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It's not just hems that are frayed in Applewell... Gracie rescues old clothes and cast-offs from Applewell's charity shop, making them into cute and fresh outfits, which she then sells in her little shop. Turning a profit is hard at the best of times, let alone when new arrival Lucas appears... After running away from the village in his teens, Lucas has finally returned to an uncomfortable amount of fanfare and gossip. His job requires him to streamline homeless charity, UnderCover, and his plans to do so risk putting Gracie out of business.

Are you interested in fostering a rescue dog but don’t know where to get started? Here you go! Fostering a rescue dog can be rewarding both to the volunteer and to the dog. It is a way to help dogs in need, reduce the pet overpopulation problem, and have a loving four legged house guest on a short-term basis. But how do you get started in dog fostering? How do you pick a good rescue to work with? What do you need to do to begin?How do you select the right dog and the right adoption application? Isn’t it too hard to let them go? Don’t you want to keep them all? “How to Foster a ...

All leaders face defining moments, crises that reveal their true character. Here, Sasha and his father, David, expand on Sasha's defining moment, recounted on The Moth podcast as "An Impossible Choice." Working in the violence-torn Congo, he was charged with evacuating a specific group of refugees. Then he and his colleague discovered a group of widows and orphans not on the rescue list. Leaving them behind would mean their deaths. Attempting to take them would jeopardize the entire mission.

What if saving the Earth were a game? Not just any game, but the greatest game we’ve ever played. This workbook helps social and environmental change professionals learn how to implement powerful techniques from the fields of game design, behavioral psychology, design, data science, and storytelling, that are not only proven to have impact, but also can make your project fun. In a 10-step framework of exercises, tutorials, and case studies, How to Save the World will teach you the art of changing the world — and it’s often not what you think.

While our investments should bring returns that meet our needs for expected and unexpected life events, our investments can also be a powerful extension of our values, intentions, and commitments: we can invest in what we care about. The Social Justice Investor is ready to help you put your money where your values are. This step-by-step guide to personal finance removes all the technical jargon and introduces you to the basic building blocks of investment management.

This is the story of one woman who refused to look away from atrocities on her television screen. Lenya Heitzig allowed her heart to break at the plight of refugees and the deaths of innocent children, and then she begged God for a job to do. In this gritty, passionate story, Lenya details the epic way God answered her prayers - how a spark came to life turning weapons of war into something beautiful. Experience the hope found in a children's playground as you journey with her through the jungles of Burma and the war-torn streets of the Middle East.

If you care about social change but hate feel-good platitudes, Do It Anyway is the book for you. Courtney Martin's rich profiles of the new generation of activists dig deep, to ask the questions that really matter: How do you create a meaningful life? Can one person even begin to make a difference in our hugely complex, globalized world?

A soulful journey, a brother's promise, safe water, self-reliance and dignity. This is the story of H2OpenDoors, a Rotary International project started by Jon Kaufman in 2012. Science, service, and adventure converge here, taking you to all parts of the globe on expeditions that inspire villages and schools to become self-sustaining within one year.

Mission Driven: Moving from Profit to Purpose aims to help the jobseeker - whether a student, a mid-career professional or a retiring Baby Boomer - take advantage of the many career opportunities burgeoning in the non-profit sector by answering these questions and more: Is now the right time for me to transition into the nonprofit sector? Will my skills transfer to the nonprofit sector? How do I even begin to move from the corporate to nonprofit sector?

Flight for Life is the heart-stopping account of one of the most gripping rescue missions in African history, told by a doctor involved in saving the lives of Nigerian workers who became victims of a tragic American chemical company explosion. Dr. Stewart and his colleague moved mountains and cut red tape to fly patients to one of the premiere burn centers in the United States.

In How We Give Now, Lucy Bernholz shows that philanthropy is more than writing a check and claiming a tax deduction. For most of us- t he non-wealthy givers - philanthropy can be a way of living our values and fully participating in society. We give in all kinds of ways - shopping at certain businesses, canvassing for candidates, donating money, and making conscious choices with our retirement funds. We give our cash, our time, and even our data to make the world a better place.

A Voice for the Voiceless In Broken Shelters, Broken Souls: A Call to End Homelessness and Poverty, embark on a transformative journey that exposes the raw realities of homelessness and poverty while igniting hope for change. This book is more than just a narrative; it is a powerful call to action. Through deeply moving personal stories, insightful reflections, and actionable solutions, it challenges readers to confront the injustices that allow countless individuals to slip through the cracks of society. Stories That Demand Attention At the heart of this book are the stories of resilience,...

Skip the Overwhelm! Turn Your Passion into a Purpose-Driven Nonprofit – Quickly Starting a nonprofit is exciting, but it can also be overwhelming, complicated, confusing, and time-consuming. Nonprofit Setup Simplified takes the guesswork out of the process, walking you through every step with clarity and confidence. Award-winning author and experienced nonprofit founder Michele L. Whetzel shares the exact roadmap she uses to launch nonprofits quickly and effectively – without backtracking or costly mistakes. This book is designed for doers: people with big hearts and big ideas who are ...

As recent events in Japan, the Middle East, and Haiti have shown, Twitter offers a unique platform to connect individuals and influence change in ways that were unthinkable only a short time ago. Twitter for Good is a groundbreaking book that contains the most effective tactics for tapping into the power of Twitter as a real-time information network.

Dr. Rod Bailey was sent on a once-in-a-lifetime mission trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, as part of the One Child Matters Program. With some reservations, he enters into a land where driving recklessly on crowded streets is normal, roosters crow from the rusty rooftops, and the strong coffee gets no creamer. But, the greater lessons lie in his interaction he has with the proud people, the grateful children, and the mission he came to serve.

The world is not as God intends it to be. God's heart is to make things right, and for the world to be just. But complex problems warrant more sustained attention than quick posts on social media. How can we actually make a difference? Activist Mae Elise Cannon takes us beyond the hashtags to serious engagement with real issues. God calls the church to respond substantively to the needs of the poor, the realities of racial inequity, and the mistreatment of women and the marginalized.

Heidi Kühn’s lifelong commitment to fostering peace and raising awareness has been a driving force - from her early days as a student at the University of California, Berkeley, to her time as a reporter in Juneau, Alaska, covering the Exxon Valdez oil spill and US-Russia relations. After overcoming a potentially terminal cancer diagnosis that threatened everything she held dear, Heidi became determined to rid the world of another form of cancer that has plagued the world for decades - landmines - in regions as far-flung as Croatia, Vietnam, and Afghanistan.

A Causie is someone on a mission—they see a need and feel compelled to do something about it beyond writing a check. Rob Acton will show you how to identify the issue that ignites your fire, pinpoint the organization that’s the best match for you, and learn how to engage and increase your engagement as a board leader. Get ready to unleash your potential and maximize your impact!

Sally Becker's account of life and work in some of the most dangerous placed in the world is compelling and unforgettable. Through the many hardships she has faced she has never lost sight of her main mission – to save as many innocent children as possible caught up in conflict zones around the world. Sally's words bring hope, understanding and serve as a reminder that with determination, unrelenting passion and drive – one person can change the lives of so many.

Drawing on decades of experience, the authors offer a fresh, enlivening approach to the nonprofit enterprise that, too often, is undervalued and thought of as the province of the burnt-out and the overwhelmed. Along with its many candid insights and memorable anecdotes, The Art of Giving also offers instruction on how to create a business plan for giving that works for you.