Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy books

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

While tourists see the beauty of Kenya, volunteers and medical health professionals often only see the poverty....  Read More >>

Relates charity movements to religious impulse, Enlightenment 'improvement' and the fears of the Protestant ruling...  Read More >>

Since 2010 we have witnessed new ways of assembling that made the word ›democracy‹ sound important again. This book...  Read More >>

Hajara, not yet 10, was a house girl, working dawn to dusk in a world of drudgery and abuse when Tom and Cheryl...  Read More >>

We know the statistics, but what does it feel like to be forced to turn to foodbanks for help? What does it take...  Read More >>

Hajara, not yet 10, was a house girl, working dawn to dusk in a world of drudgery and abuse when Tom and Cheryl...  Read More >>

Annual guide to 100 newly registered grant-giving charities, what their criteria for giving are and who they are...  Read More >>

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The Journey to Hangtown Haven. How a group of committed volunteers led by a retired aerospace engineerbuilt a homeless...  Read More >>

From Crisis to Calling is about recognizing your moral centre, acting on it, and using it to shape and guide your...  Read More >>

In the 1880s and 1890s, the stars of fin-de-siècle London’s fashionable stage culture transformed theatre’s connection...  Read More >>

In the last ten years the number of nonprofits and social sector organizations has grown by almost 25 percent, while...  Read More >>

A fascinating and critical study of the Chinese Rescue Home, an iconic institution in Victoria, BC, where members...  Read More >>

The Ministry of Community Service Chaplaincy is written to provide laity, pastors and other ecclesiastical leaders...  Read More >>

Participating in Camp GLOW is often a life changing experience for both the adult organizers and the teen-age campers....  Read More >>

This book discusses a series of related but independent challenges faced by philanthropic foundations, drawing on...  Read More >>

Changing the world, one person at a time Chicken Soup for the Soul: Celebrating People Who Make a Difference...  Read More >>

Venezolanos con Corazon, nace de la necesidad de expresar ideas inclinadas a los intereses sociales de este joven...  Read More >>

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A how to guide to running large scale projects for young people at risk of being failed by society.  Read More >>

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From the ethicist the New Yorker calls the most influential living philosopher, a new way of thinking about living...  Read More >>