| Description |
xv, 220 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
What do you care about? -- What problem do you take on? -- Giraffe stories -- Why do it? -- What's the path to a meaningful life? -- Going for it -- Giraffe stories -- Start here -- Research -- Decide the form of your participation -- Create a specific project -- Create a vision for your project's success -- Add details to your project -- Giraffe stories -- Trust them? Are you kidding? -- The importance of building trust -- How to build trust -- Efforts to build trust are risky -- Giraffe stories -- Building a team and keeping it together -- How to build a team from scratch -- Team structure -- Team management -- Create and communicate a team vision of success -- Giraffe stories -- Making a plan -- Steps for visionary planning -- What to do when your plan succeeds -- Giraffe stories -- Risk taking and courage -- An ostrich nation -- Turning it around-the giraffe heroes project -- Turning it around - why you should take risks for the common good -- Tips for taking risks as an active citizen -- Giraffe stories -- Finding common ground: negotiating and resolving conflicts -- General principles for negotiating and resolving conflicts -- Ten steps to common ground -- It doesn't work every time -- Giraffe stories -- Persuasive communications: speeches, fund-raising, and more -- Persuasive communications-style, attitude, heart, and vision -- How to give a great speech -- Tips for raising money -- Giraffe stories -- Dealing with the media: the secrets of good PR -- Why should you tell people what you're doing? -- Creating a media strategy -- How to get the media results you want -- Giraffe stories -- Getting institutions to do what you want -- Developing the public will -- Working with "the System" -- Lobbying -- Giraffe stories -- Public testimony and legal action -- Public testimony -- Legal action -- Giraffe stories -- A personal journey -- Connectedness-A spiritual concept with political power -- Lightening up -- Being responsible for our world-and for ourselves. |
| Subject |
Social action -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Social change -- Citizen participation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Community power -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| ISBN |
1576753042 |
| Standard No. |
9781576753040 |
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