Tools to Save Our Home Planet - A Changemaker's Guidebook

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Nick Mucha (he/him/his) is the Environmental Programs Manager at Patagonia. In this role, Nick leads Patagonia’s efforts to build organizational capacity and effectiveness for Patagonia’s nonprofit partners. His work is born out of a deep appreciation for the vitally important role that nonprofit organizations play in tackling our most vexing environmental, social, and economic issues. Nick has 15 years’ experience leading conservation and community development programs throughout the world. His interest in this work was born while he and his wife served as Peace Corps volunteers in Honduras from 2004-2006. From that experience Nick founded his own organization supporting coastal communities that were grappling with booming surf tourism in southern Nicaragua. After running that organization for 7 years, Nick served as Director of Programs for Save The Waves Coalition with a focus on protecting surf ecosystems worldwide. Nick holds a B.A.in political science from UC Santa Barbara. Outside of work, Nick is usually serving up dad jokes to his three kids or scheming to get in a quick surf, trail run, or weekend adventure off-grid.

Patrick Thomas is a Minnesota-based marketing leader, editor, and consultant. Over 20 years of publishing work he’s edited New York Times bestsellers, served as managing director of Milkweed Editions, ran the San Francisco Chronicle book review, and developed innovative branching narrative gaming scripts. He’s been fortunate to work with numerous award-winning writers, scientists, adventurers, and poets, and believes in the powerful role stories have to play in saving the planet. 

Jessica Flint has worked as an editor at such publications as Vanity Fair, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Departures, and was a content strategist at Apple. She has written about mountain climbing in Africa for Outside, hiking with her father through Chilean Patagonia for Departures, and trends in sustainable travel for National Geographic, among other publications. She lives in Minnesota.  

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Jessica Flint (Editor), Nick Mucha (Editor), Nick Mucha (Editor), Patrick Thomas (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 21.11.2023, delayed
• EAN: 9781952338168
• ISBN: 978-1-952338-16-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, Sales and marketing, Management and management techniques, effective activism,