but by the 1950s, his innovation in the chemical...
American Philanthropic Foundations
Regional Difference and Change
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Once largely confined to the biggest cities in the mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes states, philanthropic foundations now play a significant role in nearly every state. Wide-ranging and incisive, the essays in American Philanthropic Foundations: Regional Difference and Change examine the origins, development,...
George W. Brackenridge
Maverick Philanthropist
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
George W. Brackenridge (1832–1920) was a paradox to his fellow Texans. A Republican in a solidly Democratic state, a financier in a cattleman's country, a Prohibitionist in the goodtime town of San Antonio, he devoted his energies to making a fortune only to give it to philanthropic causes. Indiana...
The Gutsy Guide to Giving
Your Journey to AWE-thentic Impact
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
SYNOPSIS
The world is brimming with successful women who want to have an impact in the world through philanthropic giving but don't quite know where to start. In this thoroughly accessible and profound guide, Elisabeth Williams guides the reader through a process that first explores who they are...
Five Good Ideas
Practical Strategies for Non-Profit Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
Non-profits are big business. According to a recent Johns Hopkins report, third-sector institutions in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Japan, the U.S. and Canada have been growing at an average rate that is twice the growth rate of their GDPs. Canada is home to the second largest non-profit workforce...
by Gordon Owen
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
An introductory guidance to having a Volunteering handbook. The following pages in this eBook serve as a guide model to use and should users can add, alter, or amend to mould into the organisation’s structure so as to be mutually suited for the organisation and volunteers.
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by Derek Gerrard, Kylie Gerrard
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Jesus said that we should love God and we should love other people.Then Paul said don't just pretend to love other people... really love them. This is the idea behind Love Love.It's the story of a community that has gathered to try and really love people.The book is packed with over 200 ideas...
LES 8 CLES DE LA REUSSITE
Percez les mystères du succès Des Hommes les plus riches du Monde
Language: French
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Si vous êtes assoiffé de succès et de richesse, tout comme moi ; alors, vous vous êtes peut-être déjà posé cette question : Quelles sont les clés du succès des Hommes les plus riches du monde? Les gens pensent que pour faire de l’argent, il faut de l’argent. C’est en partie vrai....
Making a Difference
How One New Zealander Created a Global Business, and His Thoughts on the Country's Direction
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012
**The story behind Sir Owen Glenn's global business success and major philanthropic contributions.**From humble beginnings in New Zealand, Owen Glenn built up a highly successful global business empire and now he is focusing his wealth to deliver significant philanthropic benefits here and overseas....
World-Changing Generosity
How You Can Join the Movement of Ordinary People Making an Extraordinary Difference for Those in Need
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
Most people would like to change the world for the better, and World-Changing Generosity is the book that will show you how to do it. Through amazing stories of people just like you—with jobs and other commitments—you can find your place as part of a global movement of caring, generous people...
Every Gift Matters
How Your Passion Can Change the World
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Charitable giving is on the rise in America. Despite the lingering effects of the economic downturn, Americans continue to give generously of their time, talent, and money – more than $335 billion in 2013, a 4.4% increase from 2011. What’s more, the bulk of that charitable giving – 72% – came...
Change the World, Change Your Life
Discover Your Life Purpose Through Service
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
18,000 children die of hunger every day. By 2030, there will be no glaciers in Glacier National Park. 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. The economy's in turmoil. Job loss. Foreclosures. Illiteracy. It's easy to feel powerless in the face of such depressing news. And yet many people...
by Nick Marr, Claire Gillman
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Running a Charity: Teach Yourself is the complete practical guide for anyone who is involved with setting up or running a charity. So whether you are a worker or colunteer in the third sector, a charity trustee, or are considering starting a charity yourself, this book will tell you everything you...