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Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"The U.S. economy is positioned for tremendous growth, and $30 trillion dollars in assets will be transferred to the next generation among ultra-high net worth families during the next three decades. Current philanthropic assets will commensurately grow, and there is enormous opportunity to capitalize on this wealth transfer to increase philanthropic giving. But how will philanthropists spend this money for social good? While there are numerous shining...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 206 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Arguing that our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but ethically indefensible, philosopher Peter Singer offers a seven-point plan that mixes personal philanthropy (figuring how much to give and how best to give it), local activism (spreading the word in your community), and political awareness (contacting your representatives to ensure that your nation's foreign aid is really directed to the world's poorest people).
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (iv, 175 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
"The Everyday Philanthropist demystifies giving, charity, impact, overhead ratios and philanthropy for generous people of all ages and abilities. It's breakthrough thinking. It's a concise and counterintuitive guide for everyone--from wealthy benefactors to high school activists to families that want their lives to matter. Where once you might have thought the world of philanthropy to be just for the wealthy or thought of it as dry and boring, The...
11) Bad heiress day
Series
Publisher
Steeple Hill Cafe
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Series
Genealogy and local history volume LH 1855
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[between 1900 and 1999?]
Physical Desc
approximately 20 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
15) Jane Eyre
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"On a summer afternoon in 1854, rag and bone lady Aggie Winkowski rescues 10-year old Millie Forester from the streets as the pretty child's unfortunate mother is hauled off to jail. Aggie fully expects to be rid of her amusing but talkative little charge by morning. But the child's tragic circumstances and vulnerability soften the old woman's heart, and the two develop a relationship that changes Aggie's life and shapes Millie's destiny"--Container....
18) Dear Mr. Brody
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When 21-year-old hippie millionaire Michael Brody Jr. decided to give away his fortune to anyone in need, he ignited a psychedelic spiral of events. An instant celebrity, Brody was mobbed by the public, scrutinized by the press, and overwhelmed by the crush of personal letters responding to his extraordinary offer. Fifty years later, an enormous cache of these letters is discovered unopened.
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
191 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
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...
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