Everyone Helps, Everyone Wins How Absolutely Anyone Can Pitch in, Help Out, Give Back, and Make the World a Be Tter Place

Name: Everyone Helps, Everyone Wins How Absolutely Anyone Can Pitch in, Help Out, Give Back, and Make the World a Be Tter Place
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ISBN: 9780452297388

ISBN-10: 0452297389

ISBN-13: 9780452297388

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Authors: David T. Levinson

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The director of one of the largest grassroots volunteer programs in the country shows how everyone can give back.Just in time for the season of giving,Everyone Helps, Everyone Winswill change how Americans give back to their communities.Once a self-proclaimed "reluctant volunteer"-too busy and unmotivated- David Levinson is now director of the largest regional volunteer network, Big Sunday, with an army of fifty thousand volunteers across California. Speaking to the reluctant volunteer in everyone, he boosts our "Volunteer IQ" with specific advice on how, where, and why we can help. He candidly addresses the benefits and pitfalls of volunteering. And he tackles situations and individuals…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/3/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: The Accidental Activist



Where Do You Begin?



So, Why Are You Volunteering?



Does Anyone Need Your Help?



Who Needs Your Help?



How Big a Commitment Do You Want to Make?



Who Do You Want to Help?



How Do You Want to Help?



What Do You Want to Do?



Where Do You Rank in the Volunteer Army?



A Special Word for Families



A Special Word for Schools



A Special Word for Faith Groups



A Short Word for Businesses



A Short Word for Retirees



A Short Word for Those Between Assignments



A Few Words About ï¿½the Holidaysï¿½



Where Are You Going to Help?



Managing Expectations



Ten Ways to Be a Good Volunteer



Ten Ways to Be a Bad Volunteer



When Bad Volunteering Happens to Good People



When Good Volunteering Happens to Bad People



Money: Giving It, Getting It



How to Get People to Help You (Individuals)



How to Get People to Help You Help (Groups)



The Perils of the Trade



It's All Good


Appendix: Fifty-two Ways You Can Help in the Coming Year


Resources


Acknowledgments