Be a Changemaker by Thompson, Laurie Ann -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover 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

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