Description: Tools to Save Our Home Planet: A Changemaker's Guidebook reflects the wisdom and best advice of activists working in today's volatile world. A go-to resource for driving change, it offers timely and relevant insights for mission-aligned work. It is intended as a primer for those new to activism and a refresher for seasoned activists wanting to learn from their peers.--Back cover.
Brief description:
Nick Mucha is the Environmental Capacity Building Director at Patagonia. In this role, Nick leads Patagonia's efforts to focus and deliver strategic grantmaking support to Patagonia's grantee organizations while enhancing the effectiveness and durability of 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 seven 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.
Review Quotes:
"Tools to Save Our Home Planet is an eco-activism guidebook that bursts with salient strategies for rising up and fighting the powers that threaten the natural world." -- Foreword Magazine
"A wonderful place to start is the book Tools to Save Our Home Planet: A Changemaker's Guidebook, which comes out in paperback on April 22. It includes contributions from 40+ inspirational folks who help both new advocates and seasoned activists clearly articulate their cause, shore up the internal logistics of their organizing efforts, and ultimately mobilize through policy, partnerships, legal avenues, and more." --Food Tank
"Through curated essays, case studies, and how-to's from dozens of contributors, the environmentally conscious apparel brand (which also admits it's impossible for any company to be truly sustainable) wants to inspire readers to 'double down on your passion'--and tackle our greatest crises." -- Civil Eats
"Less about lofty ideals and more about practical steps: how to organise within your community, influence policy, and spark sustainable movements that last." -- The Ethicalist