How to Change the World：Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, Updated Edition

HowtoChangetheWorldprovidesvividprofilesofsocialentrepreneurs.ThebookisanInSearchofExcellenceforsocialinitiatives,intertwiningpersonalstories,anecdotes,andanalysis.Readerswilldiscoverhowonepersoncanmakeanastonishingdifferenceintheworld.ThecasestudiesinthebookincludeJodyWilliams,whowontheNobelPeacePrizefortheinternationalcampaignagainstlandminessheranbye-mailfromherVermonthome;RobertoBaggio,a31-yearoldBrazilianwhohasestablishedeightycomputerschoolsintheslumsofBrazil;andDianaPropper,whohasusedinvestmentbankingtechniquestomakeAmericancorporationsresponsivetoenvironmentaldangers.Thepaperbackeditionwillofferanewforewordbytheauthorthatshowshowtheconceptofsocialentrepreneurshiphasexpandedandunfoldedoverthelastfewyears,includingtheGates-Buffettscharitablepartnership,theriseofGoogle,andtheincreasedmainstreamcoverageofthesubject.Thebookwillalsoupdatethestoriesofindividualsocialentrepreneursthatappearedintheclothedition.