"An instant classic." —Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global"Manifesto for a Moral Revolution is a timely, personal and focused reminder that our orientation to the work is as important as the work itself. The Building Blocks of Moral Revolution: Jacqueline Novogratz on the Art of Accompaniment Along the Path to Justice and the Courage to Defy Cynicism in the Face of Staggering Requisite for Change, Essential Life-Learnings from 14 Years of Brain Pickings, Singularity: Marie Howe’s Ode to Stephen Hawking, Our Cosmic Belonging, and the Meaning of Home, in a Stunning Animated Short Film, The Cosmic Miracle of Trees: Astronaut Leland Melvin Reads Pablo Neruda’s Love Letter to Earth’s Forests, How Kepler Invented Science Fiction and Defended His Mother in a Witchcraft Trial While Revolutionizing Our Understanding of the Universe, Emily Dickinson’s Electric Love Letters to Susan Gilbert, Rebecca Solnit’s Lovely Letter to Children About How Books Solace, Empower, and Transform Us, Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives, In Praise of the Telescopic Perspective: A Reflection on Living Through Turbulent Times, A Stoic’s Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety, The Courage to Be Yourself: E.E. Kigali, Rwanda. Subscribe to this free midweek pick-me-up for heart, mind, and spirit below — it is separate from the standard Sunday digest of new pieces: From the hard-earned platform of his revolutionary life, Frederick Douglass looked back on his youth under the “brutalizing power” of slavery, a bodily brutality lashing at the soul as he watched “men and women, … moral and intellectual beings, in open contempt of their humanity, leveled at a blow with horses, sheep, horned cattle and swine.” This grim reality of “manhood lost in chattelhood,” he argued, would take nothing less than a “moral revolution” to overturn. So how can today’s leaders, who often kick off their enterprises with high hopes and short timetables, navigate the challenges of poverty and war, of egos and impatience, which have stymied generations of investors who came before?Drawing on inspiring stories from change-makers around the world and on memories of her own most difficult experiences, Jacqueline divulges the most common leadership mistakes and the mind-sets needed to rise above them. Beside me is an apple-cheeked, bespectacled nun in a brown habit smiling broadly. Claim yours: Also: Because Brain Pickings is in its fifteenth year and because I write primarily about ideas of a timeless character, I have decided to plunge into my vast archive every Wednesday and choose from the thousands of essays one worth resurfacing and resavoring. For the many who want to do good but have not quite thought about the mindsets that will allow them to do such good, this book is necessary. "—Arthur C Brooks, author of Love Your Enemies, president emeritus, American Enterprise Institute & Professor of Practice, Harvard Kennedy School and Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School"Don't let the words 'manifesto' and 'revolution' fool you; this book is all about love, humility, and patience. The original yet basic strategic ideas she shares in this instant classic can be the difference between just hoping for change and actually creating it. —Kirkus Reviews“An urgent manifesto about what it means to stand with the poor, to see through clear eyes, and most of all, to do work worth doing. After my talk, I had the privilege of sitting with a number of the school’s top students. Literary Productivity, Visualized, 7 Life-Learnings from 7 Years of Brain Pickings, Illustrated, Anaïs Nin on Love, Hand-Lettered by Debbie Millman, Anaïs Nin on Real Love, Illustrated by Debbie Millman, Susan Sontag on Love: Illustrated Diary Excerpts, Susan Sontag on Art: Illustrated Diary Excerpts, Albert Camus on Happiness and Love, Illustrated by Wendy MacNaughton, The Silent Music of the Mind: Remembering Oliver Sacks, the relationship between our rights and our responsibilities, the vital interplay of optimism and despair. "—DeRay McKesson, activist, organizer, podcaster, and author of On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope"When we look at the world’s problems, it’s easy to be discouraged—and maybe even conclude that positive change is futile. There's a remedy for this discouragement: Jacqueline Novogratz's Manifesto for a Moral Revolution. You can also become a spontaneous supporter with a one-time donation in any amount: Partial to Bitcoin? I have no staff, no interns, not even an assistant — a thoroughly one-woman labor of love that is also my life and my livelihood. Positive change isn't just possible; it is happening all around us. Milano and Parsons faculty Michele Kahane interviews Jacqueline Novogratz, the New York Times best-selling author of The Blue Sweater, about the state of the world and her new book, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World. Novogratz introduces the quiet warriors for a better world, and shows how each of us can be part of the moral revolution, starting today." In this practical, inspiring, and perhaps even spiritual book, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World, Jacqueline Novogratz provides a guide of how to “see the world as it is, and the audacity to imagine the world as it could be.” The culmination of thirty years of work developing sustainable solutions for the problems of the poor, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution offers the perspectives necessary for all those—whether ascending the corporate ladder or bringing solar light to rural villages—who seek … Novogratz,” she says, “I think you knew my auntie.”. An inspiringly hopeful book." She would come to see that because the systemic assault of poverty impoverishes people of much more than wages, the opposite of poverty is not riches but dignity. 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