365 Ways to Change the World: How to Make a Difference One Day at a Time [Paperback]

'Michael Norton is a one-man "ideas factory" whose new book suggests some wacky ways in which, with a little bit of effort, people really can change the world for the better. Don't just sit back and do nothing.' Guardian 'If you want to make a difference this year then I can do no better than recommend 365 Ways to Change the World by Michael Norton. His handbook makes it easy.' Roy Greenslade, Telegraph

You want to change the world? Of course you do. But where do you begin? This ingenious handbook shows how the smallest actions can impact on your local community and the wider world. Packed with ideas and facts from leading campaign organisations, it suggests one action for every day of the year. Some are intriguing, many are unusual, a few involve fundraising, almost all can be planned or done from your home or computer, most will be fun, all are achievable. They include: support trade justice: buy three footballs; avoid landfills by freecycling; create a lifeline for remote African villages with a wind-up radio; sow the seeds of a green revolution: guerrilla gardening; organise a fundraising event: speed dating for safer childbirth; get out of debt: join the Church of Stop Shopping; fight child slavery with fairtrade chocolate; and influence the world's media: become a blogger. This is the book to get you started...one day at a time.

The ultimate answer for anyone who has ever asked 'how can I make a difference?'

Michael Norton, OBE, changed the face of charity in the UK. The founder of the Directory of Social Change, the UK's leading agency for voluntary organizations, and the Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action, he has set up street children's banks in South Asia and, with Childline, a network of telephone help lines for street children in India.