Welcome to Social Entrepreneurship For Dummies!
If you’re browsing through this book, chances are good that you’re
more than a little worried, anxious, or frustrated about a world that is absolutely
bristling with problems. Maybe you’re not exactly mad as hell — yet —
but on some days you feel like you’re getting close. It’s a good bet that you’re
also feeling that it’s about time you stepped up to the plate and tried to make
a positive difference.
Maybe you’ve already dipped a toe in these waters. Maybe you’ve volunteered,
but didn’t feel quite fulfilled. Volunteers tend to work on already
recognized issues, whereas you, on the other hand, may be dismayed by
problems that not enough others see. Or maybe the problems you see have
been recognized, but reaction times in addressing them seem soooo slooow
that you just have to shake your head.
Things needed to be done yesterday! You sense the urgency. Doesn’t anybody
else? Is it that others just haven’t got around to it yet? Is there a lack of knowhow
or available resources? At this point, it doesn’t much matter. Somebody’s
got to do something. And you have a feeling that somebody is you.