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For immediate release: February 2005
So You Want to Change the World?
The Emergence of Social Entrepreneurship and the Rise of the Citizen Sector
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed its the only thing that
ever has. - Margaret Mead
TORONTO, On March 23rd, 2005, at 7:30 p.m. the 2005 Hart House Lecture presents David Bornstein in
the Great Hall. His Lecture entitled, So You Want to Change the World? The Emergence of Social
Entrepreneurship and the Rise of the Citizen Sector will examine the rise of this global trend. Like
business entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs are dedicated, resourceful and savvy. Whereas business
entrepreneurs strive for profit and market share, their social counterparts focus on humanitarian goals like
eradicating poverty, improving healthcare and disaster relief.
The growth of millions of new citizen-led organizations is redefining how societies are addressing
problems from environmental threats to health crises to educational needs to poverty. Despite having all
the advantages, governments have failed to deal with social problems. Ironically, it is the poor but
motivated social entrepreneurs who can boast of success in helping Bangladeshi women break out of the
cycle of poverty, bringing electricity to rural Brazil, helping thousands of low-income American high-school
students get into college and developing healthcare policy to combat AIDS in South Africa.
David Bornstein will show how the principles of social entrepreneurship are applicable worldwide.
He will discuss the opportunities available to us in this exciting time of change and give us practical
insights about how we can build a better world.
A noted scholar in the field of social entrepreneurship, David Bornstein is the author of How to Change
the World : Social Entrepreneuers and the Power of New Ideas (Oxford University Press, 2004), which
was described by The ...
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