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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 organi……続きを見る

Despite claims that young people today don’t care about the world they live in and don’t get involved in causes, more and more teens are taking up the fight for things they truly believe in. In fact……続きを見る

In the wake of Robert Putnam's bestselling book "Bowling Alone," media and popular opinion often contend that American society is losing its cohesion. In an era of culture wars, deep political divis……続きを見る

We are in the middle of a museum paradigm shift and a new type of museum volunteer is emerging from the community. Non-profit volunteers are looking for unique and satisfying ways to engage in their……続きを見る

A playbook for working with and training girls to be activists of their own social movements Drawing from a diverse collection of interviews with women and girl activists, Powered by Girl is both a ……続きを見る

This study analyzes the complexity and flexibility of gender relations in Igbo society, with emphasis on such major cultural zones as the Anioma, the Ngwa, the Onitsha, the Nsukka, and the Aro. 続きを見る

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In this stirring book, William H. Barnwell tells the stories of prison inmates and the Kairos Prison Ministry volunteers who work with them. Set mostly at the huge Louisiana State Penitentiary at An……続きを見る

Now published in more than twenty countries, David Bornstein's How to Change the World has become the bible for social entrepreneurship--in which men and women around the world are finding innovativ……続きを見る

In development circles, there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we have ever had before--a decentralized and emergent fo……続きを見る

The study of Cosmopolitanism has been transformed in the last 20 years and the subject itself has become highly discussed across the social sciences and the humanities. The Ashgate Research Companio……続きを見る

Sally spent five years over a ten year period volunteering in Mother Teresa’s homes especially in India. She met and chatted with hundreds of volunteers, locals, nuns and inmates. Now that adoptions……続きを見る

This is the first book to explore the different relationships between active citizenship and civil society, particularly the third sector within civil society. In what ways can the third sector nurt……続きを見る

'Resilience' has become one of the first fully fledged academic and political buzzwords of the 21st century. Within this context, Geoffrey DeVerteuil proposes a more critically engaged and conceptua……続きを見る

Tracing the deep roots of women’s activism in America, Anne Boylan explores the flourishing of women’s volunteer associations in the decades following the Revolution. She examines the entire spectru……続きを見る

Winner of the 2017 British Society of Criminology Book Prize The penal voluntary sector and the relationships between punishment and charity are more topical than ever before. In recent years in Eng……続きを見る

This photostory is suitable for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) students who are learning to read. In this story, Ann volunteers at an animal shelter because she l……続きを見る

This photostory is suitable for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second (ESL) students who are learning to read. In this story, Val loves children and would like to work in child care, b……続きを見る

This photostory is suitable for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) students who are learning to read. In this story, Doris loves to garden but lives in a small apartm……続きを見る

Like Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton was so much more than the "Angel of the Battlefield." It was not until the American Civil War that she found her calling. As a young woman, she struggled with……続きを見る

This “ridiculous” religious thinkingーthat when we help the poor, they end up helping usーis at the heart of the 30 stories that Jane Knuth shares in Thrift Store Graces, the sequel to her popular T……続きを見る

The Peace Corps is a great symbol of assistance around the world ー an opportunity for men and women of all ages to help those less fortunate. Many people want to join the Peace Corps, and more than……続きを見る

More urgent than ever, David G. Gil's guiding text gives social workers the knowledge and confidence they need to change unjust realities. Clarifying the meaning, sources, and dynamics of injustice,……続きを見る

Called to Serve started out as a master’s thesis of one of the authors, Raquel “Ira” Lucas. Written to inspire, this book shares the experiences of eleven Filipinos who dedicate their lives to helpi……続きを見る

Metropoli: spazi in cui trovarsi, accogliere, proteggere, allargare lo sguardo; spazi che spesso finiscono per allontanare, sviluppare tensioni, emarginazione e paura. Nelle città sconfinate, sovraf……続きを見る

Un elettricista, un muratore, una casalinga, un operaio, un invalido civile, un'immigrata, una commessa, un dirigente: il libro descrive le esperienze di vita di persone comuni che però sono anche a……続きを見る

Sport volunteering is becoming an increasingly popular motive for international travel. Many tourism organisations now advertise sport volunteering projects, with colleges and universities also offe……続きを見る

Carter writes about the effect of unconventianl behavior on society conducing several experiements while a student at California State University, Fresno.続きを見る

La Unidad de Investigación Periodística de la Institución Universitaria Politécnico Grancolombiano dedicó 17 meses al proyecto La guerra va a la escuela, un estudio sobre el impacto del conflicto ar……続きを見る

La guerra lleva décadas asistiendo a las escuelas rurales y marginales de Colombia. Pasea desparpajadamente por sus pasillos, sus huertas, sus canchas, sus salones, mientras lanza gritos amenazantes……続きを見る