{"product_id":"charity-detox-what-charity-would-look-like-if-we-cared-about-results-isbn-9780062307286","title":"Charity Detox: What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared About Results","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe veteran urban activist and author of the revolutionary \u003cem\u003eToxic Charity\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a headline-making book that offers proven, results-oriented ideas for transforming our system of giving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eToxic Charity\u003c\/em\u003e, Robert D. Lupton revealed the truth about modern charity programs meant to help the poor and disenfranchised. While charity makes donors feel better, he argued, it often hurts those it seeks to help. At the forefront of this burgeoning yet ineffective compassion industry are American churches, which spend billions on dependency-producing programs, including food pantries. But what would charity look like if we, instead, measured it by its ability to alleviate poverty and needs?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is the question at the heart of \u003cem\u003eCharity Detox\u003c\/em\u003e. Drawing on his many decades of experience, Lupton outlines how to structure programs that actually improve the quality of life of the poor and disenfranchised. He introduces many strategies that are revolutionizing what we do with our charity dollars, and offers numerous examples of organizations that have successfully adopted these groundbreaking new models. Only by redirecting our strategies and becoming committed to results, he argues, can charity enterprises truly become as transformative as our ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eCharity Has Failed. Let’s Reinvent It.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“When Bob Lupton speaks of the inner city, the rest of us ought to sit up and take notice... [His work is] deeply disturbing—in the best sense of the word.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Yancey, author of What Good Is God?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A must-read book for those who give or help others.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lupton is one of the sharpest, freshest, sassiest community developers out there.   He is helping us all become wiser so that we don’t settle for charity when we could have justice.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShane Claiborne, author of Irresistible Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Charity] efforts, while necessary in a crisis, do little to improve people’s socioeconomic status. Lupton uses this well-worn critique of churches’ charitable activities as a springboard for positive action… all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Wetherbee, Wingate Univ. Libs., NC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lupton uses [his] critique of churches’ charitable activities as a springboard for positive action…the author advocates that churches need to be more involved in communities by living and investing in them… all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lupton continues his mission to transform the way charities operate. Most efforts to help relieve poverty are ineffective, he says...The road to charity hell has been paved with good intentions, but Lupton provides an inspiring roadmap for an alternate route.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirituality and Health magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lupton weighs the future of effective efforts to reduce poverty . . . confronting popular practices and assumptions. . . . Inspiring.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eU.S. Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lupton offers a roadmap for turning short-lived good intentions into lasting transformation [and shares] his vision for a new way of doing missions.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“All the way through reading \u003ci\u003eCharity Detox\u003c\/i\u003e the lyrics “How can it be wrong when it feels so right?” were buzzing in my head. That is the tension Bob Lupton describes so deftly with compassion and practical illustrations of how we can change the dependency creating relationships formed by well-intentioned servers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFred Smith, The Gathering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Throughout reading \u003ci\u003eCharity Detox\u003c\/i\u003e the lyrics “How can it be wrong when it feels so right?” were buzzing in my head. That is the tension Lupton describes so deftly with practical illustrations of how we can change the dependency creating relationships formed by well-intentioned servers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFred Smith, The Gathering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“His enthusiasm for this method is evident throughout the text and brings hope to readers that if more organizations adopted these practices, there really could be a better future ahead for all of us, not just the poor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eToxic Charity\u003c\/i\u003e, Bob identified a core weakness with the use of charity as a tool for poverty reduction. In \u003ci\u003eCharity Detox\u003c\/i\u003e, Bob begins to address the more complicated question of what might work better.  Bob reaches the profound conclusion that wealth creation must replace wealth redistribution if poverty reduction is the goal.  The implications for non-profit and for-profit minded individuals and organizations are enormous.  As Dilbert once quipped, the sound you hear is a paradigm shifting without a clutch. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Coors, Former CEO of CoorsTek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eToxic Charity\u003c\/i\u003e, Bob identified a weakness with charity as a tool for poverty reduction. In \u003ci\u003eCharity Detox\u003c\/i\u003e, Bob addresses the more complicated question of what might work better.  Bob reaches the conclusion that wealth creation must replace wealth redistribution if poverty reduction is the goal.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Coors, Former CEO of CoorsTek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888215552229,"sku":"NP9780062307286","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062307286.jpg?v=1730228463","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/charity-detox-what-charity-would-look-like-if-we-cared-about-results-isbn-9780062307286","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}