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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Incentives Incentives: Enhancing Motivation to Act From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	Financial incentives can provide the motivation for individuals to perform an activity that they already engage in more effectively, such as recycling, or to begin an activity that they otherwise …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	12	2011	$0.12 Add
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Barriers Convenience: Making it Easy to Act From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	If the behavior is unpleasant or time-consuming, for example, no matter how well you address internal barriers your community-based social marketing strategy will be unsuccessful. The first step …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	9	2011	$0.90 Add
From Step 4: Piloting From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	Think of a pilot as a “test run,” an opportunity to work out the bugs before committing to carrying out a strategy broadly. As noted in the chapters on developing strategies, the …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	7	2011	$0.70 Add
From Step 5: Broad-scale Implementation and Evaluation From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	When a pilot project has demonstrated that a behavioral change can be brought about cost-effectively, it is time to broadly implement the strategy. Prior to broad-scale implementation, collect …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	3	2011	$0.30 Add
NEW! Still Hopeful Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism ECW Press	“Canada’s best-known voice of dissent.” — CBC In this timely book, Barlow counters the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism that surrounds us and offers lessons of hope that …	Maude Barlow	240	2022	View
From Stopping Monsanto: Coalition Building Against rBGH and GM Wheat From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The third chapter examines the NFU’s work in building a coalition against Monsanto and genetically modified crops and bovine growth hormone. Interviews are with Peter Dowling, Lucy …	Carla Fehr	26	2019	$2.60 Add
From Storytelling From: In The Business of Change View New Society Publishers	We’ve heard it many times. Stories are powerful. They carry tremendous influence as tools of engagement, influence and incentivization. Effectively telling one’s story is imperative …	Elisa Birnbaum	16	2018	$1.60 Add
From Strategic Communications From: Five Good Ideas View Coach House Books	This chapter by Jennifer Lynn focuses on developing a communications plan and fitting your audience with your messaging.	Jennifer Lynn	4	2011	$0.40 Add
From Strategic Planning From: Five Good Ideas View Coach House Books	This chapter by James Appleyard focuses on which steps to take to achieve strategic planning for your organization.	James Appleyard	6	2011	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Strategies: Networking, Institutionalizing, Commodifying, and Brokering From: The Consulting Trap View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter Four, the authors identify four strategies that TPSFs (transnational professional service firms) have used to gain influence and entrench themselves in public policymaking and service …	Chris Hurl; Leah B. Werner	34	2024	$3.40 Add
From Straw and Other Fibers: A Second Harvest From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	This chapter examines the use of "little trees," i.e., the stalks of straw that support seed crops.	Chris Magwood; Massey Burke	12	2017	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Studying Classes in Advanced Capitalism From: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter starts with different standpoints for studying classes in advanced capitalism and establishes my current standpoint as an intellectual inside-outsider aligned with subordinate class …	D.W. Livingstone	23	2023	$2.30 Add
From Successful Networking From: Five Good Ideas View Coach House Books	This chapter by Lisa Mattam focuses on knowing your brand’s message in order to network consistently.	Lisa Mattam	5	2011	$0.50 Add
From Support Systems From: In The Business of Change View New Society Publishers	For those navigating the world of business for the first time, support systems — academic or other educational programs, mentorship, membership and networking organizations, workshops, …	Elisa Birnbaum	16	2018	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Suppression of Indigenous Sovereignty in Canada’s “Consent-by-Default” Industry Part One: Dispossession at Home From: Capitalism and Dispossession View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 3, author Aedan Alderson reflects on the role of dispossession in Canada’s land use planning industry by drawing on case studies that highlight the techniques, processes, and …	Aedan Alderson	25	2022	$2.50 Add
From Surrogate Motherhood: A Gift of Life or Maternity Denied? From: Beyond the Periphery of the Skin View Between The Lines	In this chapter, feminist scholar Silvia Federici discusses surrogacy. She discusses ways in which it gives women agency over how they use their bodies. She also discusses how surrogacy can …	Silvia Federici	9	2020	$0.90 Add