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Give a little : how your small donations can transform our world / Wendy Smith.

By: Smith, Wendy.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, N.Y. : Hyperion, c2009Edition: 1st ed.General Notes: "A Hyperion trade paperback original"--Cover, P. [4].Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.Description: xix, 345 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9781401323400 (pbk.) :; 1401323405 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Charities | Generosity | Social action | Voluntarism
Contents:
Doers and donors -- Four big secrets about giving -- Ripple effect giving -- Ending extreme and cyclical poverty -- Filling bowls with small gifts -- KickStart -- Heifer International -- Feeding America -- The cycle of poverty and poor health -- Asthma care on wheels -- The big three -- PATH -- Education and poverty -- Developments in literacy -- Safe passage -- Ounce of prevention fund -- Bridges, bikes, and buckets (of clean water) -- Bridges to prosperity -- Potters for peace -- World bicycle relief -- The multi-front attack -- Social investment and fair trade purchasing -- In a league of its own -- Sixteen more ways to make waves.
Summary: Together, ordinary Americans have far more transformation power than any government or big foundation. Learn how easily you can dip into your pocket and, with just a few dollars, change the world.
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"A Hyperion trade paperback original"--Cover, P. [4].

Includes bibliographical references.

Doers and donors -- Four big secrets about giving -- Ripple effect giving -- Ending extreme and cyclical poverty -- Filling bowls with small gifts -- KickStart -- Heifer International -- Feeding America -- The cycle of poverty and poor health -- Asthma care on wheels -- The big three -- PATH -- Education and poverty -- Developments in literacy -- Safe passage -- Ounce of prevention fund -- Bridges, bikes, and buckets (of clean water) -- Bridges to prosperity -- Potters for peace -- World bicycle relief -- The multi-front attack -- Social investment and fair trade purchasing -- In a league of its own -- Sixteen more ways to make waves.

Together, ordinary Americans have far more transformation power than any government or big foundation. Learn how easily you can dip into your pocket and, with just a few dollars, change the world.

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