4,239円 Service learning has become an institutionalized practice in higher education. Students are sent out to disadvantaged communities to paint, tutor, feed, and help organize communities. But while the students gain from their experiences, the contributors to The Unheard Voices ask, "Does the communi...

4,643円 Second Line Rescue: Improvised Responses to Katrina and Rita chronicles the brave and creative acts through which Gulf Coast people rescued their neighbors during the chaotic aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Ordinary citizens joined in with whatever resources they had. Unlike many of th...

2,123円 American Christians, veteran reporter John Donnelly has discovered, are an ever-increasing source of aid in Africa, with some experts estimating that U.S. churches supply more resources to Africa than USAID. In A Twist of Faith, he tells the unlikely story of how faith and determination compelled...

1,657円 Membership is critical for all Rotary clubs. These new members must include a mix of younger, middle aged and older members. It is this variety in age that increases the quality of a club’s membership. This is a book about membership and change. Many clubs overlook the fact that the majority of t...

2,022円 “You don’t look like brothers . . .” Peace activist and cofounder of the Enough Project, John Prendergast is known as a champion of human rights in Africa. But the not-so-public face of J.P. is the life he’s led as a Big Brother to Michael Mattocks. As a curious, driven, and emotionally wounded t...

200円 Why We Have A Policy? It will seem obvious that we should not breach confidences so why have a policy when the principles are obvious? The answer is that we have developed the guidelines that form our policy to:- A. Protect staff and volunteers
 B. Protect members and Service Users
 ...

1,212円 Introductory Training Presentation in Fundraising for Voluntary Sector New, Small, and Emerging Organisations/Groups. A PowerPoint presentation or pdf version which is more explanatory and illlustrative is also available for anyone who buys this eBook and makes a request.

403円 An introductory guidance to having a Volunteering handbook.  The following pages in this eBook serve as a guide model to use and should users can add, alter, or amend to mould into the organisation’s structure so as to be mutually suited for the organisation and volunteers.  It shoul...

5,305円 What are the underlying causes of chronic poverty? Can ‘development beyond neoliberalism’ offer the strategies required to challenge such persistent forms of poverty, particularly through efforts to promote citizenship amongst poor people? Drawing on case-study evidence from Africa, Latin America...

403円 ‘Vision’ is linked to, but not the same as, ‘Mission’.  There are various, differing views about the usefulness of either of these, and quite what they mean.  A broad interpretation could be that a vision for a voluntary organisation is about what they want to see change in their diver...

860円 The Essential Volunteer Handbook provides all the help you will need to find a rewarding volunteer experience in your local community. Easily read in one sitting, information is provided on locating and selecting opportunities that will make a difference while helping you grow as a person. The au...

1,549円 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 force that remains our best hope for solutions that can keep pace with our problems and create a more...