The life of an activist [electronic resource] in the frontlines 24/7 / Randy Jurado Ertll.

Author/Creator:

Ertll, Randy Jurado.

Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2013.

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (137 p.)

Subjects:

Community activists -- United States.
Social movements.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

The Life of an Activist is a non-fiction narrative that describes key steps on how to become and evolve into an effective activist and community leader. Ertll describes social movements and provides useful advice on how to successfully manage non-profits to accomplish positive social change that truly improves people's lives.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; 1 Evolution of an Activist; 2 Angry and Bitter Is Not Necessarily the Answer; 3 Media as Advocacy Tool -Organizing Press Conferences and Writing Columns; 4 Raising Money; 5 Three Well-Known and Well-Established Non-Profits; 6 How to Organize Fundraisers; 7 How to Organize and Mobilize Community Members; 8 How to Deal with Boards of Directors and Bureaucracies; 9 Concepts of Community Organizing and Coalition Building; 10 Other Well-Known Non-Profits and Their Role in Advocacy and Community Organizing; 11 How to Keep Going; 12 All You Need Is Love - and Ganas
13 The Purpose of Being an Activist - Is This Love?Appendix; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 10, 2013).

ISBN:

0-7618-6136-X

OCLC:

857277599

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