Rupert Scofield
Singapore: McGraw-Hill, May 2011. 272pp. Hardcover. ISBN 978-0071750295£19.99
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In a similar format to Jacqueline Novogratz’s well-received book, The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook is ‘part business book, part memoir’, which draws on the author’s own experiences of social entrepreneurship and forty-years of working in international development. The ‘how to’ element of the book takes many of the principles typically reserved for amassing personal wealth and shows how they are relevant to the charity sector. As Scofield argues: “The modern non-profit must adopt many of the same strategies, policies, and best practices employed by successful enterprises in the for-profit world”. According to the publisher, whether your mission is as ambitious as pulling millions out of poverty or as modest as feeding people in your neighbourhood, this book provides a practical plan for creating a business that uses commercial best practices for socially beneficial ends.