Make a Difference: America's Guide to Volunteering and Community Service

Arthur I. Blaustein

ISBN 10: 0787968048 / ISBN 13: 9780787968045

Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2003

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Titolo: Make a Difference: America's Guide to ...

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Data di pubblicazione: 2003

Legatura: Paperback / softback

Condizione: New

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Do you want to become a volunteer but feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of organizations to choose from? Look no further than this revised edition of the bestselling book <i>Make a Difference</i>! <p>Complied and written by Arthur Blaustein, adjunct professor of social and urban policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and faculty advisor for its Americorps program, this guide offers valuable information for everyone inspired to give back to their communities. <i>Make a Difference</i> will help you find innumerable opportunities to put your expertise and talents to good use.</p> <p>This revised and expanded guide includes more than 185 national, nonprofit organizations that use volunteers of all ages to make a difference where it counts. <i>Make a Difference</i> also lists 30 organizations that give up-to-date information on critical issues and policies. Whether you want to tutor a child or an adult, promote a cause you care about, or get hands-on experience at an organization's headquarters, <i>Make a Difference</i> will inspire you to get out there and make a difference in your community--and your life.</p>

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<p><strong>Arthur I. Blaustein</strong> teaches community development, social history, and urban policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He was chair of the President's National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity under President Jimmy Carter and in 1996 received the John Dewey Award for Distinguished Public Service. Blaustein serves on the board of the National Endowment for the Humanities and has been the faculty advisor to the AmeriCorps program at Berkeley since 1996. He lives in Berkeley, CA.