
Be a Changemaker
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At age eleven, Jessica Markowitz learned that girls in Rwanda are often not allowed to attend school, and Richards Rwanda took shape.
During his sophomore year of high school, Zach Steinfeld put his love of baking to good use and started the Baking for Breast Cancer Club.
Do you wish you could make a difference in your community or even the world? Are you one of the millions of high school teens with a service-learning requirement? Either way, Be a Changemaker will empower you with the confidence and knowledge you need to affect real change. You'll find all the tools you need right here?through engaging youth profiles, step-by-step exercises, and practical tips, you can start making a difference today.
This inspiring guide will teach you how to research ideas, build a team, recruit supportive adults, fundraise, host events, work the media, and, most importantly, create lasting positive change. Apply lessons from the business world to problems that need solving and become a savvy activist with valuable skills that will benefit you for a lifetime!
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- Intro
- Dedication
- Foreword
- 1: It's Your Turn Now
- Profile: Free the Children
- Why Youth?
- Why You?
- You Can Do It
- 2: What's a Changemaker, Anyway?
- Profile: Team Revolution
- Changemakers and Social Entrepreneurs
- Let's Go!
- 3: The Secret Formula
- Profile: Actores de la Prevención (Prevention Actors)
- Why This Chapter Matters
- What's Your Passion?
- What Are You Good At?
- What Needs to Be Done?
- Some Areas to Think About
- Passion + Skill + Problem = Venture!
- On Your Way
- 4: Researching Your Big Ideas
- Profile: Project ORANGS
- Getting Started
- Save Everything!
- Internet
- Conducting Interviews
- Surveys
- Other Research Options
- There Can Be Only One . . . For Now
- 5: Building Your Dream Team
- Profile: Richard's Rwanda
- Common Positions and Titles
- What to Look For
- Who to Ask
- How to Ask
- Elevator Pitch
- Holes in the Roles
- Don't Worry If You Don't Have It All
- Being a Leader
- Leadership Tips
- The Magic Words
- What If Things Don't Work Out?
- 6: Enlisting a Savvy Adult
- Profile: Greening Forward
- Why You Need an Adult Mentor
- Finding a Mentor
- How to Approach a Potential Mentor
- Sample Mentor Agreement
- Advisors
- It's Still Up to You
- 7: Meeting Magic
- Profile: Girls Talk, Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation
- When and Where?
- Breaking the Ice
- Meeting Musts
- Sample Agenda
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Unmeetings
- Last Words of Wisdom
- 8: Business Planning 101
- Profile: Team aWEARness, Transition House
- Business Plan Basics
- Putting It All Together
- Sample Business Plan: Team aWEARness
- A Plan Is Just a Plan
- 9: Money Matters
- Profile: Youth Ultimate Project
- Budget: Planning What Might Happen
- Bookkeeping: Tracking What Did Happen
- Banking
- Taxes
- Learning from the Numbers
- Your Money Mind-Set
- 10: The Art of Making Money
- Profile: Les Manos United
- Donations
- Grants
- Make Your Own
- Hybrids
- Other Options
- A Penny Saved . . .
- Doubling Back
- 11: How to Sell Well
- Profile: Baking for Breast Cancer
- What Is Marketing?
- Branding
- Promotion Tactics
- Advertising
- Making Your Own Marketing Campaign
- 12: Working the Media
- Profile: StudentRND
- Social Media
- Traditional Media
- Sample Press Release
- Other Media Considerations
- 13: Speeches that Sparkle
- Profile: Triple H (Homelessness, Hunger, Hope), Girls Inc.
- First Impressions
- Golden Opportunities
- What to Say
- How to Say It
- Presentation Software
- Networking
- 14: Event Planning Boot Camp
- Profile: TEDxRedmond
- To Event, or Not to Event?
- Sample Event Budget
- Planning
- Checklists
- Sample Event Planning Checklist
- How Did You Do?
- Is It Really Worth It?
- 15: Covering Your Assets
- Profile: Change the World Kids
- Risk Management
- Personal Safety
- Laws
- Becoming Official
- Taxes
- Insurance
- Other Financial Risks
- Other Legal Issues
- Working with Young People
- Ask for Help When You Need It
- 16: Pairing Up for Perfect Partnerships
- Profile: NeverSeconds
- Why Partner?
- Where to Find a Partner
- How to Go About It
- Sample Mind Map
- Final Thoughts
- 17: Making It Last
- Profile: Everybody Dance Now!
- Sustainability
- Avoiding Burnout
- Hand-Off
- Fresh Meat
- The Multitudes
- In It for the Long Haul
- 18: Now What?
- Profile: Project Believe in Me
- But, What About . . . ?
- Where Do You Go from Here?
- Looking Forward, and Back
- Acknowledgments
- Resources
- About Laurie Ann Thompson
- Copyright
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