Give a Little - How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World (Paperback)

High-profile philanthropists-Bill Gates and Warren Buffett; Angelina Jolie; and Bill Clinton, with his Global Initiative--impress and fascinate us. But here's a surprising, stirring secret: the most significant charitable donor in the world, by far, is the American of modest means. In 2007, donations from individuals amounted to $229 billion, most of it coming in small donations from everyday citizens; that is, 114 times the amount the Gates Foundation gave away that year. When a Little Means a Lot contains stories of remarkable nonprofits and the inspiring ways they use our affordable contributions to make a major impact: a 28 cent delivery kit that saves mothers and babies; a bed net for $10 that prevents malarial infections; a llama for $20 that generates income for an entire family. Giving toward such inexpensive simple things--a filter, a bike, a pump, a pig--not only solves one person's crisis but can cause a ripple effect that lifts a whole family, a town, a region, and, astonishingly, even a nation or continent out of poverty. In When a Little Means a Lot, Wendy Smith shows quite seriously and clearly how easily we can dip into our pockets and with just a few dollars, get that ripple started.

General

Imprint:	Hachette Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	November 2009
Authors:	Wendy Smith
Dimensions:	201 x 130 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-4013-2340-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Charities & voluntary services Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem Promotions
LSN:	1-4013-2340-5
Barcode:	9781401323400

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