The Tactics of Hope: Your Guide to Becoming a Social Entrepreneur by Wilford H Welch

The Tactics of Hope: Your Guide to Becoming a Social Entrepreneur by Wilford H Welch

The Tactics of Hope is a call to action for individuals around the world who are concerned about global issues such as poverty, human rights, social justice, and environmental sustainability, but are not clear what steps they might best take to move from concern to effective action. The book recounts the inspiring stories of twenty-seven social entrepreneurs, offering readers innovative approaches to tackling the pressing issues of our time themselves. Wilford Welch's global mosaic brings together stories of disparate individuals who are, each in their own way, helping to create a shared vision of progress. Social entrepreneurs see opportunities where others see barriers. Daring to think outside the box, they are part of the fastest-growing grassroots movement in human history. This book is both a celebration of the individual successes of today and a guide for what is possible tomorrow.

Welch, Wilford H.: - Wilford Welch has been exploring the driving forces impacting our world for over five decades: as a U.S. diplomat in Asia; as an economic development and business consultant in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the U.S.; as the publisher of a world affairs magazine that appeared in 26 countries in six language editions; and as the leader of educational trips to numerous countries and cultures. Wilford developed future planning scenarios for a number of multinational corporations, including Citibank and Toyota. He was the leader of a research team in 1992 that developed The Wealth of Nations Index using 63 variables to measure each nation's economic, information technology and social-well being. In 2008 he was the author of a book entitled The Tactics of Hope, How Social Entrepreneurs Are Changing our World. Wilford has also been deeply involved in outdoor and environmental education, including being chair of the board of the NatureBridge Golden Gate campus and the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). In 1994 Wilford led the support team on Mount Everest of NOLS instructors who removed 5,000 pounds of trash off the high camps and introduced the notion of Leave No Trace to Everest mountaineering. Over the past decades, Wilford has created and led several large conferences exploring the issues addressed in this book, including two Quest for Global Healing gatherings in Bali, Indonesia in 2004 and 2007 for over 1,000 participants from forty countries, and the Beyond Sustainability conference that took place at the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii in 2010. Wilford has a BA from Yale, a law degree from Berkeley, and a PMD degree from the Harvard Business School. He lives in Sausalito California.

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ISBN 13	9781601090140
ISBN 10	1601090145
Title	The Tactics of Hope: Your Guide to Becoming a Social Entrepreneur
Author	Wilford H Welch
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Mandala Publishing Group
Year published	2008-06-01
Number of pages	256
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