Philanthropy Charity category: 319 books
Daughters of the Declaration
How Women Social Entrepreneurs Built the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
America's founding fathers established an idealistic framework for a bold experiment in democratic governance. The new nation would be built on the belief that all men are created equal, and are endowed...with a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The challenge of turning these...
by John F. Dovidio, Jane Allyn Piliavin, David A. Schroeder
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Written by four leading researchers in the study of prosocial behavior, this book introduces a new perspective on prosocial behavior for the 21st century. Building on the bystander intervention work that has defined this area since the 1960s, The Social Psychology of Prosocial Behavior examines prosocial...
by David Platt
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Are you ready to take a stand for orphans and widows and counter culture?
In this companion piece to his bestselling book Counter Culture, David Platt offers sound Biblical support and practical action steps to help Christians take a courageous and compassionate stand for orphans and widows. Drawing...
Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit
100 Years
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
It started with a cartoon��Forgotten,� by Tom May�in which a poor child, too young and innocent to understand why she had not received a Christmas present from Santa, weeps over an empty stocking. It ran on Christmas Day in 1908 in the Detroit Journal, where it caught the attention of key Detroit...
Beyond Fair Trade
How One Small Coffee Company Helped Transform a Hillside Village in Thailand
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
“A rich and resonantly detailed account of an unlikely partnership that enabled the hard-working tribespeople of a remote coffee-growing village in Thailand to emerge from poverty and obscurity to success in the refined new world of fine coffee.” —Coffee Review
A multi-faceted, inspiring...
by Gordon Owen
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Is Fundraising part of God's Plan?
Christian fundraising creates opportunities to involve God's people in God's work.
How does this Christian Fundraising work?
First Response
Change Your World Through Acts of Love
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2012
ACTS World Relief founder David Canther shares how acts of kindness and meeting the needs of people can touch the world with God’s love. These anecdotes illustrate what Jesus lived every day--to love and serve God and others. Readers will discover how to become a first responder by meeting the needs of others first, and see the world change.
Rescue Ink
Tough Guys on a Mission to Keep Our Animals Safe
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2009
The true story of ten tough and tattooed bikers who rescue animals in danger
Though Joe Panz, Johnny O, Batso, Big Ant, G, Angel, Des, and Eric initially met and formed their friendships at tattoo and motorcycle conventions, they soon learned that they shared another passion: animals. Each...
1,800 Miles
Striving to End Sexual Violence, One Step at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
“We must be actively against instead of passively for sexual violence.” - 1,800 Miles Sexual violence is a cultural issue that will not go away just because we ignore it. Three college friends understood this and decided to do something. With few resources and little funding, they headed to Miami...
by Gordon Owen
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
This Handbook + Information + Contacts - Resource Data for Night Shelter Volunteers & Workers eBook simply serves to provide an outline guidance for ay group setting up a Night Shelter in their locality and some of the information, contacts, and resources that may help in the process of adopting...
by Gordon Owen
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
<div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#a01b14">(A Constitution should be as simple and flexible as possible to permit the organisation to operate efficiently without the necessity for constant alterations. </font></div><div><font...
by Gordon Owen
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Why does quality matter?
Voluntary and community organisations/groups want to provide the best services possible for their service users and for other stakeholders that is, those who have an interest in what they do.
As voluntary organisations/groups work more and more...
Another Way Forward
Grassroots Solutions from New Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
Another Way Forward: Grassroots Solutions from New Mexico offers hope to anyone discouraged by the nation’s inability to tackle problems like poverty and health care. Award-winning author and former Senator Dede Feldman profiles innovative organizations and inspiring local leaders who are changing...
The third sector delivering public services
Developments, innovations and challenges
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
This important book is the first edited collection to provide an up to date and comprehensive overview of the third sector’s role in public service delivery. Exploring areas such as social enterprise, capacity building, volunteering and social value, the authors provide a platform for academic and...