Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something that Matters

This how-to guide for teenagers  instructs and inspires readers how to start a grass-roots organization to solve any kind of social problem they are passionate about through exercises and all kinds of practical entrepreneurial advice for both nonprofit and for-profit entities. It also inspires and empowers readers with profiles of young people who’ve succeeded in similar endeavors as well as the author’s personal experiences. The goal of the book is to empower young people to put their empathy into action and tackle problems in their own communities and around the world. 

“Teens looking to make a difference will find inspiration as well as real-world strategies for realizing their dreams of being the change they want to see in the world.... Inspirational as well as practical.”Kirkus Reviews

“…not only shows you how to change the world in first-class style–it makes you want to actually do it.  Thorough, complete, organized, on-target–pick an adjective, because they all apply in this case."Compass Book Ratings   “This book is packed with practical advice and inspiration for anyone who has a yearning to build a better world.” —David Bornstein, author of HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD and columnist for the New York Times
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Author(s): 
Laurie Ann Thompson
Year: 
2014
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