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A fascinating biography of the New York socialite who played a surprising role in the fight for suffrage. Born in the middle of the nineteenth century, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was known to be domineering, temperamental, and opinionated. She married two millionaires, and pressured her daughter to wed an aristocrat. This resolve to get her own way regardless of the consequences stood her in good stead when she joined the American woman suffrage movement...
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Born on opposite sides of the Kansas/Missouri border in 1902, Kenneth Aldred Spencer and his wife, Helen Foresman Spencer, were transformative figures in the Midwest during the twentieth century. Kenneth grew up in the small town of Pittsburg, Kansas, but by the 1950s, his innovation in the chemical and coal industries had earned him mention in "Forbes" magazine for his role as one of the nation's great industrialists. But it is the couple's remarkable...
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People are often confronted with choices where morality and pragmatism seem to be at odds. In these situations, leaders are supposed to go with pragmatism: making 'tough calls.' But Sasha Chanoff became a better leader, and saved lives, when he chose empathy and altruism. Through his extraordinary story and the stories of other brave leaders, this book inspires everyone to be guided by his or her deepest moral values. All leaders face defining moments,...
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Staying Bothered is a global movement that helps people find what bothers them the most, motivates them to get involved, and provides them with the tools to stay committed to create real and positive change. Staying Bothered: Find Your Passion, Commit to Action, Change the World tells the story of how the movement's creator, Jamie Amelio, overcame heartbreak, deception, and seemingly insurmountable obstacles to change her world and the world of thousands...
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In I Believe in ZERO, President and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, an organization known for its decades of charity work and philanthropy with the United Nations, Caryl M. Stern draws on her travels around the world, offering memorable stories that present powerful and sometimes counter-intuitive lessons about life. I Believe in ZERO reflects her, and UNICEF's mission, to reduce the number of preventable deaths of children under the age of five...
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The gospel command is to "go" into the world, to minister to the sick and the poor, and to bring the good news of Christ and His work on the cross to those who have not heard of Him. Ten people from many different walks-of-life did just this through Hearts Afire ministry, traveling more than 30,000 miles to foreign lands, not sure, what they would find.
They answered the call and encountered a risen and vibrant Savior, One who still works in wondrous...
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Sir Nick Young's memoir is a fascinating and candid account of his thirteen years as chief executive of the British Red Cross (2001-2014). During this critical period he led the organization's response to the financial crisis, the Iraq War, the Asian Tsunami, the London bombings, a kidnapping, the fighting in Syria, media challenges, and numerous earthquakes, floods and other disasters. The author shares the strains and moments of fulfillment, relief...
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"Winner of the Saul Viener Book Prize, American Jewish Historical Society" "Winner of the Ellis W. Hawley Prize, Organization of American Historians" Lila Corwin Berman is the Murray Friedman Chair of American Jewish History at Temple University, where she directs the Feinstein Center for American Jewish History. She is author of Metropolitan Jews: Politics, Race, and Religion in Postwar Detroit and Speaking of Jews: Rabbis, Intellectuals, and the...
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Fifty Sandwiches is a 501(c)
3 non-profit project dedicated to presenting the public with a rare glimpse into the lives and experiences of America's homeless. For 105 days, Justin Wilder Doering circumnavigated the country interviewing America's homeless to share their stories and struggles in a book called Fifty Sandwiches. The intent of this project is to foster the realization that there is more to homelessness than simply being homeless; a testament...
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The must-read summary of Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin's book: "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations - One School at a Time".
This complete summary of "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin presents a story that combines adventure with humanitarian spirit and tells of how a homeless mountaineer built schools in Pakistan, in the face of threats from the Taliban and Americans' bafflement...
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In the 1880s, social reform leaders warned that the "unworthy" poor were taking charitable relief intended for the truly deserving. Armed with statistics and confused notions of evolution, these "scientific charity" reformers founded organizations intent on limiting access to relief by the most morally, biologically, and economically unfit. Brent Ruswick examines a prominent national organization for scientific social reform and poor relief in Indianapolis...
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The Eight Steps of Giving
Nearly a thousand years ago the great philosopher and physician Maimonides, known to Hebrew scholars as Rambam, pondered the question of righteousness Out of it came the Ladder of Charity.
“Rambam's Ladder”, written by Julie Salamon, the bestselling author and New York Times culture writer, is a book that will inspire every reader to get a toehold on the ladder and start climbing. In eight chapters, one for each rung,...
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We Cannot Do Enough. And That's Good News!
Happiness and purpose-we work ceaselessly for them, but what does God have to say about our efforts? Through engaging and encouraging stories about serving the people of Uganda, Unexpected Joy challenges us to move beyond achievement and self-reliance, and instead embrace a life of sincere obedience and joy.
With wisdom and wit, Kelly balances foundational Christian doctrine with real-life experiences....
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You are exactly what the world needs.
What if your search for meaning could solve the world's problems? What if everything you are passionate about could save a life or change history? Justin Dillon argues it can, and A Selfish Plan to Change the World shows how.
In this paradigm-shifting new book, Dillon--the founder of Slavery Footprint and Made in a Free World--reveals the secret to a life of deep and lasting significance: the discovery that our...
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Olivier Zunz is the Commonwealth Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Why the American Century?, Making America Corporate, and The Changing Face of Inequality.
How philanthropy has shaped America in the twentieth century
American philanthropy today expands knowledge, champions social movements, defines active citizenship, influences policymaking, and addresses humanitarian crises. How did philanthropy become such...
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Religion in Philanthropic Organizations explores the tensions inherent in religious philanthropies across a variety of organizations and examines the effect assumptions about "professional" philanthropy have had on how religious philanthropies carry out their activities. Among the organizations discussed are the Salvation Army, the World Council of Churches, and Catholic Charities USA. The essays focus on the work of one individual, Robert Pierce,...
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Visionary social entrepreneur David Pecaut's life demonstrates how to make a positive impact on a community. City builder David Pecaut has been called a visionary and a pragmatist, passionate and compassionate, a bridge builder, a catalyst, and a trailblazer. Though David was a business leader and management consultant, most of these accolades flow from his volunteer work as a civic entrepreneur. A native of Sioux City, Iowa, David chose Toronto as...
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Verónica Macedo nos presenta un diario íntimo de sus experiencias como payasa de hospital, que a su vez se convierte en una guía para navegantes. Es un generoso manual para todas las personas que, como ella, desean darse a su profesión. En el libro encontramos la descripción de algunas intervenciones en hospitales y encontramos también las reflexiones y el seguimiento de algunos casos. Esto lo convierte en una herramienta eficaz para todas las...
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ACTS World Relief founder David Canther shares how acts of kindness and meeting the needs of people can touch the world with God's love. These anecdotes illustrate what Jesus lived every day--to love and serve God and others. Readers will discover how to become a first responder by meeting the needs of others first, and see the world change.