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🙋 Volunteer Scholarship

Academic and reflective works studying the phenomenon of volunteering—its motivations, its measurable effects, and its evolving role in civil society.
Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson • 2006
A failed K2 climb. A remote Pakistani village. The promise: one school they'd never had.
3.66
359k+
📚 Educational Philanthropy🎓 Girls Education🌍 Cross-Cultural Aid🏘️ Grassroots Development⛰️ Mountain Communities
Three Cups of Tea Summary
Three Cups of Tea 89%
A failed K2 climb. A remote Pakistani village. The promise: one school they'd never had.
by Greg Mortenson 2006
3.66
359k+ ratings
📚 Educational Philanthropy🎓 Girls Education🌍 Cross-Cultural Aid🏘️ Grassroots Development⛰️ Mountain Communities
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
by John Wood • 2006
A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.
4.10
5k+
🚀 Social Entrepreneurship🌍 Global Development📖 Founder Memoir🏘️ Community Development👧 Girls' Education
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World Summary
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World 88%
A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.
by John Wood 2006
4.10
5k+ ratings
🚀 Social Entrepreneurship🌍 Global Development📖 Founder Memoir🏘️ Community Development👧 Girls' Education
Stones Into Schools
by Greg Mortenson • 2009
What actually defeats the Taliban: girls' schools in places helicopters can't reach.
3.85
17k+
🎓 Girls' Education🌱 Social Entrepreneurship🏥 Humanitarian Work🏘️ Community Development🌍 Sustainable Aid
Stones Into Schools Summary
Stones Into Schools 87%
What actually defeats the Taliban: girls' schools in places helicopters can't reach.
by Greg Mortenson 2009
3.85
17k+ ratings
🎓 Girls' Education🌱 Social Entrepreneurship🏥 Humanitarian Work🏘️ Community Development🌍 Sustainable Aid
Tourner
by Jane Washington • 2023
A college guide that asks what you want first, then finds schools that actually deliver.
4.34
14k+
📚 College Admissions💰 Financial Aid✅ College Readiness💼 Career Planning🧠 Growth Mindset
Tourner Summary
Tourner 87%
A college guide that asks what you want first, then finds schools that actually deliver.
by Jane Washington 2023
4.34
14k+ ratings
📚 College Admissions💰 Financial Aid✅ College Readiness💼 Career Planning🧠 Growth Mindset
The Paradox of Generosity
by Christian Smith • 2014
The top 5% of givers are happier and healthier. The reason isn't money.
3.85
114
🎁 Generosity🤝 Prosocial Behavior😊 Positive Psychology🌟 Abundance Mindset🔗 Social Capital
The Paradox of Generosity Summary
The Paradox of Generosity 87%
The top 5% of givers are happier and healthier. The reason isn't money.
by Christian Smith 2014
3.85
114 ratings
🎁 Generosity🤝 Prosocial Behavior😊 Positive Psychology🌟 Abundance Mindset🔗 Social Capital
Infectious Generosity
by Chris J. Anderson • 2024
Your act of kindness can now reach millions. The invisible wiring that makes generosity go viral.
3.62
1k+
🦠 Viral Altruism🎁 Science Of Giving💝 Non-Monetary Gifts🌱 Conscious Business🌍 Effective Altruism
Infectious Generosity Summary
Infectious Generosity 87%
Your act of kindness can now reach millions. The invisible wiring that makes generosity go viral.
by Chris J. Anderson 2024
3.62
1k+ ratings
🦠 Viral Altruism🎁 Science Of Giving💝 Non-Monetary Gifts🌱 Conscious Business🌍 Effective Altruism
365 Ways To Change the World
by Michael Norton • 2005
An almanac of 365 everyday actions that shift corporations, communities, and cultures.
3.92
123
🧶 Micro-Activism💳 Ethical Consumerism🌿 Green Living📅 Daily Action Guides🤝 Volunteerism
365 Ways To Change the World Summary
365 Ways To Change the World 87%
An almanac of 365 everyday actions that shift corporations, communities, and cultures.
by Michael Norton 2005
3.92
123 ratings
🧶 Micro-Activism💳 Ethical Consumerism🌿 Green Living📅 Daily Action Guides🤝 Volunteerism
College Admission
by Robin Mamlet • 2011
The college admissions manual that starts with knowing yourself, not with the rankings.
4.03
141
🎓 College Admissions📝 Application Essays💰 Financial Aid📊 Standardized Testing📋 Holistic Admissions
College Admission Summary
College Admission 87%
The college admissions manual that starts with knowing yourself, not with the rankings.
by Robin Mamlet 2011
4.03
141 ratings
🎓 College Admissions📝 Application Essays💰 Financial Aid📊 Standardized Testing📋 Holistic Admissions
The Freedom Writers Diary
by Erin Gruwell • 1999
When a rookie teacher gave 150 Long Beach teenagers blank diaries, their stories broke the silence.
4.15
19k+
📔 Diary Format🏫 Inner City Education💛 Found Family✊ Student Activism🗣️ Teen Voices
The Freedom Writers Diary Summary
The Freedom Writers Diary 87%
When a rookie teacher gave 150 Long Beach teenagers blank diaries, their stories broke the silence.
by Erin Gruwell 1999
4.15
19k+ ratings
📔 Diary Format🏫 Inner City Education💛 Found Family✊ Student Activism🗣️ Teen Voices
What Makes a Hero?
by Elizabeth Svoboda • 2013
Your brain gets a high from giving. Heroism is a trainable skill, not a lottery win.
3.34
128
🤝 Prosocial Behavior🌟 Positive Psychology🧘 Compassion Training🦸 Moral Courage🤲 Volunteering
What Makes a Hero? Summary
What Makes a Hero? 87%
Your brain gets a high from giving. Heroism is a trainable skill, not a lottery win.
by Elizabeth Svoboda 2013
3.34
128 ratings
🤝 Prosocial Behavior🌟 Positive Psychology🧘 Compassion Training🦸 Moral Courage🤲 Volunteering
The Promise of a Pencil
by Adam Braun • 2014
A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.
4.12
8k+
🚀 Social Entrepreneurship📚 Education Nonprofits🧭 Finding Purpose🤝 Networking Strategy💎 Authentic Leadership
The Promise of a Pencil Summary
The Promise of a Pencil 87%
A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.
by Adam Braun 2014
4.12
8k+ ratings
🚀 Social Entrepreneurship📚 Education Nonprofits🧭 Finding Purpose🤝 Networking Strategy💎 Authentic Leadership
Wine to Water
by Doc Hendley • 2012
From pouring drinks to drilling wells in Darfur: a bartender's unlikely path into humanitarian work.
3.96
799
🎗️ Humanitarian Memoir💧 Global Water Crisis⚠️ Conflict Zone Aid👐 Everyday Activism💪 Local Empowerment
Wine to Water Summary
Wine to Water 87%
From pouring drinks to drilling wells in Darfur: a bartender's unlikely path into humanitarian work.
by Doc Hendley 2012
3.96
799 ratings
🎗️ Humanitarian Memoir💧 Global Water Crisis⚠️ Conflict Zone Aid👐 Everyday Activism💪 Local Empowerment
How to be a High School Superstar
by Cal Newport • 2010
One real obsession beats a dozen resume fillers: doing less gets you in.
4.14
1k+
🎓 College Admissions🏫 High School Students🧹 Anti-Resume Building📡 Signaling Theory🧠 Behavioral Economics
How to be a High School Superstar Summary
How to be a High School Superstar 87%
One real obsession beats a dozen resume fillers: doing less gets you in.
by Cal Newport 2010
4.14
1k+ ratings
🎓 College Admissions🏫 High School Students🧹 Anti-Resume Building📡 Signaling Theory🧠 Behavioral Economics
The Everything Guide to Study Skills
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2011
Assignments on time, notes you review, and teacher relationships that lead to recommendations.
3.88
113
🧠 Study Strategies✍️ Note-Taking⏰ Time Management📝 Essay Writing📖 Critical Reading
The Everything Guide to Study Skills Summary
The Everything Guide to Study Skills 87%
Assignments on time, notes you review, and teacher relationships that lead to recommendations.
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2011
3.88
113 ratings
🧠 Study Strategies✍️ Note-Taking⏰ Time Management📝 Essay Writing📖 Critical Reading
The College Scam
by Charlie Kirk • 2022
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
4.18
605
🏛️ College Skepticism💰 Student Debt Crisis🎤 Campus Free Speech⚔️ Campus Culture Wars🔧 Vocational Paths
The College Scam Summary
The College Scam 87%
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
by Charlie Kirk 2022
4.18
605 ratings
🏛️ College Skepticism💰 Student Debt Crisis🎤 Campus Free Speech⚔️ Campus Culture Wars🔧 Vocational Paths
Organizing
by Marshall Ganz • 2014
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
4.26
19
🧱 Community Organizing🗳️ Civic Leadership📖 Storytelling For Change🤝 Relational Organizing♟️ Strategic Campaigning
Organizing Summary
Organizing 87%
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
by Marshall Ganz 2014
4.26
19 ratings
🧱 Community Organizing🗳️ Civic Leadership📖 Storytelling For Change🤝 Relational Organizing♟️ Strategic Campaigning
The Art of Self-Directed Learning
by Blake Boles • 2014
No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.
3.94
442
🏡 Unschooling Movement🧭 Learning Autonomy🌱 Growth Mindset🎯 Deliberate Practice🔥 Intrinsic Motivation
The Art of Self-Directed Learning Summary
The Art of Self-Directed Learning 87%
No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.
by Blake Boles 2014
3.94
442 ratings
🏡 Unschooling Movement🧭 Learning Autonomy🌱 Growth Mindset🎯 Deliberate Practice🔥 Intrinsic Motivation
Plier
by Jane Washington • 2023
A practical college guide that ignores famous names and focuses on where you'll actually succeed.
4.18
17k+
🔍 College Admissions💰 Financial Aid🧠 Growth Mindset📋 College Planning💼 Career Readiness
Plier Summary
Plier 87%
A practical college guide that ignores famous names and focuses on where you'll actually succeed.
by Jane Washington 2023
4.18
17k+ ratings
🔍 College Admissions💰 Financial Aid🧠 Growth Mindset📋 College Planning💼 Career Readiness
The Heart and the Fist
by Eric Greitens • 2011
A humanitarian became a SEAL to gain what his goodwill lacked: the physical strength to act.
4.12
10k+
🌍 Humanitarian Memoir⚓ Navy Seal Memoir🎖️ Military Leadership🛡️ Moral Courage🎌 Cultural Competence
The Heart and the Fist Summary
The Heart and the Fist 87%
A humanitarian became a SEAL to gain what his goodwill lacked: the physical strength to act.
by Eric Greitens 2011
4.12
10k+ ratings
🌍 Humanitarian Memoir⚓ Navy Seal Memoir🎖️ Military Leadership🛡️ Moral Courage🎌 Cultural Competence
Kisses from Katie
by Katie Davis Majors • 2011
A short Uganda mission trip at eighteen: she never left, adopting thirteen daughters instead.
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35k+
👩‍👧‍👧 Orphan Care🌍 Serving The Poor✝️ Radical Faith📖 Missionary Memoirs💒 Young Women Of Faith
Kisses from Katie Summary
Kisses from Katie 87%
A short Uganda mission trip at eighteen: she never left, adopting thirteen daughters instead.
by Katie Davis Majors 2011
4.4
35k+ ratings
👩‍👧‍👧 Orphan Care🌍 Serving The Poor✝️ Radical Faith📖 Missionary Memoirs💒 Young Women Of Faith
Toxic Charity
by Robert D. Lupton • 2011
How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.
3.94
5k+
📉 Charity Critique💰 Microfinance🏘️ Community Development✝️ Christian Missions🏙️ Urban Ministry
Toxic Charity Summary
Toxic Charity 87%
How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.
by Robert D. Lupton 2011
3.94
5k+ ratings
📉 Charity Critique💰 Microfinance🏘️ Community Development✝️ Christian Missions🏙️ Urban Ministry
Chasing Chaos
by Jessica Alexander • 2013
Humanitarian aid isn't what the brochures promise. A decade inside the machine shows why.
4.09
3k+
🌍 Humanitarian Aid📋 Aid Industry Critique🚨 Disaster Response⚔️ Conflict Zones😔 Compassion Fatigue
Chasing Chaos Summary
Chasing Chaos 87%
Humanitarian aid isn't what the brochures promise. A decade inside the machine shows why.
by Jessica Alexander 2013
4.09
3k+ ratings
🌍 Humanitarian Aid📋 Aid Industry Critique🚨 Disaster Response⚔️ Conflict Zones😔 Compassion Fatigue
Giving Done Right
by Phil Buchanan • 2019
Nonprofits are not businesses. The distinct set of skills that effective giving actually requires.
3.85
146
🎯 Strategic Philanthropy🏢 Nonprofit Management📊 Impact Measurement🌍 Effective Altruism💰 Donor Advice
Giving Done Right Summary
Giving Done Right 87%
Nonprofits are not businesses. The distinct set of skills that effective giving actually requires.
by Phil Buchanan 2019
3.85
146 ratings
🎯 Strategic Philanthropy🏢 Nonprofit Management📊 Impact Measurement🌍 Effective Altruism💰 Donor Advice
How to Change the World
by John-Paul Flintoff • 2012
Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.
3.73
942
🫶 Social Change🌱 Grassroots Activism💪 Personal Agency🧭 Purpose And Meaning🤝 Community Organizing
How to Change the World Summary
How to Change the World 87%
Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.
by John-Paul Flintoff 2012
3.73
942 ratings
🫶 Social Change🌱 Grassroots Activism💪 Personal Agency🧭 Purpose And Meaning🤝 Community Organizing
Anyway
by Kent M. Keith • 2001
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
4.09
665
🧭 Meaning-Making🤝 Altruism🎯 Intrinsic Motivation❤️ Unconditional Love🛡️ Emotional Vulnerability
Anyway Summary
Anyway 87%
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
by Kent M. Keith 2001
4.09
665 ratings
🧭 Meaning-Making🤝 Altruism🎯 Intrinsic Motivation❤️ Unconditional Love🛡️ Emotional Vulnerability
A Gift of Hope
by Danielle Steel • 2012
She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.
3.98
3k+
🏠 Homelessness🚐 Street Outreach🧸 Dignity Restoration🎒 Direct Aid🏚️ Housing Insecurity
A Gift of Hope Summary
A Gift of Hope 87%
She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.
by Danielle Steel 2012
3.98
3k+ ratings
🏠 Homelessness🚐 Street Outreach🧸 Dignity Restoration🎒 Direct Aid🏚️ Housing Insecurity
Filmmaking for Change
by Jon Fitzgerald • 2012
Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.
3.27
22
🎬 Documentary Filmmaking💰 Film Funding📦 Film Distribution🌍 Social Impact Media📖 Impact Storytelling
Filmmaking for Change Summary
Filmmaking for Change 87%
Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.
by Jon Fitzgerald 2012
3.27
22 ratings
🎬 Documentary Filmmaking💰 Film Funding📦 Film Distribution🌍 Social Impact Media📖 Impact Storytelling
I Will Always Write Back
by Caitlin Alifirenka • 2015
A 12-year-old picked Zimbabwe off a list. The letter she sent changed two worlds.
4.38
30k+
🖋️ Pen Pal Stories🌍 Cross-Cultural Friendship📚 Poverty And Education🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
I Will Always Write Back Summary
I Will Always Write Back 86%
A 12-year-old picked Zimbabwe off a list. The letter she sent changed two worlds.
by Caitlin Alifirenka 2015
4.38
30k+ ratings
🖋️ Pen Pal Stories🌍 Cross-Cultural Friendship📚 Poverty And Education🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership
by Joan Garry • 2017
A veteran ED's nonprofit playbook: boards, fundraising, and leading when passion is the payroll.
4.28
331
🏛️ Nonprofit Management📋 Board Governance💰 Fundraising Strategy🗺️ Strategic Planning🚨 Crisis Leadership
Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership Summary
Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership 86%
A veteran ED's nonprofit playbook: boards, fundraising, and leading when passion is the payroll.
by Joan Garry 2017
4.28
331 ratings
🏛️ Nonprofit Management📋 Board Governance💰 Fundraising Strategy🗺️ Strategic Planning🚨 Crisis Leadership
If You Find This Letter
by Hannah Brencher • 2015
Drowning in loneliness, she left love letters on the subway. Strangers everywhere wrote back.
4.03
2k+
🙏 Spiritual Memoir🧠 Mental Health Memoir🧭 Quarter-Life Crisis💌 Loneliness And Connection✍️ Handwritten Letters
If You Find This Letter Summary
If You Find This Letter 86%
Drowning in loneliness, she left love letters on the subway. Strangers everywhere wrote back.
by Hannah Brencher 2015
4.03
2k+ ratings
🙏 Spiritual Memoir🧠 Mental Health Memoir🧭 Quarter-Life Crisis💌 Loneliness And Connection✍️ Handwritten Letters
The Life You Can Save
by Peter Singer • 2009
Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.
4.15
7k+
🧮 Effective Altruism🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics💝 Charitable Giving🌐 Global Justice
The Life You Can Save Summary
The Life You Can Save 86%
Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.
by Peter Singer 2009
4.15
7k+ ratings
🧮 Effective Altruism🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics💝 Charitable Giving🌐 Global Justice
Altruism
by Matthieu Ricard • 2013
Selfishness is a myth. Altruism is a trainable skill, and the evidence says it's the missing lever.
4.24
977
🤝 Altruism Research☸️ Buddhist Psychology🕊️ Engaged Buddhism🧬 Evolutionary Cooperation🧘 Mind Training
Altruism Summary
Altruism 86%
Selfishness is a myth. Altruism is a trainable skill, and the evidence says it's the missing lever.
by Matthieu Ricard 2013
4.24
977 ratings
🤝 Altruism Research☸️ Buddhist Psychology🕊️ Engaged Buddhism🧬 Evolutionary Cooperation🧘 Mind Training
You Have a Brain
by Ben Carson • 2015
A brain surgeon's teen playbook: the reading habit, the anger cure, and one relentless mother.
4.35
1k+
📘 Teen Self-Improvement🏥 Medical Memoirs💪 Overcoming Adversity✝️ Christian Inspiration😤 Anger Management
You Have a Brain Summary
You Have a Brain 86%
A brain surgeon's teen playbook: the reading habit, the anger cure, and one relentless mother.
by Ben Carson 2015
4.35
1k+ ratings
📘 Teen Self-Improvement🏥 Medical Memoirs💪 Overcoming Adversity✝️ Christian Inspiration😤 Anger Management
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition
by Harvard Crimson • 2005
Get inside the admissions reader's head. Fifty real Harvard essays, dissected line by line.
3.89
243
🎓 College Admissions✍️ Application Essays📖 Personal Storytelling💬 Authentic Voice📄 Model Essays
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition Summary
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition 86%
Get inside the admissions reader's head. Fifty real Harvard essays, dissected line by line.
by Harvard Crimson 2005
3.89
243 ratings
🎓 College Admissions✍️ Application Essays📖 Personal Storytelling💬 Authentic Voice📄 Model Essays
Practical Anarchism
by Shuli Branson • 2022
Steal back your time, break up with what drains you, and build a life outside capitalism.
3.94
298
🏴 Anarchist Living🤝 Mutual Aid🛑 Work Abolition🗣️ Consent Culture🌱 Radical Self-Help
Practical Anarchism Summary
Practical Anarchism 86%
Steal back your time, break up with what drains you, and build a life outside capitalism.
by Shuli Branson 2022
3.94
298 ratings
🏴 Anarchist Living🤝 Mutual Aid🛑 Work Abolition🗣️ Consent Culture🌱 Radical Self-Help
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything
by Michael Mather • 2018
A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.
4.39
241
🗺️ Asset-Based Community Development🏙️ Urban Ministry💰 Community Economics🍽️ Radical Hospitality✊ Faith-Based Organizing
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything Summary
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything 86%
A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.
by Michael Mather 2018
4.39
241 ratings
🗺️ Asset-Based Community Development🏙️ Urban Ministry💰 Community Economics🍽️ Radical Hospitality✊ Faith-Based Organizing
Doing Good Better
by William MacAskill • 2015
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
4.17
8k+
🧮 Effective Altruism📊 Evidence-Based Giving🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarianism💼 Career Strategy
Doing Good Better Summary
Doing Good Better 86%
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
by William MacAskill 2015
4.17
8k+ ratings
🧮 Effective Altruism📊 Evidence-Based Giving🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarianism💼 Career Strategy
1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know
by Harry H. Harrison Jr. • 2008
1001 things that keep students enrolled, employed, and sane: starting with the first semester.
3.50
331
🎓 College Success📝 Study Skills⏰ Time Management🏫 Campus Life💰 Financial Literacy
1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know Summary
1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know 86%
1001 things that keep students enrolled, employed, and sane: starting with the first semester.
by Harry H. Harrison Jr. 2008
3.50
331 ratings
🎓 College Success📝 Study Skills⏰ Time Management🏫 Campus Life💰 Financial Literacy
Give Smart
by Thomas J. Tierney • 2011
Philanthropy has no market feedback. Here is the accountability framework that replaces it.
3.59
249
🎯 Strategic Philanthropy🏛️ Foundation Management🔗 Theory Of Change📏 Impact Measurement💰 Grantmaking
Give Smart Summary
Give Smart 86%
Philanthropy has no market feedback. Here is the accountability framework that replaces it.
by Thomas J. Tierney 2011
3.59
249 ratings
🎯 Strategic Philanthropy🏛️ Foundation Management🔗 Theory Of Change📏 Impact Measurement💰 Grantmaking
Smart Money Smart Kids
by Dave Ramsey • 2014
From three jars to a debt-free degree: the chore-and-save plan for raising financially capable kids.
4.26
7k+
🧒 Financial Parenting🚫 Debt-Free Living🎓 College Without Loans🎁 Generosity And Giving💪 Work Ethic
Smart Money Smart Kids Summary
Smart Money Smart Kids 86%
From three jars to a debt-free degree: the chore-and-save plan for raising financially capable kids.
by Dave Ramsey 2014
4.26
7k+ ratings
🧒 Financial Parenting🚫 Debt-Free Living🎓 College Without Loans🎁 Generosity And Giving💪 Work Ethic
Qualitative Research in Practice
by Sharan B. Merriam • 2002
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
3.87
61
🧪 Qualitative Methods📋 Case Study Research🔬 Research Methodology🎓 Adult Education📚 Graduate Students
Qualitative Research in Practice Summary
Qualitative Research in Practice 86%
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
by Sharan B. Merriam 2002
3.87
61 ratings
🧪 Qualitative Methods📋 Case Study Research🔬 Research Methodology🎓 Adult Education📚 Graduate Students
Reconnaissance Man
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
4.18
143
🗺️ Life Design🎓🚫 Anti-College🧭 Geographic Exploration💰 Financial Independence🚗 Road Trips
Reconnaissance Man Summary
Reconnaissance Man 86%
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
by Aaron Clarey 2016
4.18
143 ratings
🗺️ Life Design🎓🚫 Anti-College🧭 Geographic Exploration💰 Financial Independence🚗 Road Trips
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps
by Alan Gelb • 2013
A narrative arc, not a list of honors: the story structure that gets you in.
3.66
154
📝 College Admissions📄 Application Essays📖 Narrative Writing🏗️ Essay Structure🎤 Authentic Voice
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps Summary
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps 86%
A narrative arc, not a list of honors: the story structure that gets you in.
by Alan Gelb 2013
3.66
154 ratings
📝 College Admissions📄 Application Essays📖 Narrative Writing🏗️ Essay Structure🎤 Authentic Voice
Rules for Revolutionaries
by Becky Bond • 2016
The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.
3.84
762
📢 Political Organizing🌱 Grassroots Campaigns🤝 Volunteer Mobilization📈 Mass Mobilization🕸️ Distributed Organizing
Rules for Revolutionaries Summary
Rules for Revolutionaries 86%
The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.
by Becky Bond 2016
3.84
762 ratings
📢 Political Organizing🌱 Grassroots Campaigns🤝 Volunteer Mobilization📈 Mass Mobilization🕸️ Distributed Organizing
How to Write a Grant
by Meredith Noble • 2019
Grants aren't magic; they're a system. From finding 100 opportunities to submitting two days early.
4.32
196
🖊️ Grant Writing💰 Fundraising Strategy🏛️ Nonprofit Management💼 Freelance Careers🔄 Career Changers
How to Write a Grant Summary
How to Write a Grant 86%
Grants aren't magic; they're a system. From finding 100 opportunities to submitting two days early.
by Meredith Noble 2019
4.32
196 ratings
🖊️ Grant Writing💰 Fundraising Strategy🏛️ Nonprofit Management💼 Freelance Careers🔄 Career Changers
One Dress. One Year.
by Bethany Winz • 2016
One girl, one dress, 365 days: a fight against trafficking that unraveled her first.
3.32
180
🔗 Human Trafficking✊ Teen Activism🙏 Faith In Action👕 Everyday Activism💔 Perfectionism
One Dress. One Year. Summary
One Dress. One Year. 86%
One girl, one dress, 365 days: a fight against trafficking that unraveled her first.
by Bethany Winz 2016
3.32
180 ratings
🔗 Human Trafficking✊ Teen Activism🙏 Faith In Action👕 Everyday Activism💔 Perfectionism
Character Is Destiny
by John McCain • 2005
Character, not circumstance, writes your future. A senator's tour through the lives that prove it.
3.95
562
📚 Character Education🏛️ Moral Exemplars🏺 Classical Virtues🏋️ Modern Stoicism🗿 Great Man History
Character Is Destiny Summary
Character Is Destiny 86%
Character, not circumstance, writes your future. A senator's tour through the lives that prove it.
by John McCain 2005
3.95
562 ratings
📚 Character Education🏛️ Moral Exemplars🏺 Classical Virtues🏋️ Modern Stoicism🗿 Great Man History
The Price You Pay for College
by Ron Lieber • 2021
The discount system colleges hide, and the appeal letter that cuts your bill by thousands.
4.11
3k+
🎓 College Financing🏫 College Selection💸 Financial Aid🧠 Money Psychology👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Finance
The Price You Pay for College Summary
The Price You Pay for College 86%
The discount system colleges hide, and the appeal letter that cuts your bill by thousands.
by Ron Lieber 2021
4.11
3k+ ratings
🎓 College Financing🏫 College Selection💸 Financial Aid🧠 Money Psychology👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Finance
How to Win at College
by Cal Newport • 2005
College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.
3.98
4k+
🎓 College Success📚 Student Productivity📝 Study Strategies⏰ Time Blocking🔁 Habit Design
How to Win at College Summary
How to Win at College 86%
College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.
by Cal Newport 2005
3.98
4k+ ratings
🎓 College Success📚 Student Productivity📝 Study Strategies⏰ Time Blocking🔁 Habit Design
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day
by Joan Bolker • 1998
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
3.84
2k+
🎓 Dissertation Writing🏛️ Graduate School✍️ Academic Writing📅 Daily Writing Practice🧰 Perfectionism
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day Summary
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day 86%
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
by Joan Bolker 1998
3.84
2k+ ratings
🎓 Dissertation Writing🏛️ Graduate School✍️ Academic Writing📅 Daily Writing Practice🧰 Perfectionism
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