Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
Giving highlights the work of a number of extraordinary people and organizations -some famous, as well as many private citizens whom readers will be hearing about for the first time- all of whom represent a global floodtide of nongovernment, nonprofit activity.
Their remarkable stories suggest that the act of giving takes many forms and emphasize that offerings of time, skills, objects and ideas can be just as important as contributions of money.
Providing highlights of the work of a number of extraordinary groups such as the Grameen Bank, Green Peace, Habitat for Humanity, and The Self Employed Women's Association (India), among others, Giving outlines examples of what an organized effort can accomplish. President Clinton offers examples of individual's taking action to help people from far away through giving loans through Kiva.org, and doctors giving their time and expertise to hotspots around the world through Doctors without Borders.
Giving also touches upon the need to organize both the nonprofit sector, and the for-profit private sector, in order for organizations to have optimum results. Highlighting the efforts of such groups as The Fair Trade Certified Coffee Alliance, Cleantech Network, The Solar Electric Light Fund, and the Pew Center on Global Change, Giving underlines the importance for organizing the markets.
The book also points to the need for organizing the nonprofit sector as well. Pointing to such Clinton Foundation initiatives as the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Clinton Climate Initiative, Clinton-Hunter Development Initiative, and the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative, to demonstrate how organizing the nonprofit sector can both be possible and how it can be done.
President Clinton is dedicating a portion of the book's proceeds to charities and nonprofits that are doing their part to change the world.
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Post a CommentGreat review, now I want to read this book!