2007 Human Security Award- David Bornstein

"How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas"

On October 25th 2007, writer David Bornstein received the 2007 Human Security Award for his pioneering work on social entrepreneurship. The Human Security Award recognizes the remarkable efforts of people working to empower and protect the world's most vulnerable communities.

Mr. Bornstein is the author of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Idea, which tells the stories of individuals - from doctors to lawyers, from engineers to journalists - who are successfully demonstrating that one person with a powerful idea and a passionate drive to succeed can bring positive changes to the lives of thousands or even millions. The New York Times comments How to Change the World is, "must reading for anyone who cares about building a more equitable, and therefore, more stable world."

He is also the author of The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank, which chronicles the worldwide growth of the anti-poverty strategy "micro-credit." The Price of a Dream, which drew on ten months of research in villages in Bangladesh, won second prize in the Harry Chapin Media Awards, was a finalist for the Helen Bernstein New York Public Library Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, and was selected by the San Francisco Chronicle as one of the best business books of 1996.

Special Thanks:
We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their support of our research, education and public service on human security issues:

The Samueli Foundation
Chapman University
Sandra and Douglas Jackson
Pat and Tom Ricks
Lois Eisenberg
Diane and Elliot Feuerstein
Janet Hadley
Floyd Harmon
Michelle Jordan and Billy Owens
Sue and Ralph Stern
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
Karen Fleming
Gelson's Markets
International Business Machines Corp.
Peggy Wachtel
Canadian Consulate General of Los Angeles
The Government of Canada
Soka Gakkai International-USA Buddhist Association (SGI-USA)

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• Social Entrepreneurs
• Human Security
• CUSA
• UC Irvine
• David Bornstein
• Price of a Dream
• anti-poverty
• micro-credit