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If a person were to use his mind, speech, and body for the benefit of others, he would never be short of material comforts and worldly happiness. And if one realizes the Self, then he will attain et……続きを見る

Most of us want to make a difference. We donate our time and money to charities and causes we deem worthy, choose careers we consider meaningful, and patronize businesses and buy products we believe……続きを見る

This is history at its best. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is readable, informative, gripping, and above all honest. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya helps readers understand the life and role of a missi……続きを見る

Alison Thompson, a filmmaker living in New York City, was enjoying Christmas with her boyfriend in 2004 when she saw the news reports online: a 9.3 magnitude earthquake had struck the sea near Indon……続きを見る

The director of one of the largest grassroots volunteer programs in the country shows how everyone can give back. Just in time for the season of giving, Everyone Helps, Everyone Wins will change how……続きを見る

From the world?s largest nonprofit networking website?a resource that gives readers the tools they need to make a difference. Part career guide, part activist?s handbook, The Idealist.org Handbook t……続きを見る

Civic Work, Civic Lessons explains how and why people of all ages, and particularly young people, should engage in public service as a vocation or avocation. Its authors are 57 years apart in age, b……続きを見る

Americanizing Japanese Firms examines the concept of corporate social responsibility in Japanese manufacturing companies within the United States. The study compares the corporate philanthropy of Ja……続きを見る

In villages around India, many people have no facilities that provide adequate health care and education, despite the Indian government allocating an enormous amount of funding. In order to offset t……続きを見る

Guide and reference to fundraising techniques, things to consider, and contacts for new, small, and emerging Groups/ Organisations in the Charity/Third Sector seeking to improve their engagement wit……続きを見る

WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO YOU WANT TO LIVE IN?   Throwing a party. Preparing a meal. Sending an email. These are things you do all the time. How can they really make a difference? Ten Ways to Change the……続きを見る

National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of ……続きを見る

Nature has been a key attraction factor for tourism in the Nordic countries for decades. The demand for nature-based tourism has steadily grown and is one of the most rapidly expanding sectors withi……続きを見る

The voluntary and non-profit sector is an important and emerging feature of Japanese society. It is a response both to the changing nature of this society and to political and social trends that hav……続きを見る

Faith-based organizations continue to play a significant role in the provision of social work services in many countries but their role within the welfare state is often contested. This text explore……続きを見る

With a gentle, thoughtful narrative driven by an intense rhythm, the author immerses the reader in her story from the very first chapter. As she relates the pains and pleasures of her work within th……続きを見る

This book explores what attracts people to aidwork and to what extent the promises of aidwork are fulfilled. 'Aidland' is a highly complex and heterogeneous context which includes many different occ……続きを見る

In Human on the Inside Gary Garrison takes readers out of their comfort zones and into some of Canada's most notorious and violent prisons, introducing us to a menacing yet vibrant subculture of inm……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian Church denomination that is organised in a quasi-military manner. It is well known for its social services and charitable work. ……続きを見る

The budget battles of recent years have amplified the warnings of demographic doomsayers who predicted that a wave of baby boomers would bleed America dry, bankrupting Social Security and Medicare a……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian Church denomination that is organised in a quasi-military manner. It is well known for its social services and charitable work. ……続きを見る

The Working Centre in the downtown core of Kitchener, Ontario, is a widely recognized and successful model for community development. Begun from scratch in 1982, it is now a vast network of practica……続きを見る

After a tornado ravages a small town in South Dakota, Tammy Richards, a former Marine turned schoolteacher, finds herself in a school basement, crushed under the rubble. She tells her trapped studen……続きを見る

Heart of the Nation traces America’s volunteer traditionーthe golden thread of American democracyーand how Presidents from Washington to Obama have called on citizens to serve neighbor and nation. F……続きを見る

Policymakers, civic leaders, and scholars have increasingly focused their attention over the last decade-and-a-half on the importance of voluntary participation in civil society. From George H. W. B……続きを見る

In der Savanne Ghanas geschieht Seltsames. In ihren abgelegenen Dörfern stehen seit einiger Zeit Einrichtungen, die dort nicht stehen sollten; bewohnt von Kindern, die dort nicht wohnen müssten; bet……続きを見る

When Cynthia Trenshaw, recently widowed, moves to Berkeley, she thinks the reason she has transplanted herself is to earn her master’s degree in theology. But when, step by unexpected step, she is d……続きを見る

What happens when you take a group of yoga students and teachers from the US half-way around the world to Nepal to experience the beauty of that amazing country and to raise awareness about the awfu……続きを見る

Het inspirerende en hartverwarmende verhaal van Danielle Steels persoonlijke ervaring als vrijwilliger in een daklozenopvang. In Hoop is een geschenk vertelt bestsellerauteur Danielle Steel over haa……続きを見る

Finalist, Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (BC Book Prizes) Finalist, City of Vancouver Book Prize Long listed for CBC Canada Reads 2015 The Door Is Open is a compassionate, reflective, and informativ……続きを見る