Saving the World

If you want to do social justice/non-profit/Teach for America/NGO/social entrepreneurship/public interest/miscellaneous noble cause kind of work, this should be required reading. It's a blog from an old professor of mine and he gives a great introduction that really just perfectly captures a moment everyone who's worked in these fields inevitably experiences at some point (some more than others):

Because I know lots of students and ex-students, I get reports from the field from non-profit folks. These kids go over their wanting to change the world, and end up just shaking their heads and thinking, "WTF?" This, I thought, was a pretty good one.

And then he continues with a great anecdote from a former student. Depending on which cause you plan to champion, you'll need to do some substitution with words and places, but the overall theme should remain wholly intact.

It's a fun read and I think it's an important one because I mean, if you don't think carefully about these things before doing them, you might just end up in law school.