Your gifts connect you to a world of giving
Americans are generous with their pocketbooks, but trying to make a
difference and actually making a difference are two different things.
Where Am I Giving? by New York Times bestselling author Kelsey
Timmerman takes you on a journey to meet people who will inspire you to
live a purpose-filled, generous life and make the greatest impact you
can through your career, time, consumer dollars, and donations.
Starting in his hometown of Muncie, Indiana, and then traveling all over
the world (Myanmar, Kenya, India, Nepal, and more), Kelsey explores not
only different ways of giving--as a worker, consumer, volunteer, giver,
local and global citizen--but also the benefits and effectiveness of
these methods. He spends time with monks, students, a refugee, a Marine,
a former Hollywood executive, Peace Corps Volunteers, and seasoned aid
workers to explore how they give, as well as with the people on the
receiving end of their giving. Along the way he struggles to be a more
informed giver as he becomes a "voluntourist," starts his own local
non-profit, and searches for a balance between rationality and passion
in how he gives.
This book will help you:
- Reveal the amazing opportunities you have to make an impact using your
own gifts--and it doesn't have to be money
- Understand the sociology, philosophy, anthropology, and neuroscience
of giving
- See how giving can make you more connected and happier
- Examine types of giving, including microlending, volunteering,
donating, ethical consumption, mission trips, voluntourism, child
sponsorship, etc.
- Dive into a nuanced view of effectiveness of international aid and its
intersection with development, politics, and culture
Where Am I Giving? is a fast-paced narrative combining compelling
stories collected over 15 years of travel to 90+ countries, mixed with
practical advice on how to make giving a part of our everyday lives.
