Berrett-Koehler Publishers

This essential guidebook—created by the founder of Cancer Kids First, the world’s largest youth-led cancer nonprofit—gives young changemakers the exact blueprint they need to turn big ideas into real-world impact.Young people are driving social change like never before—but many passionate activists lack the roadmap to turn their ideas into sustainable organizations. In this guide, Olivia Zhang, who launched Cancer Kids First at age fourteen after losing two loved ones to cancer, delivers the comprehensive nonprofit playbook she wishes she’d had when first starting out. Now a student at Harvard University and a recent inductee into the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Social Impact (she was the youngest honoree in her category in 2026), Zhang shares her journey of scaling a youth-led charity to reach over 10,000 patients across twenty-two countries.Readers will receive the following:Step-by-step instructions on legal filing, branding, teambuilding, and fundraisingPractical worksheets, checklists, and actionable exercisesA Gen-Z–friendly format with emojis and approachable languageProven strategies from Zhang’s journey of scaling Cancer Kids First globallyDrawing from her viral Google Docs guide—which garnered more than 400,000 views—Zhang transforms trial-and-error lessons into an actionable blueprint, covering startup essentials, growth strategies, and the authentic leadership challenges unique to young founders. Whether you’re in high school or college, for every passionate young person who believes they can (and should) change the world—YOUth is the ultimate resource to make it happen.

Do you sometimes hold back when you know you need to speak up or step forward?Fear creates the gap. Courage closes it.This powerful guide from the bestselling author of You?ve Got This! cuts through the hype to connect the ''why'' of courage to the ''how'' of courage. Drawing on cutting-edge research woven together with stories that compel head andheart, The Courage Gap will help you bridge the think/do gap between what you?ve been doing and what you can do; between where you are and where you want to be?in your career, relationships, leadership, and life.Distilling theory and hard-won wisdom spanning from Margie?s childhood in rural Australia to her decades of living around the world and coaching ?insecure overachievers? in Fortune 500 organizations, Margie shares a powerful 5-step roadmap to reprogram the self-protective patterns of thought and behavior that sabotage success to bring your bravest self to your biggest challenges and boldest vision.At a time when courage seems in short supply, in a culture continually stoking insecurity and anxiety, this book will transform your deepest fears into a catalyst for your highest growth and the greatest good.Applying the five steps will:Ignite passion and unlock the potential fear holds dormantRewrite the scripts that have kept you stuck, stressed, and living too safelyReset your ?nervous? system and embody courage in critical momentsTransform discomfort as a cue to step forward and expand your bandwidth for bold actionReset your relationship to failure and make peace with the part of you that wimps outFor leaders, The Courage Gap provides a guide to operationalize and scale the courage mindset across your team and organization to deepen trust, dismantle silos, foster innovation, accelerate learning, and unleash collective courage toward a more secure and rewarding future.

Legendary personal coach Richard Leider, creator of the ?purpose movement,? teams up with David Shapiro to bring new stories, new lessons, and an all-new purpose manifesto to a new generation of readers.Purpose is an active expression of our values and our compassion for others?it makes us want to get up in the morning and add value to the world. The Power of Purpose details a graceful, practical, and ultimately spiritual process for making it central to your life. This revitalized guide will help you integrate it into everything you do.This fourth edition has been completely revised and updated. With a new co-author, new stories and examples and resources, it taps into the broader need for purpose in our post-pandemic world.  With more than 40% new content, readers will discover new insights on purpose, a new chapter on Becoming a Purposeful Leader, and The Purpose Formula which includes mind-opening questions to help you unlock your purpose and to live a life of meaning and fulfillment.