Be a Changemaker by Laurie Ann Thompson

Be a Changemaker by Laurie Ann Thompson

Empower yourself in today's highly connected, socially conscious world as you learn how to wield your passions, digital tools, and the principles of social entrepreneurship to affect real change in your schools, communities, and beyond.

At age eleven, Jessica Markowitz learned that girls in Rwanda faced barriers to attending school--and turned her concern into action by helping create Richard's Rwanda. As a high school sophomore, Zach Steinfeld put his love of baking to work by starting the Baking for Breast Cancer Club.

You don't have to wait until you're an adult to make a difference.

Whether you want to address an issue in your school, strengthen your community, support a cause you care about, or tackle a bigger problem, Be a Changemaker gives you the practical tools to turn your passion into action. Through inspiring profiles of young changemakers, step-by-step exercises, and approachable advice, you'll learn how to take an idea and build it into something that can create meaningful impact.

Discover how to research the issues you care about, develop a plan, build a team, find mentors and supporters, raise funds, organize events, spread your message, and create lasting change. Drawing on the principles of social entrepreneurship, Be a Changemaker helps young people develop the confidence and real-world skills to move from identifying a problem to becoming part of the solution.

Your age doesn't determine your ability to make an impact. Start where you are, use what you have, and discover just how much change you can create.

Laurie Ann Thompson is a fan of capybaras, despises caverns, and has mixed feelings about mushy bananas. She is the coauthor of the Two Truths and a Lie series and the author of several award-winning nonfiction books, including Emmanuel's Dream, a picture book biography of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, which was named an ALA Notable Book and a CCBC Pick, among other honors. She and her family live outside of Seattle, and you can find her online at www.lauriethompson.com.

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ISBN 13	9781582704647
ISBN 10	1582704643
Title	Be a Changemaker
Author	Laurie Ann Thompson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Beyond Words Publishing
Year published	2014-09-16
Number of pages	240
Prizes	Commended for Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (Nonfiction) 2015
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.