Make a Difference presents a compelling case for community service, volunteering, and service learning, profiling more than 140 national nonprofit organizations that need and use volunteers of all ages to make a difference where it counts. Who these organizations are, what they do, how to contact them, and how you can put your talents and expertise to good use--all this information is included.
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"Arthur Blaustein has kept the faith. Make a Difference will help us...take democracy back!" -- Bill Moyers
"Blaustein provides an excellent guide to using our energy, patriotism, and compassion for the benefit of our communities and country." -- Tom Daschle, Majority Leader, United States Senate
"The answer is in your hands...right now. Please take this book with you into the rest of your life." -- Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible
"Blaustein provides an excellent guide to using our energy, patriotism, and compassion for the benefit of our communities and country." -- Tom Daschle, Majority Leader, United States Senate
"The answer is in your hands...right now. Please take this book with you into the rest of your life." -- Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible
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This book is here to harness the outpouring of compassion, energy, and patriotism in creative and useful ways. If you've decided to make a difference because of the events of September 11, or if volunteering is one of those things you've been meaning to do all along but just haven't gotten around to, or if you're just curious about what's out there, this book can help you take the next step. It was designed to help you decide that you can make a contribution to the well-being of your community.
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This review is from: Make a Difference: Your Guide to Volunteering and Community Service (Paperback)
I find it interesting that the above reviewer gave this book 1 star for not being more even-handed, saying it's too left wing, then went on to write a review that is so blatanly biased and right wing! As a Republican I'm disgusted that this person has such narrow tunnel vision and a laughably bad radar for hypocrisy. The book supports good causes, and not just the ones used as soapboxes by either political party. If you're looking to do something more with your life then you'll find it useful and enjoyable.
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I find myself giving lip service to my desire for community involvement and feeling genuinely grateful for our environment and freedoms--yet not putting my thoughts into action. With MAKE A DIFFERENCE, I can finally begin to search for ways to contribute. It provides contact information and an overview of many organizations, whether they are year-long commitments or just several hours a month. I appreciate the resources it provides--the list of important and wonderful novels and the information resources. The author's impassioned plea to us to be responsible citizens is heartfelt and inspiring. It reminds us that those who give are the true receivers...of the gift of meaningful experience.
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This is the perfect book for people who want to do something to promote human and community values based on feelings other than greed, self-interest, or the affirmation of ethnic identity. There's a lot to do...every good thing in the world that individuals cannot do for themselves and that does not have a profit attached to it!...and Arthur Blaustein has as clear a notion of what these tasks are as anyone going. Both in government and in teaching, he's had a hand in showing what can be done... and the gratification and human connection that can come from this kind of action. Without it, our society struggles to find its soul and preserve its democratic feeling. But these possibilities are no secret. Where, in fact, would the world be without them?...or without Arthur and people like him who patiently and steadfastly draw them to our attention?
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The traditions of community service and citizen participation have been at the heart of American civic culture since before the nation was founded; whether through town all meetings, the local score board, political party, a hospital auxiliary, or one of our innumerable other national and local organizations, Americans have felt and acted on the need to give something back to their communities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
welcomes volunteers, volunteer opportunities, minimum commitment Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, San Francisco, United States, Common Cause, Connecticut Avenue, Head Start, Oxfam America, General Resource Organizations, Project Vote, Harper Perennial, New England, National Civilian Community Corps, Northern California, Santa Monica, World War New!
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The traditions of community service and citizen participation have been at the heart of American civic culture since before the nation was founded; whether through town all meetings, the local score board, political party, a hospital auxiliary, or one of our innumerable other national and local organizations, Americans have felt and acted on the need to give something back to their communities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
welcomes volunteers, volunteer opportunities, minimum commitment Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, San Francisco, United States, Common Cause, Connecticut Avenue, Head Start, Oxfam America, General Resource Organizations, Project Vote, Harper Perennial, New England, National Civilian Community Corps, Northern California, Santa Monica, World War New!
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