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How can I help? : stories and reflections on service / by Ram Dass.(CARDINAL)724164; Gorman, Paul,1940-(CARDINAL)739336;
Subjects: Helping behavior.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 7
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Doing good better : how effective altruism can help you help others, do work that matters, and make smarter choices about giving back / by MacAskill, William,1987-author.(CARDINAL)618508;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-249) and index.Introduction: Worms and water pumps: how can you do the most good? -- One: You are the 1 percent: just how much can you achieve? -- Two: Hard trade-offs: Question #1: how many people benefit, and by how much? -- Three: How you can save hundreds of lives: Question #2: is this the most effective thing you can do? -- Four: Why you shouldn't donate to disaster relief: Question #3: is this area neglected? -- Five: The best person who ever lived is an unknown Ukrainian man: Question #4: what would have happened otherwise? -- Six: Why voting is like donating thousands of dollars to charity: Question #5: what are the chances of success, and how good would success be? -- Seven: Overhead costs, CEO pay, and other confusions: which charities make the most difference? -- Eight: The moral case for sweatshop goods: how can consumers make the most difference? -- Nine: Don't "follow your passion": which careers make the most difference? -- Ten: Poverty versus climate change versus ... : which causes are most important? -- Conclusion: Becoming an effective altruist: what should you do right now? -- Afterword to the paperback edition -- Appendix: Thinking like an effective altruist: the five key questions of effective altruism." ... MacAskill and his colleagues developed effective altruism - a practical, data-driven approach to doing good that allows us to make a tremendous difference regardless of our resources. Effective altruists operate by asking certain key questions, which force them to think differently, overcome biases, and use evidence and careful reasoning rather than act on impulse."--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Altruism.; Helping behavior.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Doing good better : how effective altruism can help you make a difference / by MacAskill, William,1987-author.(CARDINAL)618508;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-247) and index.Introduction: worms and water pumps: how can you do the most good? -- You are the 1 percent: just how much can you achieve? -- Hard trade-offs: question #1: how many people benefit, and by how much? -- How you can save hundreds of lives: question #2: is this the most effective thing you can do? -- Why you shouldn't donate to disaster relief: question #3: is this area neglected? -- The best person who ever lived is an unknown Ukrainian man: question #4: what would have happed otherwise? -- Why voting is like donating thousands of dollars to charity: question #5: what are the chances of success, and how good would success be? -- Overhead costs, CEO pay, and other confusions: which charities make the most difference? -- The moral case for sweatshop goods: how can consumers make the most difference? -- Don't "follow your passion": which careers make the most difference? -- Poverty versus climate change versus ... : which causes are most important? -- Conclusion: becoming an effective altruist: what should you do right now? -- Appendix: thinking like an effective altruist: the five key questions of effective altruism.Most of us want to make a difference. We donate our time and money to charities and causes we deem worthy, choose careers we consider meaningful, and patronize businesses and buy products we believe make the world a better place. Unfortunately, we often base these decisions on assumptions and emotions rather than facts. As a result, even our best intentions often lead to ineffective?and sometimes downright harmful?outcomes. How can we do better? While a researcher at Oxford, trying to figure out which career would allow him to have the greatest impact, William MacAskill confronted this problem head on. He discovered that much of the potential for change was being squandered by lack of information, bad data, and our own prejudice. As an antidote, he and his colleagues developed effective altruism, a practical, data-driven approach that allows each of us to make a tremendous difference regardless of our resources. Effective altruists believe that it?s not enough to simply do good; we must do good better. At the core of this philosophy are five key questions that help guide our altruistic decisions: How many people benefit, and by how much? Is this the most effective thing I can do? Is this area neglected? What would have happened otherwise? What are the chances of success, and how good would success be? By applying these questions to real-life scenarios, MacAskill shows how many of our assumptions about doing good are misguided. For instance, he argues one can potentially save more lives by becoming a plastic surgeon rather than a heart surgeon; measuring overhead costs is an inaccurate gauge of a charity?s effectiveness; and, it generally doesn?t make sense for individuals to donate to disaster relief. MacAskill urges us to think differently, set aside biases, and use evidence and careful reasoning rather than act on impulse. When we do this?when we apply the head and the heart to each of our altruistic endeavors?we find that each of us has the power to do an astonishing amount of good.
Subjects: Altruism.; Helping behavior.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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The hidden gifts of helping : how the power of giving, compassion, and hope can get us through hard times / by Post, Stephen G.(Stephen Garrard),1951-;
MARCIVE 7/05/11Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: on the move -- Learning to travel on life's mysterious journey -- Gift of the "Giver's glow" -- Gift of connecting with the neediest -- Gift of deep happiness -- Gift of compassion and unlimited love -- Gift of hope."The life affirming book that helps us discover how to making "helping" a lifetime activity The world's religions affirm it to be so and recent research across a number of disciplines tell us that "Helping others not only benefits those we assist but is good for us as well." The recent and astonishingly generous outpouring of help and donations in response to the earthquake in Haiti is a clear demonstration of this phenomenon, but what if we could be convinced to make helping others a way of life, even when times are hard? ʺ Post is author of the widely praised When Good Things Happen to Good People ʺ Filled with inspirational anecdotes about the transformative power of doing good ʺ The author is a leader in the study of altruism, compassion, and love as well as the President of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love ʺ Beautiful packaging, ideal for gift giving The Hidden Gifts of Helping Others will leave you with the unshakable feeling that the world is an essentially good place"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Helping behavior.; Compassion.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Is there anything I can do? : helping a friend when times are tough / by Gordon, Sol,1923-2008.(CARDINAL)139358;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Helping behavior.; Friendship.; Friendships.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Helpfulness / by Rains, Dalton,author.(CARDINAL)888603;
"This book explains the skill of helpfulness and why it is important"--
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Readers; Helping behavior;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Why should I help? / by Llewellyn, Claire.(CARDINAL)203959; Gordon, Mike,illustrator.(CARDINAL)491803;
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Subjects: Fiction.; Helping behavior;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 12
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Tuck-in tales : stories about helping.
Speed trap -- The outback adventure -- Kanga the brave -- Maid Minnie and the Earl of Edam -- Puppy Power -- Little brave heart.
Subjects: Fiction.; Helping behavior;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Help, please! / by Borgert-Spaniol, Megan,1989-author.(CARDINAL)397821; Crowther, Jeff,illustrator.(CARDINAL)495863;
"Zoe needs help! It's difficult for her to tie her shoes, get her breakfast, and other morning tasks--so she asks her father for help. Pairs with the nonfiction title Asking for Help"--Grades K-1.Ages 4-7.110L
Subjects: Fiction.; Readers (Publications); Helping behavior;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Dr. Seuss's 'Tis the season : a holiday celebration. by Seuss,Dr.,illustrator.(CARDINAL)141088;
Uses Dr. Seuss's own illustrations to present ways to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.AD390L
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Fiction.; Picture books.; Helping behavior;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 9
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