Non-profits and charities depend upon the emotional and monetary assist of their backers. And that assist is all the time primarily based on a narrative. A narrative of risk, of justice, of neighborhood. They serve to proper wrongs, to repair issues, to shine a light-weight and to make issues higher.
I’ve found {that a} e-book is a robust instrument for sharing this story.
This week, Afya is launching a e-book by my good friend Danielle Butin. It’s solely obtainable on their web site.
Wild Hope Now is the story of 1 one that noticed an issue and refused to show away. And it’s the story of how she started in her yard, organizing one individual, then ten, then whole establishments. Afya is now saving lives all over the world.
Books like Wild Hope Now and those I’ve listed beneath humanize the magic of those causes. Whereas a video can go viral, a e-book could make it simple to not solely share the story with others, however really make an affect.
Simply Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz
Stroll in Their Sneakers by Jim Ziolkowski
Manifesto for a Ethical Revolution by Jacqueline Novogratz
Creating Room to Learn by John Wooden
The concepts in these books and books like these actually resonate with me. I discover myself listening to the authors’ voices as I am going about my day, a reminder that higher shouldn’t be solely pressing, however it’s attainable. Attainable right here and attainable now.
Sharing books like these is a triple present. You be taught one thing. The individual you purchase a replica for feels seen and revered and learns one thing as effectively. And the expansion in assist for the trigger makes a distinction for the lengthy haul.
