Social Entrepreneurship - Mel Young

There's a lot going wrong in the world: climate change, war, inequality, divisive politics. It can be hard to see a way out of the issues we face. But social entrepreneurs across the world are addressing these big problems in innovative ways: The New Ism seeks to build their innovations into the fabric of modern society, creating a new, more sustainable and inclusive global system.In this first book of a series on how society can learn from social innovators, authors Mel Young and Alexandra Matthews demystify what it means to be a social entrepreneur and explore how their work could help us all to create a sustainable, inclusive world where humans live within the means of the planet and all life can thrive. Through their podcast interviewing social innovators and disruptors and Mel's experience as a leading social entrepreneur himself, they have a unique vantage point on what could just be the key to a brighter future.

Mel Young is a social entrepreneur, founder of several successful social enterprises including the Homeless World Cup and has won several awards. Alexandra Matthews' background is in writing and advertising; she also worked at Ashoka UK, a network of leading social innovators, where Mel is a Fellow.