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Empowered Girls: A Girl's Guide to Positive Activism, Volunteering, and Philanthropy
Item Description
Empowered Girls: A Girls Guide to Positive Activism, Volunteering, and Philanthropy offers a hands-on guide for girls looking to take an active role in their school and community. The authors offer solid reasons for active involvement, strategies for choosing how to be of help and with which groups; and methods for getting involved. It's all here - sage advice to girls seeking to become positive activists, profiles of girls who are involved in leading their community, and resources that range from funding sources to organizations that are seeking volunteers. The book is filled with useful advice, up-to-date resources, Web sites, and more. One of the book's more important sections highlights the accomplishments of girls who have successfully made a positive change in their community. This section offers girls many peer role-models for empowerment. This book is both a handbook for involvement and empowerment and an inspirational guide for young women wanting to make a difference. All Levels
Product Details
- Author: Frances A. Karnes
- Publication Date: 2004-05
- Publisher: Prufrock Press Inc.
- Product Group: Book
- Manufacturer: Prufrock Press Inc.
- Binding: Paperback, 191 pages
- Package Dimensions:
- Dimensions: 890L x 570W x 60H
- Weight: 75
- ISBN: 1593630050
- ASIN: 1593630050
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Filled with strategies and methods for getting involved
2004-10-07
Reviewer: Midwest Book Review
Empowered Girls: A Girl's Guide To Positive Activism, Volunteering, And Philanthropy by the team of Frances A. Karnes (Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Educatonl, University of Southern Mississippi) and Kristen R. Stephens (Support Services Coordinator, Duke University Talent identification Program, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in Programs in Education, Duke University) is a solid, practical, hands-on guide for young women seeking to become active in their school and community. Filled with strategies and methods for getting involved, whether in activism, volunteering, community service, or philanthropy, and offering the testimony of girls who contributed and brought their inspiration, Empowered Girls is truly a soul-charging read and an encouraging self-help guide to setting out and making the world a better place.
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