Accelerate your real-world, social impact by driving systemic policy changes As Co-Founder of Global Citizen--an international education and advocacy organization with the mission to end extreme poverty worldwide--Michael Sheldrick has worked with governments, businesses, foundations, the artist community, and everyday citizens to distribute over $40 billion around the world over the past decade. Now, in From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World, he delivers an inspiring and insightful discussion on how to implement social impact by driving…mehr
Accelerate your real-world, social impact by driving systemic policy changes As Co-Founder of Global Citizen--an international education and advocacy organization with the mission to end extreme poverty worldwide--Michael Sheldrick has worked with governments, businesses, foundations, the artist community, and everyday citizens to distribute over $40 billion around the world over the past decade. Now, in From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World, he delivers an inspiring and insightful discussion on how to implement social impact by driving policy change. An indispensable guide for individual changemakers, philanthropists, CSR and ESG professionals, policymakers, corporate foundations, and higher education students, this book features an overview of pressing challenges to avoid, an eight-step playbook for mastering policy entrepreneurship, and diverse examples spanning historical movements like the Transatlantic Slave Trade and FDR's New Deal to contemporary battles for climate justice, energy transition and gender equality. At its core, this uplifting book equips readers with the tools to craft their own impactful narratives that can inspire countless more success stories, reinforcing the idea that we are not prisoners of fate and that actual change begins with us
MICHAEL SHELDRICK is a policy entrepreneur and a driving force behind the advocacy efforts of Global Citizen to end extreme poverty. As a Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact, and Government Affairs Officer, he leads the organization's campaigns to mobilize support from governments, businesses, and foundations. These initiatives have reached millions of people in over 150 countries and secured over $40 billion in support for local and regional organizations working to provide access to essential resources such as healthcare, education, and climate resilience. A sought-after speaker and author on policy advocacy, sustainable development, and corporate responsibility, Michael has shared his insights at conferences and summits worldwide. His insights have been featured in leading outlets including Forbes, The Guardian, The Hill, Nikkei and Fairfax Media, and his voice heard on major news networks such as ABC, BBC, CNN, France 34, and Sky News.
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Foreword xvii
Prologue xxi
Introduction: Harbingers of Hope 1
Part 1 An Eight-Step Playbook to Master Policy Entrepreneurship 7
Chapter 1 The Visionary: Setting the Foundation for Change 11
Chapter 2 The Diplomat: Catalyzing Impact through Pragmatism 45
Chapter 3 The Implementer: Enforcing Accountability and Follow- Through 65
Part 2 Success Stories of Policy Entrepreneurs 75
Chapter 4 Advancing Access: Equal Education for All 77
Chapter 5 Empowering a Community: Just Transition beyond Coal 101
Chapter 6 Building Bridges: Small and Mighty in a Warming World 127
Chapter 7 Finding One World: Lessons in Collective Action 153
Conclusion: Being Part of the Solution in a World on Fire 179
Epilogue 197
Acknowledgments 199
Annex: Summary Eight Steps for Policy Entrepreneurship 205
