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Voluntourism, Aaron Baart
Voluntourism, Aaron Baart
Faculty Work Comprehensive List
"The missio dei is God’s work in the world. Missions, both long- and short-term, must always exist in submission to God’s work."
Posting about increasing impact in mission work from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/voluntourism/
Doing Business Christianly, Dale Zevenbergen
Doing Business Christianly, Dale Zevenbergen
Faculty Work Comprehensive List
"We are also called, in doing our work Christianly, to join God in His redemptive work–as Christ brings everything to its conclusion in perfect shalom."
Posting about Christian life and work from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/doing-business-christianly/
Thomas Griffiths, Thomas Griffiths, Meg Miner
Thomas Griffiths, Thomas Griffiths, Meg Miner
All oral histories
Griffiths recalls that Myers had the "urge to collect" and built collections purposefully, even to the point of paying a higher price to fill a gap. Recalls Myers discarding books, one of which he has, but suspects it was only if Minor had duplicates. Reflects on the influence Myers had on faculty, through emphasis on and support for scholarship, and on students and facilities. Also discusses being present during meetings about the book auction, the last conversation he had with Myers and the one book he received as a gift after Myers' illness. The idea of wearing chrysanthemums at the …
The Impact Of Philanthropy, Jonathan F. Denzler
The Impact Of Philanthropy, Jonathan F. Denzler
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Forwarding a narrative framework of philanthropic impact this thesis problematizes the evaluation methods used by social engagement organizations to measure the impact or change that they are contributing to in a community. By focusing on the example of food access, and the corresponding language of the "food desert", this project locates the power to control the framing of social issues in the hands of funders as opposed to those who experience the real life effects of living in poverty or resource-poor communities. This process then lets the philanthropists set a goal and meet that goal without ever truly communicating or …
Making An Impact: An Innovative Solution To Strengthen Strategic Publishing Decisions, Jennifer M. Lyons, Cecile Perrin
Making An Impact: An Innovative Solution To Strengthen Strategic Publishing Decisions, Jennifer M. Lyons, Cecile Perrin
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers
Research impact is at the heart of institutional performance and reputation and is increasingly gaining prominence in academic library services. University of Wollongong (UOW) Library implemented a Research Impact Analysis Service (RIAS) in 2011 to help researchers, research centres and the University strengthen their impact by providing detailed, strategic reports based on citations analysis drawn from numerous datasets. As demand intensified, consideration needed to be given to issues of scalability and capacity to sustain and grow the service. An opportunity for collaboration arose, connecting the Library's business need with the software development skills of JoindUp, a local start-up company under …