Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know |  | Authors: David Bornstein, Susan Davis
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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ISBN: 0195396332
Dewey Decimal Number: 361.765
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Publication Date: April 16, 2010
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In development circles, there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we have ever had before--a decentralized and emergent force that remains our best hope for solutions that can keep pace with our problems and create a more peaceful world.
David Bornstein's previous book on social entrepreneurship, How to Change the World, was hailed by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times as "a bible in the field" and published in more than twenty countries. Now, Bornstein shifts the focus from the profiles of successful social innovators in that book--and teams with Susan Davis, a founding board member of the Grameen Foundation--to offer the first general overview of social entrepreneurship. In a Q & A format allowing readers to go directly to the information they need, the authors map out social entrepreneurship in its broadest terms as well as in its particulars.
Bornstein and Davis explain what social entrepreneurs are, how their organizations function, and what challenges they face. The book will give readers an understanding of what differentiates social entrepreneurship from standard business ventures and how it differs from traditional grant-based non-profit work. Unlike the typical top-down, model-based approach to solving problems employed by the World Bank and other large institutions, social entrepreneurs work through a process of iterative learning--learning by doing--working with communities to find unique, local solutions to unique, local problems. Most importantly, the book shows readers exactly how they can get involved.
Anyone inspired by Barack Obama's call to service and who wants to learn more about the essential features and enormous promise of this new method of social change, Social Entrepreneurship is the ideal first place to look.
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THE essential book of social entrepreneurship July 28, 2010
Marcelo
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It usually takes me two months to read a nonfiction book. However in this case I read Bornstein and Davis in less than 5 days because I was completely engaged with their explanations and definitions of everything related to social entrepreneurship.
I was fully inspired by Bornstein's "How to change the world" and the cases he presented. In his new book with Davis I understood more about social entrepreneurship, its challenges, strengths, etc.
I have been working on an organization that promotes social entrepreneurship for more than 3 years; after reading this book I understand more about my organization and my role.
I believe that this book is crucial for everyone interested in social innovation, public service or social entrepreneurship.
Should be required reading in schools and by world leaders August 28, 2010
Marci Alboher (New York, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We spend most of our days taking in messages about all the problems and wrongs plaguing the world, but Bornstein provides a fresh approach -- highlighting the visionaries who are doing something to fix all those things that need fixing. Whether you're new to world of social entrepreneurship or working in the field, this book will leave you inspired to join the leaders who are showing that it is possible to do work that has lasting impact. This book should be required reading for students of all ages, and for decision-makers around the world.
Excellent! April 15, 2010
Kelly Ashmore Shaddock (Hot Springs National Park, AR)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the best books I've read lately, and I highly recommend it for anyone who considers themselves a Social Entrepreneur or who seeks to work in the field of Social Enterprise. I felt as though the writers knew me personally, and I gleaned much and was encouraged tremendously throughout every page of this book. Well worth the small investment of $11.53. I am putting together teams and a network of women in social enterprise and will have this on the top of the list of books that must be read. Order today and let's get the reviews going!
Essential reading from an essential source April 21, 2010
kjkstar
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
David Bornstein is the most important writer in the social entrepreneurship space. Here he boils down what he has learned from his travel, his research, his thinking to some basics about what is so significant about social entrepreneurship today. For anyone interested in the topic -- from a practitioner to the interested newbie -- this new volume by David Bornstein and Susan Davis is essential reading.
 Very thought-provoking book June 5, 2010
T. Pryor (Arlington, TX USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
What do you get when you combine business skills with social conscience? A social entrepreneur. Social entrepreneurs recognize when a part of society is stuck and offers new ways to get society unstuck. They don't just give a fish or even teach people how to fish. They revolutionize fishing. Examples in the book of social entrepreneurs are the micro-loan Grameen Bank, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee. This book is great for people who see a big problem in society, e.g., high school drop out rates of 50%+ among Hispanic males, divorce rates 50%+ and unemployment rates of 10%, and tackle the issues using little money but lots of energy and innovation.
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