David Bornstein (author)

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David Bornstein
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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David Bornstein is a journalist and author who specializes in writing about social innovation, using a style called solutions journalism. He has written three books on social entrepreneurship. He writes for the Fixes blog for The New York Times website, and is one of the co-founders of the Solutions Journalism Network.

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Personal

Bornstein was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and now lives in New York City. [1]

Family

Bornstein is married, and he and his wife have one child, a son. [1]

Awards

He was awarded the 2007 Human Security Award for work in social entrepreneurship on October 25, 2007, which is given annually by the Coalition Advocating Human Security, a program of the University of California, Irvine. [2] He also received the 2008 Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He is additionally a co-recipient of the 2014 Vision Award, presented by Middlebury College's Center for Social Entrepreneurship. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "About | David Bornstein". David Bornstein. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. Zigner, Gloria (January 2008). "Coalition Advocating Human Security". Orange Coast Magazine . p. 36.
  3. Vision Award | Center for Social Entrepreneurship. Middlebury.edu (2015-08-13). Retrieved on 2015-08-13.
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