{"product_id":"where-am-i-giving-a-global-adventure-exploring-how-to-use-your-gifts-and-talents-to-make-a-difference-isbn-9781119448129","title":"Where Am I Giving: A Global Adventure Exploring How to Use Your Gifts and Talents to Make a Difference","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour gifts connect you to a world of giving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmericans are generous with their pocketbooks, but \u003ci\u003etrying\u003c\/i\u003e to make a difference and \u003ci\u003eactually\u003c\/i\u003e making a difference are two different things. \u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Giving?\u003c\/i\u003e by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This book will help you:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveal the amazing opportunities you have to make an impact using your own gifts—and it doesn't have to be money\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand the sociology, philosophy, anthropology, and neuroscience of giving\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSee how giving can make you more connected and happier\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamine types of giving, including microlending, volunteering, donating, ethical consumption, mission trips, voluntourism, child sponsorship, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDive into a nuanced view of effectiveness of international aid and its intersection with development, politics, and culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Giving? \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION: THE TRASH PICKER, THE SLAVE, AND THE GARMENT MAKER (THE WORLD, 2001–2018) xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I Why Give (When I Have Problems of My Own)?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1 Life After College (Nepal, 2001)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe mission \/ The responsibility of privilege \u003c\/i\u003e3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2 One Night in a Slum Showed Me How Poor I Was (Kenya, 2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy should we care when we have our own problems? \/ My problem with missionaries \/ Giving thoughts and prayers \u003c\/i\u003e11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3 We Aren’t the Heroes (Kenya, 2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eToxic charity \/ Fair trade travel \u003c\/i\u003e19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4 Confessions of a Volunteer Addict (Indiana, 2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenefits of volunteering \/ 100-hour rule \/Make where you live interesting \u003c\/i\u003e25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5 What Can One Person Do? (Cambodia, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeaving Hollywood for a dump in Cambodia \/ The White Savior Industrial Complex \u003c\/i\u003e37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6 Happiness Isn’t Having a Lot; It’s Giving a Lot (Cambodia, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hero’s journey \/ What The Matrix teaches us about happiness and purpose \/ Four pillars of meaning \u003c\/i\u003e47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7 Giving Is Complicated: Ethnic Cleansing in the Most Generous Nation on Earth (Myanmar, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChange starts with students \/ Problem with empathy \/ World Giving Index \/ Problem with orphanages \u003c\/i\u003e63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8 Seeing Differently to Make a Difference (Myanmar, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA not-so-noble Nobel Peace Prize winner \/ Problem with karma \/ Intent matters \u003c\/i\u003e75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9 Giving on Purpose (Myanmar, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiving alms \/ Meditating on giving \u003c\/i\u003e83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10 The Gift of Tasting Ice Cream (Myanmar, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA former monk on giving \/ Solitude \/ Thoreau’s three chairs \u003c\/i\u003e89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II What Can I Give?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11 Science of Do-gooding (Kenya, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEffective altruism \/ The cost to save a life \/ Should you give your kidney? \/ Extreme givers \u003c\/i\u003e99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12 Money for Nothing (Kenya, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversal basic income \/ Proximity to need \/ The poor are better givers \u003c\/i\u003e115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 13 No Justice, No Peace (Kenya, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElection chaos \/ Freedom versus aid \/ Legacy of colonialism \/ Human rights \/ Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs \u003c\/i\u003e123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 14 Giving Is Immeasurable: Change One, Change 100 (Kenya, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWaging peace on warriors \/ Stepping-stones in the river of life \/ Education as a path out of poverty \u003c\/i\u003e137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III Start Local\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 15 Growing Up Gandhi (India, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMandated giving \/ The Mother Teresa controversy \/ Gandhi on giving \u003c\/i\u003e149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 16 Start with Your Local (India, 2017)\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrossing caste lines \/ Towers and slums \/ Untouchables \u003c\/i\u003e157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 17 Start Small (India, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocals challenging societal norms \/ Creating leaders \/ The girl effect \u003c\/i\u003e169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV The Gift of Travel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 18 Should You Go on a Slum Tour? (India, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoverty porn? \/ History of “slumming it” \/ Impact of slum tours \u003c\/i\u003e177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 19 Joy in a Hopeless Place (Kenya, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSafari Doctors \/ Following the locals’ lead \/ Go make a difference \/ Investing in people \u003c\/i\u003e185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 20 See Yourself in the Lives of Others (Kenya, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt’s a wonderful life? \/ Our struggles connect us \/ Wisdom of traditional societies \u003c\/i\u003e197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 21 Travel If You Can – It’s Fatal to Prejudice (Kenya, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow travel makes you a better human \/ Travel creates philanthropists \/ Responsible tourism \/ Reverse culture shock \u003c\/i\u003e207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V Is Helping Helping?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 22 The Kiva Controversy (Cambodia, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe problem with microlending \/ Meeting Kiva borrowers \/ Giving fads \u003c\/i\u003e221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 23 Sponsor a Child, Save theWorld? (Zambia, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe realities of child sponsorship \/ Stories versus stats \/ Psychic numbing \/ Aid and dependency \u003c\/i\u003e231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 24 Marine Wages War on Poverty Through Locally-Led Change (Kenya, 2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFighting terrorism by fighting poverty \/ Starting with the end in mind \u003c\/i\u003e247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 25 The Little Village That Was Supposed to Change the World (Kenya, 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUN’s Millennium Development Goals \/ Can unlimited resources end poverty? \/ Do we need more or less id? \u003c\/i\u003e255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI Our Gifts Connect Us to the World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 26 The Strength in Your Story (US, 2011–2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe art of listening \/ The gift of your story \u003c\/i\u003e265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 27 The X Factor in the Good Person Equation 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX A Giving Appendix 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKELSEY TIMMERMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Wearing?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Eating?\u003c\/i\u003e. A champion of global thinking and local action, he regularly speaks at universities, colleges, and high schools all over the U.S. He is also the co-founder of The Facing Project, a non-profit community storytelling initiative in nearly 100 communities across the country. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eYour gifts connect you to a world of  giving. And if you effectively put them to use, you’ll live a longer, more meaningful life, and you just might change the world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter graduating from college, Kelsey Timmerman didn’t set out with such lofty aspirations when he boarded a one-way flight that led to more than 16 years of travel. He just wanted to see a world beyond the rural Midwest. Through the years, he met sweatshop workers in Honduras, a slave in Ivory Coast, and kids who worked as trash pickers in Cambodia. Kelsey saw the inequality and injustice in the world and felt guilty, overwhelmed, and powerless to make a difference.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Giving?\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author embarks on an adventure that challenges himself and readers to move beyond awareness to action and to take advantage of the opportunities each of us have to make a difference. Kelsey travels to Myanmar, Kenya, India, Nepal, Zambia, and beyond to explore different ways of giving—as a worker, consumer, volunteer, philanthropist, local and global citizen—and also the benefits and effectiveness of these methods. He learns from folks such as Tibetan monks, Gandhi’s great grandson,a refugee, gang members turned peace activists, and a former Hollywood executive. Kelsey discovers how they give and meets the people on the receiving end of their giving.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiving isn’t just about writing a check—it’s about the way you travel, what you consume, how you spend your free time, and how you live. Featuring highlighted Giving Rules throughout the book along with Kelsey’s attempt at formulating a Good Person Equation, \u003ci\u003eWhere Am I Giving?\u003c\/i\u003e will help you:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the sociology, philosophy, anthropology, and neuroscience of giving\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamine types of giving, including microlending, volunteering, donating, ethical consumption, mission trips, voluntourism, and child sponsorship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDive into a nuanced view of the effectiveness of international aid and its intersection with development, politics, and culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify ways you can do the most good you can with the talents, time, and resources you have to give\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiving isn’t about the least we can do, but about the most we can give to others with the gifts we have.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ekelseytimmerman.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990483943653,"sku":"NP9781119448129","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119448129.jpg?v=1761788009","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/where-am-i-giving-a-global-adventure-exploring-how-to-use-your-gifts-and-talents-to-make-a-difference-isbn-9781119448129","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}