Everyone helps, everyone wins
Subtitle: how absolutely anyone can pitch in, help out, give back, and make the world a better place
By: by David T. Levinson
Series: Thorndike Press Large Print Health, Home & Learning
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Waterville, Me
Language: eng
Number of pages: 469
ISBN-13: 9781410436559
Subjects: Voluntarism; Social action; Social service; Volunteer work; Large type books; Large print books; Social work
Description: "Give back" is a message we hear every day, but most of us have no idea where to start. Luckily, David Levinson has spent more than fifteen years matching people who want to help with causes in need. By commandeering more than fifty thousand volunteers every "Big Sunday," Levinson knows that everyone has something they can give to somebody else. And 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.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Hudson Street Press, ©2010.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the accidental activist; title: Where do you begin?; title: So, why are you volunteering?; title: Does anyone need your help?; title: Who needs your help?; title: How big a commitment do you want to make?; title: Who do you want to help?; title: How do you want to help?; title: What do you want to do?; title: Where do you rank in the volunteer army?; title: A special word for families; title: A special word for schools; title: A special word for faith groups; title: A short word for businesses; title: A short word for retirees; title: A short word for those between assignments; title: A few words about "the holidays"; title: Where are you going to help?; title: Managing expectations; title: Ten ways to be a good volunteer; title: Ten ways to be a bad volunteer; title: When bad volunteering happens to good people; title: When good volunteering happens to bad people; title: Money: giving it, getting it; title: How to get people to help you (individuals); title: How to get people to help you help (groups); title: The perils of the trade; title: It's all good; title: Appendix: fifty-two ways you can help in the coming year.