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The Compassionate Memsahibs refutes the traditional view--perpetuated in the works of writers like Rudyard Kipling--of the memsahibs as a homogeneous group of aloof, pampered women who had little interest in India.

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The winner of the 2006 Iremonger Award is a challenging, thought provoking and inspiring exploration of how we should rethink the idea of charity, arguing that to truly address the problems of poverty, inequality and environmental sustainability we need to become social entrepreneurs, establishing social businesses with real values at their centre.

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The baby boomer generation is going to participate in the largest transfer of wealth in history when it passes on its assets to its successor generation. This book shows you how, why it matters, and how the future of foundations can provide a vital spur to the engine of the American economy - if they are properly established and run.

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This bibliography is a current source of information for researchers, practitioners, and planners interested in the older volunteer. Included are entries for books and articles on particular programs, characteristics of older volunteers, sources of statistical information, empirical research, and special population groups.

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Started as a temporary organization, UNICEF navigated Cold War tensions in order to provide assistance to millions of children and their parents throughout the world. The Origins of UNICEF, 19461953 reveals how the most well-known child-relief aid organization in the world came into being.

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George Soros and his foundation, the Open Society Institute, have had a profound impact on philanthropy and social change in over seventy countries. This is their story.

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A guide for professionals and aspiring professionals, staff members, and volunteers alike, this is a concise, readable, overview of fund raising activities in the not-for-profit sector.

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Im so sorry, Casey, my link worker John said, sounding weary. I know this is probably the worst time I could ring you, but we desperately need someone to take a child tonight.

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The thousands of organizations that comprise America's private nonprofit sector represent a national treasure. Yet serious pressures are altering the playing field on which nonprofits operate, and many are responding in ways that may undermine their popular support.

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This text seeks to prepare counselors-in-training to better understand personal growth and self development. Its approach is designed to guide readers to better self-understanding through reviews of prevailing theory and through a series of excercises.

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After numerous infidelities and a messy break-up, a burnt-out attorney joins the Peace Corps to reform and redeem himself. He finds peace in the serene plains and mountains of Tanzania, teaching villagers to fish--until he becomes attached to one of his young charges who's about to undergo a barbaric ritual to please her fiance.

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"Originally published digitally in the United States by Byliner, Inc., in 2011"--T.p. verso.

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Describes the benefits of partnering university-based interprofessional graduate education with community-based agencies, organizations, and individuals to improve outcomes for families and children.

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A comprehensive and original overview of evidence about the patterns and impacts of volunteering. A rigorous, novel and realistic assessment of the contributions of voluntary action to British society, and of the scope for expanding them.

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A comprehensive and original overview of evidence about the patterns and impacts of volunteering. A rigorous, novel and realistic assessment of the contributions of voluntary action to British society, and of the scope for expanding them.

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Increasing numbers of the old and disabled depend on paid workers to care for them in their own homes. This book documents the conditions in the home care industry and asks what can be done to improve job satisfaction, reduce staff turnover and ultimately build a more professional workforce.

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The administrator of the 20 billion BP Oil Spill fund and the "Compensation Czar" for banks and automobile companies that received TARP assistance following the 2008 Wall Street meltdown explores whether any sum of money can make up for the destruction of a life or livelihood.

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Surprising proof that conservatives really are more compassionate--and more generous--than liberals