A year of living generously dispatches from the front lines of philanthropy

Summary: Can one person make a difference?. When we write a cheque to a charity, or run in a fundraiser, or volunteer at a food bank, we're part of the solution, aren't we?. Author and journalist Lawrence Scanlan went searching for answers to those questions. He selected twelve different charitable organizations and devoted a month to each. What he discovered during his year-long odyssey was the new face of philanthropy - its players, its politics, its undeniable satisfactions and its fundamental perils. Scanlan works alongside other volunteer builders in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, teaches journali.

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ISBN: 9781553656172 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1553656172 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781553656173 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xv, 343 p.)
Publisher: Vancouver [B.C.] : Douglas & McIntyre, c2010

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-334) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	January : life at Vinnie's -- February : mean streets -- March : amazing grace -- April : welcome home -- May : place of hope -- June : time inside -- July : off to summer camp -- August : David versus Goliath -- September : Dusty makes her rounds -- October : sweat equity -- November : English class on the rez -- December : 89.4 on the FM dial.