Charities

Author : Robert D. Lupton
Publisher : HarperOne
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0062076213

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Toxic Charity by Robert D. Lupton Pdf

Public service is a way of life for Americans; giving is a part of our national character. But compassionate instincts and generous spirits aren’t enough, says veteran urban activist Robert D. Lupton. In this groundbreaking guide, he reveals the disturbing truth about charity: all too much of it has become toxic, devastating to the very people it’s meant to help. In his four decades of urban ministry, Lupton has experienced firsthand how our good intentions can have unintended, dire consequences. Our free food and clothing distribution encourages ever-growing handout lines, diminishing the dignity of the poor while increasing their dependency. We converge on inner-city neighborhoods to plant flowers and pick up trash, battering the pride of residents who have the capacity (and responsibility) to beautify their own environment. We fly off on mission trips to poverty-stricken villages, hearts full of pity and suitcases bulging with giveaways—trips that one Nicaraguan leader describes as effective only in “turning my people into beggars.” In Toxic Charity, Lupton urges individuals, churches, and organizations to step away from these spontaneous, often destructive acts of compassion toward thoughtful paths to community development. He delivers proven strategies for moving from toxic charity to transformative charity. Proposing a powerful “Oath for Compassionate Service” and spotlighting real-life examples of people serving not just with their hearts but with proven strategies and tested tactics, Lupton offers all the tools and inspiration we need to develop healthy, community-driven programs that produce deep, measurable, and lasting change. Everyone who volunteers or donates to charity needs to wrestle with this book.

Author : TERRANCE S. CARTER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0433517638

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CHARITIES LEGISLATION & COMMENTARY. by TERRANCE S. CARTER Pdf

Author : Peter Singer
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780812981568

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The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer Pdf

Argues that for the first time in history we're in a position to end extreme poverty throughout the world, both because of our unprecedented wealth and advances in technology, therefore we can no longer consider ourselves good people unless we give more to the poor. Reprint.

Author : Gary A. Anderson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300181333

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Charity by Gary A. Anderson Pdf

In this reappraisal of charity in the biblical tradition, Anderson argues that the poor constituted the privileged place where Jews and Christians met God. He shows how charity affirms the goodness of the created order; the world was created through charity and therefore rewards it.

Author : Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown,Justin Pierce
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317938521

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Charities in the Non-Western World by Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown,Justin Pierce Pdf

This book looks at the operation of indigenous charities at a regional, localised and global level. Chapters focus on the adaptation, accountability and operation of charities across a wide range of jurisdictions from China to Indonesia, Thailand, Iran, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Lebanon and Turkey. It examines the ownership, participation and accountability of charities in a regional, localised and international context, and draws on the experiences and operation of charities. By presenting a cross-disciplinary exploration of the operation of charities, the book offers an interesting insight into the functioning and identification of the influencing factors impacting the operation of charities.

Author : Janet Poppendieck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0140245561

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Sweet Charity? by Janet Poppendieck Pdf

In this era of eroding commitment to government sponsored welfare programs, voluntarism and private charity have become the popular, optimistic solutions to poverty and hunger. The resurgence of charity has to be a good thing, doesn't it? No, says sociologist Janet Poppendieck, not when stopgap charitable efforts replace consistent public policy, and poverty continues to grow.In Sweet Charity?, Poppendieck travels the country to work in soup kitchens and "gleaning" centers, reporting from the frontlines of America's hunger relief programs to assess the effectiveness of these homegrown efforts. We hear from the "clients" who receive meals too small to feed their families; from the enthusiastic volunteers; and from the directors, who wonder if their "successful" programs are in some way perpetuating the problem they are struggling to solve. Hailed as the most significant book on hunger to appear in decades, Sweet Charity? shows how the drive to end poverty has taken a wrong turn with thousands of well-meaning volunteers on board.

Author : Donald J. Bourgeois
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
ISBN : 043348831X

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The Law of Charitable and Not-for-profit Organizations by Donald J. Bourgeois Pdf

Author : Froswa' Booker-Drew,Vice President for Community Affairs and Co-Founder Froswa' Booker-Drew
Publisher : 1845 Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04
Category : African American philanthropists
ISBN : 1481316095

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Empowering Charity by Froswa' Booker-Drew,Vice President for Community Affairs and Co-Founder Froswa' Booker-Drew Pdf

Our faith is centered around giving and offering support, yet our belief about those who need "help" must be reexamined. Philanthropy is steeped in myths that hurt communities of color rather than help them. Many current philanthropic strategies fail because they neglect the experience, wisdom, and gifts of those receiving "help," and prioritize and perpetuate false myths. These myths fuel deficit-based models of philanthropy that do not work and will not change poverty. Froswa' Booker-Drew offers a solution that transforms philanthropy at individual and collective levels. Eliminating common myths and misinterpretations can bring about a more effective model of philanthropy--one that relies on a community's social, human, and cultural capital and champions the insights and strengths of those being served. In addition, the voices of those most impacted by philanthropy must be included in board membership, program development, leadership in nonprofits, and charitable giving. Empowering Charity serves as a catalyst and conversation starter for authentic inclusion in our workplaces, organizations, and communities. Booker-Drew supplies tools for involving those who are often unknown, overlooked, or viewed as "other," strategies that will have a collective impact in the community of God and transform philanthropy to highlight God's love for all people and effect real change.

Author : John Picton,Jennifer Sigafoos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509926848

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Debates in Charity Law by John Picton,Jennifer Sigafoos Pdf

Charitable organisations occupy a central place in society across much of the world, accounting for billions of pounds in revenue. As society changes, so does the law which regulates nonprofit organisations. From independent schools to foodbanks, they occupy a broad policy space. Not immune to scandals, sometimes nonprofits are in the news for all the wrong reasons and so, when they are in the public eye, regulators must respond to high profile cases. In this book, a team of internationally recognised charity law experts offers a modern take on a fast-changing policy field. Through the concept of policy debates it moves the field forward, providing an important reference point for developing scholarship in charity law and policy. Each chapter explores a policy debate, setting out the fault-lines in play, and often offering proposals for reform. Two important themes are explored in this edited collection. First, there is a policy tension in charity law between its largely conservative history and the need to keep up-to-date with social change. This pressure is felt acutely along key fault-lines, such as the extent to which a body of law which developed before the advent of legislated human rights is able to adapt to a rights-based world, and the extent to which independent schools – historically so closely linked with charity – might deserve their generous tax-breaks. The second theme explores the law from the perspective of a good-faith regulator, concerned to maximise the usefulness of charities. From the need to reform old organisations, to the need to ensure that charities enjoy the right amount of regulatory freedom in a world of payment-by-result contracts, the book critically charts the policy justifications for regulatory intervention, as well as the costs that such intervention might bring. Debates in Charity Law will be of interest to both academic researchers and students of the non-profit sector, looking to understand the links between law, social change and regulation. It will also help and guide nonprofit employees and volunteers, showing how their sector is shaped and moulded by the law.

Author : Ian Murray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108490597

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Charity Law and Accumulation by Ian Murray Pdf

An evaluation of intergenerational justice in charity law.

Author : Dan Pallotta
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118237687

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Charity Case by Dan Pallotta Pdf

A blueprint for a national leadership movement to transform the way the public thinks about giving Virtually everything our society has been taught about charity is backwards. We deny the social sector the ability to grow because of our short-sighted demand that it send every short-term dollar into direct services. Yet if the sector cannot grow, it can never match the scale of our great social problems. In the face of this dilemma, the sector has remained silent, defenseless, and disorganized. In Charity Case, Pallotta proposes a visionary solution: a Charity Defense Council to re-educate the public and give charities the freedom they need to solve our most pressing social issues. Proposes concrete steps for how a national Charity Defense Council will transform the public understanding of the humanitarian sector, including: building an anti-defamation league and legal defense for the sector, creating a massive national ongoing ad campaign to upgrade public literacy about giving, and ultimately enacting a National Civil Rights Act for Charity and Social Enterprise From Dan Pallotta, renowned builder of social movements and inventor of the multi-day charity event industry (including the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days) that has cumulatively raised over $1.1 billion for critical social causes The hotly-anticipated follow-up to Pallotta’s groundbreaking book Uncharitable Grounded in Pallotta’s clear vision and deep social sector experience, Charity Case is a fascinating wake-up call for fixing the culture that thwarts our charities’ ability to change the world.

Author : Fran Hyde,Sarah-Louise Mitchell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000514193

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Charity Marketing by Fran Hyde,Sarah-Louise Mitchell Pdf

Charities operate within an increasingly challenging environment, with competition for public engagement, funding and volunteers intensifying. High-profile scandals have knocked public trust and the recent Covid-19 pandemic has illustrated how important it is for charities to provide support in times of need and fill the gap left by inadequate public sector provision. Across 12 chapters a diverse group of academics and deep-thinking practitioners present contrasting perspectives and the latest thinking on the challenges within the charity sector. The approach of the book contributes to the growing phenomenon of Theory + Practice in Marketing (TPM) presenting different perspectives and theoretical lenses to stimulate debate and future research. Charity Marketing provides a bridge between the practice of contemporary nonprofit organisations, charity marketing and recent academic insight into the charity sector. Using exemplar case studies of nonprofit and charity brands, this edited volume will be of direct interest to students, academics, marketing practitioners and researchers studying and working in charities, public and nonprofit management, and marketing.

Author : Adam Aptowitzer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09
Category : Nonprofit organizations
ISBN : 1927375207

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Starting and Maintaining a Charity in Canada by Adam Aptowitzer Pdf

A comprehensive overview of legal and administrative issues for Canadian charity leaders.

Author : Arthur C. Brooks
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780465003655

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Who Really Cares by Arthur C. Brooks Pdf

We all know we should give to charity, but who really does? In his controversial study of America's giving habits, Arthur C. Brooks shatters stereotypes about charity in America-including the myth that the political Left is more compassionate than the Right. Brooks, a preeminent public policy expert, spent years researching giving trends in America, and even he was surprised by what he found. In Who Really Cares, he identifies the forces behind American charity: strong families, church attendance, earning one's own income (as opposed to receiving welfare), and the belief that individuals-not government-offer the best solution to social ills. But beyond just showing us who the givers and non-givers in America really are today, Brooks shows that giving is crucial to our economic prosperity, as well as to our happiness, health, and our ability to govern ourselves as a free people.

Author : Myles McGregor-Lowndes,Bob Wyatt
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317190592

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Regulating Charities by Myles McGregor-Lowndes,Bob Wyatt Pdf

In this volume charity commissioners and leading charity policy reformers from across the world reflect on the aims and objectives of charity regulation and what it has achieved. Regulating Charities represents an insider’s review of the last quarter century of charity law policy and an insight for its future development. Charity Commissioners and nonprofit regulatory agency heads chart the nature of charity law reforms that they have implemented, with a ‘warts and all’ analysis. They are joined by influential sector reformers who assess the outcomes of their policy agitation. All reflect on the current state of charities in a fiscally restrained environment, often with conservative governments, and offer their views on productive regulatory paths available for the future. This topical collection brings together major charity regulation actors, and will be of great interest to anyone concerned with contemporary third sector policy-making, public administration and civil society.