4 Ways to Help Your Community – wikiHow

Once you’ve identified the problem you want to solve, figure out how you personally can start working to fix it. Even if you do not believe that one person can change the world, you should realize that one person can make a difference—one step at a time. How are you going to make a difference?

The problem you’ve identified isn’t likely to be solved easily; it’ll probably require a lot of work; maybe years of work. It’s even possible that after years of work, the problem still won’t be entirely corrected. However, if you set manageable goals and start working toward them step-by-step, you’ll eventually be able to look back and see the progress you’ve made.

To accomplish your goals, you’re going to need an action plan. And to execute an action plan, you’ll probably need some help and funding. Write up a plan that details everything you’re going to need to accomplish a given goal, including the following:

Ask around to find out who else is as excited to make a difference as you are. Try to form a core group of activists committed to carrying out the plan to improve your community. Everyone will have something to contribute, and together you’ll be able to start getting things done. Even just telling other people about your goal and what you are doing to accomplish it can help you to achieve it.

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Commit to following through. Now that you have goals and an action plan for meeting those goals, it’s time to get organized and put in the real time and effort it takes to create change. If you back out now, your community might never see the solution of your dreams. It’s not going to be easy to make things better, but every bit of effort you put into your project will make a difference.