Father Of Social Entrepreneurship Says ‘Society Is At A Profound Turning Point’ - #1157

Bill Drayton, founder and CEO of Ashoka, literally coined the term “social entrepreneur” when he founded the nonprofit back in 1980, almost 40 years ago. He also decided that changemaker was one word and not two, something the Oxford dictionary now recognizes (though Webster’s does not, to the Drayton’s consternation). Drayton says, “We all sense that society is at a profound, indeed historic turning point.” Before we explore the turning point, he’s talking about, let’s briefly review some of the history of Ashoka and social entrepreneurship. The kernel of the idea for Ashoka came to Drayton, he says, when he was visiting India at age 18. On this journey, he began to appreciate that an entrepreneur could make systemic changes that could have profound implications in the lives of large numbers of people. He also began to appreciate how difficult it is to make that leap at almost any point in one’s life. Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/34G2L03.