"Resources and Tools to Create Change in the World" This comprehensive guide is a printed "partner" version of the tools availble at http://CenterForGlobalInitiatives.org as well as additional essays and approaches to conducting humanitarian aid projects and work.

2. Acknowledgments
Foreword
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Field Guide: Your Ladder to Reach Higher
Chapter 3 Humanitarian Film Club
Chapter 4 LinkedIn Influencer Blogs
Chapter 5 Selected Essays from the Center for Global Initiatives Blog
Chapter 6 The Psychological Impact of Globalization
Chapter 7 Online Courses
Chapter 8 Virtual Library Resources
Chapter 9 Off To A Great Start
Appendix I Detailed Contents of Curated DropBox Materials
Appendix II Useful Links/Websites
Appendix III Web Resources

3. “CHANGE THE WORLD.”
It always struck me that saying that sounded a lot
like grandiose hubris, or at best, a dauntingly
overwhelming task. The utter impossibility of it seemed
certain until I realized that it can mean helping one
person at a time. That is a theme you’ll see throughout
this book and our websites and our work. I have added
some of my LinkedIn Influencer blogs/essays that I hope
may be inspirational, also.

4. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
The format of this book is inspired by Brian Eno’s
A Year with Swollen Appendices, not so much the diary
aspect but rather the overwhelmingly large collection of
information in the various appendices. Additionally, this
book is an “analog” version, if you will, of the content
and links found at the CenterForGlobalInitiatives.Org
website and the associated DropBox account.

5. Open-sourced Humanitarian Interventionism
It’s long been my goal to make life easier for those
working in humanitarian and volunteer endeavors, as
well as those in need of help. Indeed, in one way or
another, we all need help in one form or another. So, just
about everything you find herein and on the center’s
website, is free of charge, and a lot you could also find
for yourself. What I've tried to do is speed up the search,
vet what has been found, and then curate the results,
making them as readily and easily available as I know
how to. This is my dream of open-sourcing humanitarian
work.

6. Current Content, For Pretty Close To Forever
The reason for this “reverse engineering” is twofold. First,
the amount of content and links on the center’s website may not
always be apparent to the novel user. This book allows for near
complete exposure to the functional tools and content that await the
online user. Second, this book will never be out-of-date, in that
when new content becomes available via uploads to the DropBox
account, you’ll be able to read that as well. All you have to do is
email me and ask to be linked (I'm at DrChrisStout@gmail.com). I
curate the content constantly. You can also request being added to
our mailing list via my email address as well if you’d like to be kept
up-to-date on events and other relevant content. We welcome your
joining!

7. But Wait, There’s More…
Additionally, other essays from my work as a LinkedIn
Influencer, my Center for Global Initiatives blog and elsewhere are
reprised herein. I hope these may be inspirational or perhaps
thought provoking and also provide some help in your work.

8. Last Piece(s) of Advice
Through my research in The New Humanitarians, I learned
that while most of the approaches of the organizations were
different, they do share a number of commonalities. At the time they
formed their entities, they were novel in their approach to dealing
with the problems they address. They were not restricted with past
ways of thinking or acting, nor should you be. They created
innovative approaches to make something real and actionable from
a concept and a vision, as can you. They developed practical
approaches to solutions, some complex, some elegant, but are all
robust and lasting, and replicable.