Creating Good Work

Foreword; C.Dorsey Introduction; R.Schultz PART I: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Deliberate Disruptive Design; C.Dunn Understanding Social Enterprise; J.Trexler Why Change Happens and Why it Sometimes Doesn't; R.Schultz From Competition to Collaboration: Toward a New Framework for Entrepreneurship; T.Khozein, M.Karlberg & C.Freeman Legal Issues For Social Entrepreneurs; A.Bromberger Social Marketing: Influencing Behavior for Social Impact; A.Andreason Measuring the Impact of Social Entrepreneurship; R.P.Herman Evaluating Complex Change; G.Eoyang PART II: FINANCING THE WORLD - MICROFINANCE AND SOCIAL PROFIT Catalyzing Growth; W.Foote Seeding The Roots Of Microfinace; S.Davis The Financial Cooperative Movement; C.Rosenthal PART III: DEFINING THE SOCIAL EDGE - EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELL BEING Building Fundamental Principles; D.Stoneman Raising The Learning Curve; G.Kosman PART IV: DELIBERATELY DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY Technology Serving Humanity; J.Fruchterman VaporTechnology And Giant Rats; B.Weetjens PART V: A HEALTHY ECONOMY REQUIRES A HEALTHY POPULATION Access To A Better Life; B.Shore Wellness Is More Than Not Being Sick; R.Onie PART VI: SOCIAL JUSTICE - THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR'S QUEST TO CREATE A MORE SANE WORLD Ending Torture, Now; K.Tse Video Advocacy At The Leading Edge Of Human Rights; J.C.Chang PART VII: INTERACTION, COLLABORATION, AND POSITIVELY DISRUPTIVE SOLUTIONS Building Green Economy Thinking; G.Wendt Connecting Urban Social Entpreneurs; E.Stewart Onward; M.Yunus & R.Garan

RON SCHULTZ is the founder and Executive Director of the microfinance/micro-enterprise lending program, Entrepreneurs4Change, the Social Enterprise Zone, and Lending4Change, providing entrepreneurial education as well as a neighbor-to-neighbor lending program for social businesses. He is the author of over twenty books, including Adjacent Opportunities - Sparking Emergent Social Action, Unconventional Wisdom, and Open Boundaries: Creating Business Innovation through Complexity.

"Whether you are an experienced social entrepreneur - or just thinking of becoming one - "Creating Good Work" is a powerful read. It provides practical insights on key elements that will build successful businesses and reminds all of us why we're doing what we're doing: the desire to create a better world for all of us." - Van Jones, president, Rebuild The Dream ""Creating Good Work" offers those of us interested in 'deliberately disruptive design' inspiration and wisdom from the most potent leaders of our time. This book has done an incredible service by compiling in one place practical lessons and a framework for everyone engaged in a lifelong study of how to improve our world." - Carla Javits, President, REDF (Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) ""Creating Good Work" is a must read for any student considering a meaningful, purpose-driven career in business. Why live your life any other way?" - Steve Mariotti, Founder, NFTE, National Federation for Teaching Entrepreneurship "Building a healthy economy requires a commitment to making a difference in the world. "Creating Good Work" provides powerful and inspiring examples of how that can take place." - Larry Senn, Chairman Senn Delaney, Author of "Up the Mood Elevator: Living Life at Your Best ""At Goodwill Industries, we've always operated by the dictum of creating good work. "Creating Good Work" is a clear demonstration of thought leadership and innovative practice in the realm of social enterprise. This book will serve as a GPS for 21st century social innovation." - Jim Gibbons, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries International "Social entrepreneurs are committed to a goal that neither our government nor big business has been willing to take on - the building of an enlightened society. It's the job of these special people who want to leave the world a better place for those who have yet to be born. The book provides practical, hard-won advice for how prospective and evenp