Product Description

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 Make a Difference!

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. Make a Difference will help you find innumerable opportunities to put your expertise and talents to good use.

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. Make a Difference 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, Make a Difference will inspire you to get out there and make a difference in your community--and your life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #551470 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Book Info
Guide offers information for everyone inspired to give back to their communities. Revised and expanded to include more than 185 national, nonprofit organizations that use volunteers of all ages. Softcover. DLC: Voluntarism--United States--Directories.

From the Back Cover
"Blaustein's effort will help a new generation of Americans approach community service— and their own lives— in a way that will strengthen our democracy."
— Senator John Kerry

"A terrific resource . . . . Arthur Blaustein has made it easy for every citizen to volunteer."
— Bob Chase, president National Education Association

"Wouldn't you like help in making September 11 a transformative event? Blausteins book is perfectly timed . . . . A perfect graduation gift— for us all!"
— Gail Sheehy, author of The Passages Books

"We've fallen far from the notion that citizen is the highest office in the land. Arthur Blaustein has kept the faith. His book will help us regain the heights and take democracy back!"
— Bill Moyers

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 Make a Difference!
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. Make a Difference will help you find innumerable opportunities to put your expertise and talents to good use.
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. Make a Difference 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, Make a Difference will inspire you to get out there and make a difference in your community— and your life.

Customer Reviews

Contribute Your Time & Expertise
Let's not wait for government or someone else to solve all the problems. Take action yourself.
There are so many ways one can improve their community. If your concern is crime, then join the neighborhood watch group. Perhaps you worry that the community's past is slipping away. Train as a docent for the local history museum.
If you don't know where to start, consult this directory for dozens of opportunities to make a difference.

Don't Waste Your Money - Buy Another Book
This book touts itself on the cover as being America's Guide to Volunteering and Community Service, but it comes across instead as being a scathing political commentary, spending way too much time bashing President Bush before it even gets into the guide portion of the book, which is a scant resource, at best.

If it stuck to being a comprehensive guide about volunteering and community service it might have actually lived up to its title. If I had only browsed through it in a bookstore before buying it online. Oh well. Live and learn. Very offensive to any republican volunteers, in my opinion. Tossing it in the trash right now.

A handy-dandy guide to getting involved
"Make a Difference" is an easy-to-read guide about volunteering with hundreds of community-based organizations. Blaustein does a fabulous job organizing the organizations by subject matter so readers can easily find opportunities that suit their interests. This book makes a fabulous gift for high schoolers, college students, and adults looking to make a difference.