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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One The Good Citizen: Philanthropy and You -- Chapter 1 Why Charity? -- Chapter 2 Why Giving? -- Chapter 3 You Are a Philanthropist -- Chapter 4 The Difference Between Acute and Chronic Issues: Empathy Today vs. Strategy for Tomorrow -- Chapter 5 Is There a Difference Between Giving toa Nonprofit and Giving to a Charity? -- Chapter 6 Are All Cancer Charities Alike? Services vs. Solutions -- Chapter 7 Why Do You Give? Do You Really Understand Your Motives? -- Chapter 8 What's Your Cause for Life? -- Part Two Good Information Gathering -- Chapter 9 Find a Great Organization -- Chapter 10 The Three Essential Questions -- Chapter 11 First Question: Goals -- Chapter 12 Second Question: Progress -- Chapter 13 Third Question: How They Improve -- Chapter 14 Don't Rely on Others for Simple Answers -- Part Three Good Information Filtering: Don't Be Duped by Dumbed-Down Data -- Chapter 15 Questions NOT to Ask -- Chapter 16 Stop Asking About Overhead -- Chapter 17 Overhead Ratios Tell You Nothing About Impact -- Chapter 18 Overhead Ratios Weaken Charitable Services and Programs -- Chapter 19 Overhead Measures Discriminate Against Underdog Causes -- Chapter 20 Overhead Measures Weaken Civil Society and Diminish Civic Engagement -- Chapter 21 Overhead Measures Hide Unfair Differences in Accounting -- Chapter 22 Overhead Measures Discourage Growth -- Chapter 23 Demanding Low Salaries Undermines Your Strategy to Help the Most People -- Part Four Good Media Consumption: Monitor Truth in Media -- Chapter 24 Be Responsible and Rigorous When Learning About Charities in the Media -- Chapter 25 Case Study: CNN and Boys & -- Girls Clubs of America -- Chapter 26 Case Study: The New York Times and Wounded Warrior Project -- Chapter 27 Case Study: ProPublica on the American Red Cross.

"The Everyday Philanthropist demystifies giving, charity, impact, overhead ratios and philanthropy for generous people of all ages and abilities. It's breakthrough thinking. It's a concise and counterintuitive guide for everyone--from wealthy benefactors to high school activists to families that want their lives to matter. Where once you might have thought the world of philanthropy to be just for the wealthy or thought of it as dry and boring, The Everyday Philanthropist will open your eyes to new ideas and a lifestyle of making a difference that's actually exciting. Designed to be a comprehensive pocket guide', it feature quick and easy-to-understand micro chapters complete with clear and helpful graphics that illustrate key points. It's written for the layperson -- no fancy specialty or academic language of the trade. And it's breakthrough approach and thinking make it equally valuable for even the wealthiest, most sophisticated philanthropists and foundations"--

A blueprint for a national leadership movement to transform the way the public thinks about giving Virtually everything our society has been taught about charity is backwards. We deny the social sector the ability to grow because of our short-sighted demand that it send every short-term dollar into direct services. Yet if the sector cannot grow, it can never match the scale of our great social problems. In the face of this dilemma, the sector has remained silent, defenseless, and disorganized. In Charity Case, Pallotta proposes a visionary solution: a Charity Defense Council to re-educate the