Response to Review of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas
Response to Review of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas
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对《如何改变世界：社会企业家和新思想的力量》评论的回应
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2004
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D. Bornstein
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社会企业家对于社会变革的意义，就像企业家对于经济的意义一样。大卫伯恩斯坦写道，他们是有动力、有创造力的个人，他们质疑现状，利用新的机会，拒绝放弃--并将世界改造得更好。《如何改变世界》讲述了这些杰出人物的迷人故事--许多人在美国，其他人在从巴西到匈牙利的国家--为非营利部门提供了“追求卓越”的机会。在美国，有一个人，J.B.施拉姆帮助了成千上万的低收入高中生进入大学。在南非，一位名叫维罗妮卡·科萨的妇女为艾滋病患者开发了一种家庭护理模式，改变了政府的卫生政策。在巴西，Fabio Rosa帮助数十万偏远农村居民用电。另一位美国人詹姆斯·格兰特（James Grant）因领导和“营销”全球免疫接种运动而拯救了2500万人的生命。另一位是比尔·德雷顿，他创建了一个开创性的基金会，阿育王基金会，资助和支持这些社会企业家和一千多个像他们一样的人，利用他们的想法在地球仪上的力量。这些非同寻常的故事凸显了一个巨大的转变，而媒体在很大程度上没有报道：在世界各地，社会中增长最快的部分是非营利部门，因为数百万普通人-社会企业家-越来越多地介入解决政府和官僚机构失败的问题。正如书名所示，《如何改变世界》表明，只要有决心和创新，即使是一个人也能带来令人惊讶的变化。对于任何寻求在世界上留下积极印记的人来说，这将是一本鼓舞人心的读物，也是一本无价的手册。
What business entrepreneurs are to the economy, social entrepreneurs are to social change. They are, writes David Bornstein, the driven, creative individuals who question the status quo, exploit new opportunities, refuse to give up - and remake the world for the better. "How to Change the World" tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals - many in the United States, others in countries from Brazil to Hungary - providing an "In Search of Excellence" for the nonprofit sector. In America, one man, J.B. Schramm, has helped thousands of low-income high school students get into college. In South Africa, one woman, Veronica Khosa, developed a home - based care model for AIDS patients that changed government health policy. In Brazil, Fabio Rosa helped bring electricity to hundreds of thousands of remote rural residents. Another American, James Grant, is credited with saving 25 million lives by leading and 'marketing' a global campaign for immunization. Yet another, Bill Drayton, created a pioneering foundation, Ashoka, that has funded and supported these social entrepreneurs and over a thousand like them, leveraging the power of their ideas across the globe. These extraordinary stories highlight a massive transformation that is going largely unreported by the media: around the world, the fastest - growing segment of society is the nonprofit sector, as millions of ordinary people- social entrepreneurs- are increasingly stepping in to solve the problems where governments and bureaucracies have failed. "How to Change the World" shows, as its title suggests, that with determination and innovation, even a single person can make a surprising difference. For anyone seeking to make a positive mark on the world, this will be both an inspiring read and an invaluable handbook.