Description:When it comes to donating your time or money, how do you choose which charities best represent your values and concerns? Where does your money really go? And can volunteers and activists really make a difference? "The Good Giving Guide" is the first guide for the concerned individual about how charities, NGOs and pressure groups work. Using examples from a cross-section of charities, it examines how your money might be spent, how to understand your charity's structure and accounts and how you can influence its aims. It looks at fundraising methods - from government grants and corporate partnerships to public donations - and questions which are most effective. It also explores the role of volunteering, activism and public pressure in our changing society and asks if civil disobedience can ever be appropriate.