Make a Difference: America's Guide to Volunteering and Community Service, Revised and Updated Edition - Couverture souple

Blaustein, Arthur I.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0787968048 ISBN 13 : 9780787968045

Editeur : Jossey-Bass, 2003

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Book by Blaustein Arthur I

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"Blaustein′s effort will help a new generation of Americans approach community service and their own lives in a way that will strengthen our democracy."
Senator John Kerry

"A terrific resource . . . . Arthur Blaustein has made it easy for every citizen to volunteer."
Bob Chase, president National Education Association

"Wouldn′t you like help in making September 11 a transformative event? Blausteins book is perfectly timed . . . . A perfect graduation gift for us all!"
Gail Sheehy, author of The Passages Books

"We′ve fallen far from the notion that citizen is the highest office in the land. Arthur Blaustein has kept the faith. His book will help us regain the heights and take democracy back!"
Bill Moyers

Do You Want to Become a Volunteer but feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of organizations to choose from? Look no further than this revised edition of the bestselling book Make a Difference!
Complied and written by Arthur Blaustein, adjunct professor of social and urban policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and faculty advisor for its Americorps program, this guide offers valuable information for everyone inspired to give back to their communities. Make a Difference will help you find innumerable opportunities to put your expertise and talents to good use.
This revised and expanded guide includes more than 185 national, nonprofit organizations that use volunteers of all ages to make a difference where it counts. Make a Difference also lists 30 organizations that give up–to–date information on critical issues and policies. Whether you want to tutor a child or an adult, promote a cause you care about, or get hands–on experience at an organization′s headquarters, Make a Difference will inspire you to get out there and make a difference in your community and your life.

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Do you want to become a volunteer but feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of organizations to choose from? Look no further than this revised edition of the bestselling book Make a Difference!

Complied and written by Arthur Blaustein, adjunct professor of social and urban policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and faculty advisor for its Americorps program, this guide offers valuable information for everyone inspired to give back to their communities. Make a Difference will help you find innumerable opportunities to put your expertise and talents to good use.

This revised and expanded guide includes more than 185 national, nonprofit organizations that use volunteers of all ages to make a difference where it counts. Make a Difference also lists 30 organizations that give up–to–date information on critical issues and policies. Whether you want to tutor a child or an adult, promote a cause you care about, or get hands–on experience at an organization′s headquarters, Make a Difference will inspire you to get out there and make a difference in your community––and your life.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Jossey-Bass
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0787968048
• ISBN 13: 9780787968045
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160