{"product_id":"give-a-little-wendy-smith-9781401323400","title":"Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"With open hearts and open hands, we gave what we could, and a little became a lot.\" --from \u003cem\u003eGive a Little\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDimes destroyed polio. Five bucks can beat malaria. \u003cem\u003eGive a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World\u003c\/em\u003e not only contains remarkable, inspiring stories of how small donations are making an extraordinary difference in the lives of millions both here in the United States and around the world, but also lays out where and how to start giving . . . today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, ordinary Americans have far more transformational power than any government or big foundation. In 2007, giving by American individuals amounted to $229 billion--that is, 82 times the amount the Gates Foundation gave that same year. Simple, inexpensive things--a water filter, a bike, an irrigation pump, a bed net, a goat--cause a ripple effect that lifts a whole family, a town, and, astonishingly, even a nation out of poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Smith's twenty years in the nonprofit sector, \u003cem\u003eGive a Little\u003c\/em\u003e shows how easily we can dip into our pockets and, with just a few dollars, change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1401323405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781401323400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2009 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2009 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/21\/2009 pg. 63","brand":"Wendy Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064551698687,"sku":"9781401323400","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd39190e-c319-4c38-a3ec-0ad3d6aea477.jpg?v=1685396157","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/give-a-little-wendy-smith-9781401323400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}