The World We Want
New Dimensions in Philanthropy and Social Change- Authors:
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- Publisher:
- 2007
Summary
In The World We Want, Peter Karoff presents a collective vision of an ideal world. By sharing his experiences and through conversations with more than forty social entrepreneurs, activists, nonprofit leaders, and philanthropists who are changing notions of 'the human condition' in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and North America, he describes how new partnerships and approaches are reducing suffering and gaining greater equity for people everywhere. These visionaries are engaged in a struggle of sorts, and that conscious engagement_'the shoulder to the wheel'_is a fundamental part of the world they want. The book weaves together multi-sector, multidiscipline strategies, but_in large part_it is about the power of human connection, reinforced by personal stories of motivation and the human capacity for caring. Without ignoring the institutional and cultural obstacles, and the courage needed to face down the dark side of human behavior, Karoff shows how citizen engagement and open source solutions could tip the scale toward a better world.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2007
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-7591-1048-9
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-7591-1396-1
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 268
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Acknowledgments No access
- 1 My Imagined Community No access Pages 1 - 16
- 2 Listen to the Voices No access Pages 17 - 24
- 3 Paradigms of Change No access Pages 25 - 52
- 4 The Listening Post: Reflection and Radical Change No access Pages 53 - 70
- 5 Intersections No access Pages 71 - 82
- 6 Open Sesame: Networks and Open Source Solutions No access Pages 83 - 100
- 7 On the Ground No access Pages 101 - 126
- 8 The Global Challenge No access Pages 127 - 144
- 9 The Conscience of a Place: Being of a Community No access Pages 145 - 160
- 10 Citizen Lights:Citizenship and Education No access Pages 161 - 178
- 11 Building Beloved Community: Spirit and Activism No access Pages 179 - 202
- 12 Generosity and Sacred Search: Motivation No access Pages 203 - 232
- 13 The World We Want No access Pages 233 - 254
- Index No access Pages 255 - 264
- About the Authors No access Pages 265 - 266
- About TPI No access Pages 267 - 268





