The veteran urban activist and author of the revolutionary Toxic Charity returns with a headline-making book that offers proven results-oriented ideas for transforming our system of givingIn Toxic Charity Robert D Lupton revealed the truth about modern charity programs meant to help the poor and disenfranchised While charity makes donors feel better he argued it often hurts those it seeks to help At the forefront of this burgeoning yet ineffective compassion industry are American churches which spend billions on dependency-producing programs including food pantries But what would charity look like if we instead measured it by its ability to alleviate poverty and needsThat is the question at the heart of Charity Detox Drawing on his many decades of experience Lupton outlines how to structure programs that actually improve the quality of life of the poor and disenfranchised He introduces many strategies that are revolutionizing what we do with our charity dollars and offers numerous examples of organizations that have successfully adopted these groundbreaking new models Only by redirecting our strategies and becoming committed to results he argues can charity enterprises truly become as transformative as our ideals.
