Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy books

Heart of the Nation is a book about the golden thread of American democracy—volunteering—and how Presidents since...  Read More >>

The Old Saying If You Give A Man A Fish And You Feed Him For A Day But If You Teach Him To Fish You Feed Him For...  Read More >>

This book provides a collective biography of the Mond family and explores the philanthropic activities of Ludwig...  Read More >>

A New York Times bestseller What would you do in the last hour of your life? The story of Welles Crowther,...  Read More >>

Formerly ""The Gospel of Wealth,"" Andrew Carnegie discusses the responsibility of the fabulously wealthy to redistribute...  Read More >>

In 1996, Linda Cruse, a stressed-out single mom working in a job she hated, was driving along the highway in the...  Read More >>

This edited collection explores areas such as social enterprise, capacity building, volunteering and social value,...  Read More >>

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Explores the politics and ideology behind a new form of philanthropy whereby wealthy capitalists and private corporations...  Read More >>

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This series explores the key issues, models and skills for trainers and supervisors in the main areas of helping...  Read More >>

Whether one owns a townhouse, raw land in a subdivision, a gated-community home, a shack in zoned agricultural jungle,...  Read More >>

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A radical reassessment of how we can most effectively help others by a rising star of philosophy and leading social...  Read More >>

Obwohl die aktive Burgergesellschaft seit etwa 25 Jahren zu einer politischen Leitvorstellung avanciert ist, hat...  Read More >>

Charity Has Failed. Let's Reinvent It.  Read More >>

An up-and-coming visionary in the world of philanthropy and a cofounder of the effective altruism movement explains...  Read More >>

Offers a rare behind-the-scenes view of decision making inside four influential education philanthropies: the Ford...  Read More >>

Offers a rare behind-the-scenes view of decision making inside four influential education philanthropies: the Ford...  Read More >>

Kaye Kvam's inspiring account of six months as a medical volunteer in 1974 in a small rural clinic in the mountains...  Read More >>

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Thisbook discusses a series of related but independent challenges faced byphilanthropic foundations, drawing on...  Read More >>

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Examines the increasing significance of the volunteer and volunteerism in African societies, and their societal...  Read More >>