Being a social good advocate requires passion and hard work. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, you just need to have the desire to serve and work for the common good of others.
Anyone can be a social good advocate, but if you want to stand out and make an impact, you must understand what is at stake.
Currently, there is a growing demand Worldwide for governments and individuals to take sustainable action on many critical and challenging issues, like Climate Change, terrorism, unemployment, etc This important decision has inspired many Corporations to be socially alert on how their activities are affecting or impacting the society.
Individuals like Bill Gates through Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed millions of dollars to fight life-threatening diseases like HIV/AIDS, Malaria, polio, etc, especially in the developing countries.
The World is in dire need of people who are ready and willing to work for the common good of others. You can start from your community, your office or anywhere.
If you are ready, we are willing to guide you through it.
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How to be a social good advocate
1. Have the desire
Desire will help bridge the gap between what you have and what you can give. It takes someone who is willing to make a difference to actually make the difference.
2. Build trust
It’s easy to talk about making the difference without actually doing anything. You have to start first by building trust. Trust yourself, trust your ability, and make yourself available to do some common good in your community
3. Work on your emotion
A huge element of reaching out to people is your emotion. Master your emotion and you will be able to make a difference in life.
4. Take Responsibility
‘Social good advocate’ is not a title but a responsibility. So take responsibility for any social challenge or problem you may encounter in your community. You can start by raising awareness, meeting leaders and reaching out to organization who could be of help
5. Invest in relationship
Don’t ever think of working alone, invest, build and maintain relationship, reach out to as many people you can and you will discover the secret of creating impacts in our World.
Finally, make sure you always use your skill, time and expertise for the benefit of mankind