"This timely manifesto will serve as a wonderful reminder that everyone can and should try to make a difference. It will inspire confidence that we can help make our world a better place."
-President Jimmy Carter
"With this book, anyone can learn to bring positive change to their community."
-Mary J. Blige, founder, F.F.A.W.N.
The comprehensive guide on taking real action...
now it's possible for everyone to be a minor-league Andrew Carnegie, a close-to-home Bill Gates."
-Bill McKibben, author, Deep Economy, and founder, 350.org
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• Donate Your Belongings: You're not just giving away stuff: You're keeping an abandoned animal warm, helping a woman land a job, making a sick child's dream come true.
• Use Your Family: Give new meaning to quality time: Adopt a puppy; become a frog watcher; be a host family for the Fresh Air Fund; deposit change into a Giving Jar; sign up for Obama's National Family Volunteer Day.
• Volunteer Your Talents: Match your skills with a cause: Are you a whiz at Web design; accounting; writing? Help a school in Guatemala design a brochure;organize the books at your community center; write a grant proposal for a local homeless shelter. • Use Your Computer: Give back without leaving your desk: Use a search engine that donates money to charities each time you click; be a virtual mentor to an orphaned teen; sign online petitions about vital issues.
About the Book... Almost every daily action can result in a small but deeply meaningful act of giving. Here are 330 unexpected ideas for making a difference - ideas that have nothing to do with the size of your bank account and everything to do with using assets you already have. As Julie Salamon, author of Hospital, says, "This book is the perfect guide for those who want to do the right thing, but can't figure out how."
"This book is the perfect guide for those who want to do the right thing, but can't figure out how."
-Julie Salamon, author of Hospital
In tough times it's more important than ever that people and communities pull together— How To Be An Everyday Philanthropist makes it easier than ever before.
"Four cheers for this great book! Anyone looking for a practical, clear, and enjoyable manual for civic service need look no further. If you can't find a way to get involved using this book, you don't want to get involved."
-Mark Farr, Points of Light Institute
