عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
HN49.V64 C65 2002
HN49
.
V64
C65
2002
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
014200071X
(Number (ISBN
9780142000717
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b789710
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
How to live your dream of volunteering overseas /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Joseph Collins, Stefano DeZerega, Zahara Heckscher ; [foreword by Frances Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe].
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Penguin Books,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxvi, 467 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
International volunteering : What is it? Why do it? -- Is volunteering overseas right for you? -- The big picture : international volunteering in context -- Choosing an organization -- The ideal organization and the state of the field -- Doing it without a program -- Overcoming financial obstacles -- What to do before you go -- How to be an effective international volunteer -- Staying involved after you get back -- The Peace Corps -- Organizational profiles -- Parting words -- Bonus section A. Alternatives to volunteering overseas -- Bonus section B. Additional volunteer organizations not profiled -- Index of profiled organizations -- Survey for returned and prospective overseas volunteers -- www.volunteeroverseas.org -- ROVE : returned overseas volunteers.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
To help more Americans find volunteer opportunities overseas, the authors - all founders of respected volunteer organisations - have written a guide that provides all the necessary information on volunteering in Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Presented in a user-friendly format that includes case studies, worksheets, and quotes from international volunteers, this books provides students, senior citizens, and everyone in between with information on: how to decide if volunteering overseas is for you; how to choose the right programme; what to do before and after you go abroad; fundraising and financing.
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Whitman College-- Career Center materials.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Voluntarism, Directories.
Voluntarism, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Aide au développement économique régional-- 1990- ...-- Guides pratiques et mémentos.
Bénévolat-- Guides pratiques et mémentos.
Bénévoles-- 1990- ...-- Guides pratiques et mémentos.
Coopération internationale-- 1990- ...-- Guides pratiques et mémentos.
Organisations internationales-- 1990- ...-- Guides pratiques et mémentos.
Organisations non gouvernementales-- 1990- ...-- Guides pratiques et mémentos.
Service militaire volontaire-- 1990- ...-- Guides pratiques et mémentos.
Volontaires des Nations unies-- 1990- ...-- Guides pratiques et mémentos.
Voluntarism.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
361
.
3/7
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
HN49
.
V64
Book number
C65
2002
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Collins, Joseph,1945-
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
DeZerega, Stefano.
Heckscher, Zahara.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201207030704.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
