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Creating a World Without Poverty

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In his new book, Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism, Professor Muhammad Yunus expands his vision with the pioneering idea of social businesses. These companies operate as businesses with a strictly social mission and reinvest their profits to further their mission rather than distributing dividends to shareholders. His book is a call to action-for business leaders to create a new model for social change, for governments to welcome new methods for social improvement, and for citizens to begin the fight against poverty by affecting change at home. Join the challenge and help Muhammad Yunus fight poverty around the globe.

  • Write the business editor of your local paper and encourage him or her to write about this topic.
  • Write your local chamber of commerce and encourage them to educate local business leaders by hosting a program for its members.
  • Write the board of directors of a company in which you are a share holder and ask them to include a social business model in their strategic plan.
  • Contact the business school of your alma mater or local university and ask them to develop a course or seminar about the social business model.
  • Send a free e-card to encourage others to read Creating a World Without Poverty and learn more about social business.
  • Send a copy of Creating a World Without Poverty to others and encourage them to learn more about social business.

Your voice is a powerful tool in the fight against global poverty. We have included sample letters and key points for you to create your own call to action. Please use these tools as a guide. No one knows your community better than you. We encourage you to use your own knowledge and insights when telling others about Yunus' vision to change the world through the power of capitalism.

 

 

 

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