Giving to charity is now headline news and utterly mainstream. Live8, the huge Asian tsunami appeal and the popularity of Oxfam's Christmas gifts of goats for developing countries are all evidence of our increasing passion for giving. There are 166,000 British charities and in 2004 they had an income of almost 35bn. But there are so many charities, so many ways to give, and innumerable good causes. Jessica Williams asks the important practical and moral questions: - How can you know your money is going to the right people? - What can you donate apart from money? - Is charity an effective way of helping people? - How much do other people give? - Is charity doing the government's job for them? - Doesn't charity just relieve our guilt over the world's inequalities? - How is the charity sector changing? - Do attitudes to charity differ around the world? - Which are the biggest and best charities? How to Give to Charity answers these questions and more. It is the essential read for anyone wanting to make a difference to others less fortunate than themselves.
Author Biography
Jessica Williams is the author of the international bestseller 50 Facts that Should Change the World. She is also a BBC journalist.
