Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters - Paperback
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Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters - Paperback
$15.99
by Laurie Ann Thompson (Author), Bill Drayton (Foreword by)
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 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!
Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 16, 2014
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (2015)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters
Interest Level: Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up
Reading Level: 8
Point Value: 10
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