Giving : how each of us can change the world / Bill Clinton.
A look at how individual endeavors can save lives and solve problems, offering compelling examples of both citizen and corporate activism at work in the world today. "Almost everyone--regardless of income, available time, age, and skills--can do something useful for others and, in the process, strengthen the fabric of our shared humanity." Inspiring stories of people and organizations--some famous, as well as many private citizens whom readers will be hearing about for the first time--show that the act of giving takes many forms; that offerings of time, skills, objects, and ideas can be just as important as contributions of money; and that the lives of those who give are changed as well. -- From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307266743
- ISBN: 0307266745
- Physical Description: xiii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and webography (pages 215-226) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The explosion of private citizens doing public good -- Giving money -- Giving time -- Giving things -- Giving skills -- Gifts of reconciliation and new beginnings -- Gifts that keep on giving -- Model gifts -- Giving to good ideas -- Organizing markets for the public good -- Nonprofit markets can be organized too -- What about government? -- How much should you give and why?
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- Social action.
Generosity.
Voluntarism.
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- 28 of 28 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | 361.7 CLI (Text) | 30229100939205 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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A look at how individual endeavors can save lives and solve problems, offering compelling examples of both citizen and corporate activism at work in the world today. "Almost everyone--regardless of income, available time, age, and skills--can do something useful for others and, in the process, strengthen the fabric of our shared humanity." Inspiring stories of people and organizations--some famous, as well as many private citizens whom readers will be hearing about for the first time--show that the act of giving takes many forms; that offerings of time, skills, objects, and ideas can be just as important as contributions of money; and that the lives of those who give are changed as well. --
