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Robin Hood Was Right: A Guide to Giving Your Money for Social Change
Robin Hood Was Right A Guide to Giving Your Money for Social Change Author:Chuck Collins, Pam Rogers, Joan P. Garner Loaded with helpful advice and concrete, step-by-step guidance, Robin Hood Was Right is a soup-to-nuts manual on why, where, and how to give money so it does the most good. Last year, Americans donated $150 billion to charity. Giving has never been more popular, possible--or, for many, confusing. There are oceans of need, mountains of requests, ... more »and often little time for the consideration needed to give thoughtfully and effectively. "Change, not charity!" is the enthusiastic theme of Robin Hood Was Right. Longtime activists and givers, authors Chuck Collins and Pam Rogers show that traditional charity most often reinforces the status quo and maintains the dynamics of dependency and control. The progressive ethic of giving endorsed in this book, on the other hand, offers detailed ways to address the root causes of societal problems. With numerous detailed listings and hundreds of helpful suggestions, Robin Hood Was Right is a fun, user-friendly guide for the socially conscious giver, whether one is able to give annually $500 or $5,000,000.« less