Making Change: Tips from an Underage Overachiever

by Bilaal Rajan

Overview

Fundraising wunderkind Bilaal Rajan shares his tips for effective fundraising, using examples from his own amazing life to show how it can be done—and how you can have fun doing it. The second part of the book is a section entitled Eight Principles to Maximize Your Full Potential, which includes exercises to help you identify and attain your dreams.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554696659
Publisher:	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date:	10/01/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
Lexile:	940L (what's this?)
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Bilaal Rajan started fundraising at the age of four, when he sold clementines to raise money for the victims of an earthquake in India. Since then he has raised funds for children in Southeast Asia, Haiti and Africa. In March 2005, Bilaal became the UNICEF Canada Child Representative. He continues his fundraising efforts while attending school and traveling the world spreading his message of hope. Bilaal lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his parents.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Nigel Fisher, President and CEO, UNICEF Canada
Introduction

PART I Fundraising Tips for Activist Kids

• Chapter 1: You CAN Do Amazing Things
• Chapter 2: Get Creative
• Chapter 3: Think Big
• Chapter 4: Strength in Numbers
• Chapter 5: Don’t Take No for an Answer
• Chapter 6: Media Makes the Difference
• Chapter 7: Public Speaking
• Chapter 8: Other Ways to Give
• Chapter 9: Seeing Is Believing

Part II Eight Principles to Maximize Your True Potential

• Introduction
• Principle One: Know Your Destination
• Principle Two: Think Before You Act
• Principle Three: Listen Hard, Don’t Hardly Listen
• Principle Four: IOU—Importance Over Urgency
• Principle Five: Strength in Numbers
• Principle Six: Practice a No-Lose Policy
• Principle Seven: Give Yourself a Tune-Up
• Principle Eight: Visualize Success
• Bilaal’s Reading List

Editorial Reviews

Gr 6-9

Rajan first began raising funds for charity at age four by selling clementines for earthquake victims in India. As a child and as a teenager, he has been raising money for charities in Southeast Asia, Haiti, and Africa. In 2005, he was named UNICEF Canada's Child Representative. In the first part of the book, Rajan shares his experiences in charity work as well as tips for raising money. While his intentions are honorable, his advice is sometimes unclear. When contacting CEOs for corporate sponsorships, amateur fund-raisers will need a little more coaching than "just go for it." Part two outlines Rajan's eight principles for maximizing personal potential. Each chapter concludes with blank workbooklike pages. The worksheets are simplified and may do little to engage teens who are not self-motivated. Black-and-white photos appear throughout. Clearly, Rajan is an exceptional teen and has much to offer the world. However, this book does little to enhance his efforts. Sean Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (S & S, 1998) is still the landmark for inspiring young adults.-Richelle Roth, Wilmington Public Library, OH

School Library Journal

"[Bilaal] is humble, smart, hardworking, respectful and an example both to adults and children alike... although the book focuses on guiding youth in their fundraising efforts, adults could also learn much."

CM Magazine

"Fundraising Bilaal's way is a creative and organized endeavour that will enable groups to promote team building and school spirit, all while making a positive difference to the lives of others. This book would be a valuable resource in any school library. Recommended."

The Bookmark (BCTLA)

"Remarkable and encouraging."

Light of Consciousness magazine

"Fundraising can be fun!? Any doubts young people might have about starting small and thinking big are set aside in this book by UNICEF Canada Child representative...The book reads as a motivational testament, with enough how-to help students embarking on service projects of their own. It could be useful in upper elementary, middle and high school business and social service units."

Puget Sound Council for Reviewing Children's Media

"This young Canadian is supremely committed to causes of world hunger and environment and to achieving all that he can be."

Resource Links

"With the ideas and advice [Bilaal] gives, almost any child could have similar achievements for a worthwhile cause - as long as it is one the child truly cares about."

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Southwestern Ohio Young Adult Materials Review Group

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BC Bookworld