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#21B SERVICE TO OTHERS I admire those who serve others — either out of sense of civic / patriotic duty, desire to give back, or just because they care about people suffering /struggling and want to help. While not all of us can choose military service, run for public office, work for a community service organization or volunteer to help the sick, deprived, uneducated, etc—we can support dedicated public servants and non-profits. At times I‘ve felt good about giving my own time, energy or charitable contribution to aid such efforts. (Note: “Service is the rent we pay for being…the very purpose of life” as Marian Wright Edelman put it.) |
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the theme is paired with: #36A Cynicism to make Choice #32 in the Choices We Make cards |
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this theme as presented in older version of theme structure: version 2.0 version 3.0 is this theme new to version 4?--NO |
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click to look at the Project Worldview Cultural Literacy Encyclopedia Related Words, Beliefs, Background articles for the above choice |
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Project Worldview authored discussion, Worldview Watch related issues, songs, etc. |
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Wikipedia articles related to this theme: |
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| Philanthropy | Prosocial Behavior | community service | |
| volunteering | public or civil service | Volunteerism | |
| Helping Behavior | Civic Duty | Officials, Bureaucratic | |
| Servant Leadership | |||
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worldview internal inconsistency related: Strongly valuing this theme and any of the themes in the list below is a contradiction: |
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| #4 Spreading Disinformation / Tactical Deception |
#17A Bitterness
& Vengeance |
#19A Competitive
Capitalism |
#22B Imperialism |
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#25 Evil |
#28A Hedonistic Orientation | #29B Taking Charge==> Violence | #36B Conspiracies |
| #43 Seeking
Wealth & Power |
#50A
Libertarian |
#51B Big Business Pushes Global Limits | #103A Individual Glory |
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More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #21B: Service to Others |
| Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network |
| Volunteers of America |
| The Giving Pledge ("a commitment by the world's wealthiest individuals and families") |
| MacKenzie Scott shakes up philanthropy after her divorce from Jeff Bezos by Andrew Connelly (NPR story Jan 10 2023) |
| "Philanthropy: China's Carnegie" (article from The Economist May 3 2014) |
| Volunteering is good for mental health (BMJ Open Journal based report by Ashley Welch on CBS News Aug 9 2016) |
| "Bill Gates wants China to encourage wealthy Chinese to be more giving" by Rachel Armstrong and Andrew Toh (Apr 6 2014 Reuters news item) |
| "America's Most Generous: Zuckerbergs Donate $970 Million" (Feb 2014 report from The Irish Times) |
| "Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness" by Elizabeth Dunn, etal (research paper in 21 March 2008 issue of Science) |
| "A New Era of Service" by Barack Obama (essay in Time March 30 2009) |
| Corporation for National and Community Service (supports "the American culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility") |
| "What is Servant Leadership? (from the Greenleaf Center for Service Leadership) |
| Charity Village (Canadian non-profit resources supersite) |
| Volunteerism--Resources in the United Nations System |
| Volunteerism in the U.S. (State Dept. info on public service) |
| Volunteering and Civic Life in America 2012 (USA gov site provides "the most comprehensive look at volunteering and civic life in the 50 states") |
| "Can Service Save Us?" by Joe Klein ( Time cover story about therapeutic value of public service, July1 2013) |
| "Public Service is Cool Again" by Taylor Barnes (August 18 2009 article in Christian Science Monitor) |
| "Micro Volunteers Phone It In" by Amy Farnsworth, (article in Christian Science Monitor, August 2, 2009) |
| Making a Difference at Home, by Caroline Kennedy (2007 Time article about volunteerism, public service) |
| Advice for Volunteers |
| Resources for Finding/Creating Volunteer Opportunities (list of links provided by Patricia Sarmiento) |
| Volunteer Match (organization devoted to pairing volunteers with non-profit organizations) |
| Voices for National Service (organization devoted to promoting Americorps) |
| Youth Service America |
| How to Become a Volunteer Firefighter |
| Volunteers in Politics |
| Giving: How Each of Us Can Change The World, by Bill Clinton (about the book--Clinton Foundation website) |
| The Do-Gooder Option, by Dan Kadlec (November 12, 2007 Time magazine article) |
| Yahoo News Coverage of Philanthropy and Volunteerism |
| Network for Good |
| Council on Foundations (promoting knowledge, growth, and action in philanthropy) |
| A Tradition of Public Service (Harvard University Guide) |
| Partnership for Public Service: Work for USA |
| A Public Service Career in Teaching (on Teach for America website) |
| USA Freedom Corps (government organization devoted to "We want to be a nation that serves goals larger than self") |
| Civilian Response Corps ("ready to deploy civilian professionals to support overseas reconstruction & stabilization") |
| Project Health (dedicated to "breaking the link between poverty and poor health," employs undergrad volunteers) |
| quotes related to volunteerism (from Energize, Inc. a website for leaders of volunteers) |
| quotes related to generosity |
back to Theme Choices version 5.0 structure
"As you shop in "The Reality Marketplace" avoid
spending your "reality cash" too early, before you have
seen
everything. "
from Coming of Age in the Global Village,
by
Stephen P. Cook, with Donella H. Meadows.