If you are steeped in the world of social entrepreneurship as Echoing Green is, you actually jump up and down when someone as notable as New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristoff writes an opinion piece on the field.

So, if you missed the "forward this article" craze, be sure to read it here.

The piece centers on a call to action to support and raise up young social entrepreneurs. Kristof ends with, "So as we follow the presidential campaign, let's not forget that the winner isn't the only one who will shape the world. Only one person can become president of the United States, but there's no limit to the number of social entrepreneurs who can make this planet a better place."

The question that immediately comes to my mind is how we are able to identify and train these young idealists to select the social change sector and then stay there...

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