Tools to Save Our Home Planet

A Changemaker's Guidebook
Herausgeber: Flint, Jessica; Thomas, Patrick; Mucha, Nick

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In 1994, Patagonia invited representatives from 75 grassroots nonprofit organisations to gather and learn from active experts how to be more effective at what they do. Through this ongoing conference as well as years of funding these organisations, Patagonia has helped thousands of activists make the changes they envision for the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Patagonia Books
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 163mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 888g
• ISBN-13: 9781952338168
• ISBN-10: 1952338166
• Artikelnr.: 67334315

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: Why a Tools Conference?  by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia
Foreword: Why a Tools Book? by Ryan Gellart, CEO of Patagonia
Introduction by Nick Mucha, Patagonia Environmental Capacity Building
Director
Part One: The Activist Life
Chapter One: The Ongoing Evolution of a Changemaker
Essay: Activism as a Lifelong Journey: Passing the Baton by Annie Leonard
Case Study: Undamming the Klamath River by Amy Cordalis
Essay: Intersectional Environmentalism: A New Frame for Today and the
Future by Leah Thomas, The Intersectional Environmentalist
Case Study: Sixteen Brave Montana Youth Win Their Climate Rights in Court
by Our Children's Trust
Part Two: The Tools
Chapter Two: Clarifying Your Cause 
How to: Create Your Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan by Jamie Henn,
Fossil Free Media
How to: Develop Strategies and Tactics by Dr. Chad Nelson, Surfrider
Foundation
Essay: Listening to History by Jade Begay, NDN Collective
Case Study: Energy Garden by Agamemnon Otero, Energy Gardens (UK)
Essay: Beginnings by Elizabeth Yeampierre, UPROSE
Chapter Three: Your Story
How To: Communicate Effectively, by Kristen Grimm, Spitfire Strategies
Essay: Media Momentum by Anne Rolfes, Louisiana Bucket Brigade
How to: Use the Power of Photography
How To: Reject Dominant Narratives, by Tsering Yangzom Lama, Greenpeace
Case Study: Rewilding Argentina by Martina Sasso, Fundacion Rewilding
Argentina
Essay: Creating Change with Your Story by Julian Mocine-McQueen, Million
Person Project
Chapter Four: Working Together
How to: Work Effectively with Board, Staff, and Volunteers, by Mallory
Erickson
Essay: The Value of Organizational Diversity by Andrés Jimenez, Green 2.0
Case Study: Idaho's Boulder and White Cloud Mountains, by Rick Johnson
Essay: Finding Purpose in a Broken World, by Kevin J. Patel, OneUpAction
International
Case Study: The Bronx Is Blooming With Volunteers by Jennifer Beaugrand,
The Bronx Is Blooming
Chapter Five:  Fundraising
How To: Raise Money for Your Organization, by Kimberly O’Donnell and Janet
Cobb, Network for Good
How To: Write Grants that Win, by Meredith Noble
How To: Fundraise to Sustain Your Organization, by Megan Seibel, Capacity
Refresh
Case Study: Mi Familia Vota by Carlos Duarte, Mi Familia Vota
Chapter Six: Lobbying and Voting
How To: Win with Legislations, by Kai Anderson, Cassidy and Associates
Essay: Lessons from Lobbying by Jenny Weber, Bob Brown Foundation
Case Study: Native Organizers Alliance Red Road to DC by Judith Le Blanc,
Native Organizers Alliance
Essay: Engaging Youth in Politics by Momoko Nojo, (Japan)
Case Study: NY Renews by Leslie Cagan, NY Renews
Chapter Seven: Legal Action
How To: Take Legal Action, by Abigail Dillen, Earthjustice
Essay: When to Sue for Change, by Hollie Kerwin, Environmental Justice
Case Study: Communities for a Better Environment, by Jennifer Ganata and
Idalmis Vaquero, Communities for a Better Environment
Essay: Defending Your Right to Speak Out, by Deepa Padmanabha, Greenpeace
Essay: Non Violent Direct Action by Saif Rahman
Chapter Eight: Economics
How To: Use Economics to Win, by Julien Vincent, Market Forces
Essay: Pricing the Priceless, by Nik Strong-Cvetich, Save the Waves
Coalition
Case Study: The Kilmanjaro Porters Assistance Program, by Jessica Flint
Chapter Nine: Join with Others
How to: Collaborate, by Dianne J. Russel, Institute for Conservation
Leadership
Case Study: Japan's Four Years to Go by Takayoshi Yokoyama, 350.org (Japan)
Essay: Lessons Learned from Bristol Bay, by Shoren Brown, The Conservation
Alliance
Chapter Ten: Movements
How to: Build Movements by Dr. Hahrie Han, Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Agora Institute
How To: Create Inclusive Events, by Nyiesha Mallett, UPROSE
Essay: Building the Big Shift by Bill McKibben, Third Act, founder of
350.org
Case Study: Fight for the Bight by Jess Lerch, Wilderness Society Australia
Chapter Eleven: Taking Care and Sticking with It
Essay: Persistence by Jungim Kim, Korea
Essay: Resilience and Renewal by Beth Kanter, BethKantor.org
Essay: "Sometimes You Need a F**king Boat," by Aaron Hill