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Big bets : how large-scale change really happens / by Shah, Rajiv Janardan,1973-author.(CARDINAL)879384;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Ask a simple question -- Jump first -- Open the turnstiles -- Make it personal -- Know who you're betting on -- Keep experimenting -- Give up ownership -- Pivot -- Betting on big bettors."Rajiv J. Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former administrator of President Barack Obama's United States Agency for International Development, shares a dynamic new model for creating large scale change, inspired by his own involvements with some of the largest humanitarian projects of our time"--
Subjects: Social action.; Social change.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The work is the work : letters to a future activist / by Johnson, Brian C.(CEO of Equality Illinois),author.;
A request for grace -- Leap -- The work is the work -- Seek first to understand -- Know why you speak -- Just ask -- Ignore the cheers & shouts -- Fighting our friends -- We inherit cruelty -- Virtue and vice -- Our journey stories -- Make room for joy."For anyone with a passion for social justice, advocacy, or volunteer work--especially new and future activists--this set of tender, lyrical letters from an activist to his daughter offers inspiration and support for bringing transformational change. Here is Brian Johnson's profound answer to the question, "How do we do good work well?""--
Subjects: Activism.; Social action.; Social justice.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Everyone helps, everyone wins : how absolutely anyone can pitch in, help out, give back, and make the world a better place / by Levinson, David T.(CARDINAL)500875;
"In this frank, funny, and useful guide to giving back, Levinson dumps the 'holier-than-thou' perception of volunteerism and gets down to the nitty-gritty. Do you just want to write a check? Great: here's how to make sure the money goes directly to the cause. Worried about going to an unfamiliar neighborhood, or can't stand to be near a nursing home? Don't fret or feel guilty: there are dozens of other ways to pitch in. Combining personal anecdotes and relatable stories about fellow volunteers with prescriptive advice, Everyone Helps, Everyone Wins offers both traditional and offbeat ways to contribute to your community"--Cover, p. 2.
Subjects: Social action.; Social service.; Voluntarism.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Hope in the dark : untold histories, wild possibilities / by Solnit, Rebecca,author.(CARDINAL)202659;
Includes bibliographical references.Foreword to the third edition : Grounds for hope -- Looking into the darkness -- When we lost -- What we won -- False hope and easy despair -- A history of shadows -- The millennium arrives: November 9, 1989 -- The millennium arrives: January 1, 1994 -- The millennium arrives: November 30, 1999 -- The millennium arrives: September 11, 2001 -- The millennium arrives: February 15, 2003 -- Changing the imagination of change -- On the indirectness of direct action -- The angel of alternate history -- Viagra for Caribou -- Getting the hell out of paradise -- Across the great divide -- After ideology, or, Alterations in time -- The global local, or, Alterations in place -- A dream three times the size of Texas -- Doubt -- Journey to the center of the world -- Looking backward : the extraordinary achievements of ordinary people (2009) -- Everything's coming together while everything falls apart -- Backward and forward : an afterword.
Subjects: Social change.; Social action.; Hope.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 8
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The toolbox : strategies for crafting social impact / by Harold, Jacob,author.(CARDINAL)860625;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Transform your corner of the world with strategies from a social change visionary In The Toolbox: Methods and Mindsets for Social Impact, celebrated nonprofit executive Jacob Harold delivers an expert guide to doing good in the 21st century. In the book, you'll explore nine tools that have driven world-shaking social movements and billion-dollar businesses--tools that can work just as well for a farmers market or fire department or small business. The author describes each of the tools--including storytelling, mathematical modeling, and design thinking--in a stand-alone chapter, intertwining each with a consistent narrative and full-color visual structure."--
Subjects: Industries; Social action.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Pan y vino para el camino : relatos de abnegación y valerosas acciones que suscitaron un cambio de vida / by Larned, Marianne.(CARDINAL)646323;
Includes bibliographical references (page ).
Subjects: Spiritual life.; Social action.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Giving [large print] : how each of us can change the world / by Clinton, Bill,1946-(CARDINAL)163910;
Includes bibliographical and web references (pages 353-381) and index.
Subjects: Large print books.; Social action.; Generosity.; Voluntarism.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Giving : purpose is the new currency / by Mars, Alexandre,author.(CARDINAL)804756;
Do you give to charity? Do you give enough? Those two questions defined Alexandre Mars's journey from venture capitalist to activist. In 2013, Mars began a worldwide journey to learn from people on the ground. He saw a world that was already changing. Fueled by a passion for social change, young people everywhere donated their time and money, but it wasn't enough. There was a barrier to giving. People didn't know what nonprofits were trustworthy and didn't have the time to do the research. Giving became a burden instead of an encouraging and joyful practice.
Subjects: Charities; Social action.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Giving : how each of us can change the world / by Clinton, Bill,1946-(CARDINAL)163910;
Includes bibliographical references and webography (pages 215-226) and index.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?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. --
Subjects: Social action.; Generosity.; Voluntarism.;
Available copies: 28 / Total copies: 34
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Take the mic : fictional stories of everyday resistance / by Morrow, Bethany C.,editor of compilation.(CARDINAL)418086;
A young adult anthology featuring fictional stories of everyday resistance. You might be the kind of person who stands up to online trolls. Or who marches to protest injustice. Perhaps you are #DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and proud. Or perhaps you are the trans mentor that you wish you had when you were younger. Maybe you call out false allies, or stand up to loved ones. Maybe you speak your truth and drop the mic, or maybe you take it with you when you leave. This anthology features fictional stories--in poems, prose, and art--that reflect a slice of the varied and limitless ways that readers like you resist every day. Take the Mic's powerful collection of stories features work by literary luminaries and emerging talent alike, including Newbery-winner Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestseller Samira Ahmed, anthologist and contributor Bethany C. Morrow, Darcie Little Badger, Keah Brown, Laura Silverman, L.D. Lewis, Sofia Quintero, Ray Stoeve, Yamile Mendez, and Connie Sun, with cover and interior art by Richie Pope.HL730LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Short stories.; Literature.; Social action;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 14
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