HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas David Bornstein 320 pages (Oxford University Press, 2004) I must admit that I was skeptical when I first opened this book. The idea of a heroic social entrepreneur who could leapfrog the existing nonprofit establishment seemed highly unlikely. Yet, the dozen or so social entrepreneurs described in this book have effected change on an astonishing scale. Take, for instance, Vinoba Bhave, who spent a decade walking across… HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas David Bornstein 320 pages (Oxford University Press, 2004) I must admit that I was skeptical when I first opened this book. The idea of a heroic social entrepreneur who could leapfrog the existing nonprofit establishment seemed highly unlikely. Yet, the dozen or so social entrepreneurs described in this book have effected change on an astonishing scale. Take, for instance, Vinoba Bhave, who spent a decade walking across…

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