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1 online resource (196 pages) |
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text file rda |
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The bad news about good works -- Partnering with business -- Social entrepreneurs -- Return on investment -- Meeting market demands -- Reciprocal exchange: food -- The three Rs of community development -- Gentrification with justice: education and economic development -- For-profit missions: international development -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
In his previous book Toxic Charity, Robert D. Lupton revealed the truth about modern charity programs meant to help the poor and disenfranchised. While charity makes donors feel better, he argued, it often hurts those it seeks to help. At the forefront of this burgeoning yet ineffective compassion industry are American churches, which spend billions on dependency- producing programs, including food pantries. But what would charity look like if we instead measured it by its ability to alleviate poverty and needs' That is the question at the heart of Charity Detox. Drawing on his many decades of experience, Lupton outlines how to structure programs that actually improve the quality of life of the poor and disenfranchised. He introduces many strategies that are revolutionizing what we do with our charity dollars and offers numerous examples of organizations that have successfully adopted these groundbreaking new models. Only by redirecting our strategies and becoming committed to results, he argues, can charity truly become as transformative as our ideals. |
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Requires Boundless App. |
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Church charities.
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Charities -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Community development -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Social service -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Church charities. |
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Community development -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Social service -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Electronic books. |
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Lupton, Robert D. Charity detox New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015] 9780062307262 (DLC) 2015001456 (OCoLC)893452915 |
| ISBN |
9780062307293 : $14.99 |
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0062307290 : $14.99 |
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