We all know Geoffrey Canada. Oprah loves him. Stephen Colbert loves him. We all love him. As the founder of the now-famous Harlem Children's Zone, he provides support services to the children living in New York City's poorest neighborhood. The organization has witnessed incredible growth since it's inception in the 1990s, and Canada continues to help change the odds for the city's less fortunate young people.
It is people like Canada, who see problems and determine to try to fix them, that are shaping the landscape of social entrepreneurship in the 21st century, as Arianna Huffington noted in her recent blog. In addition to his many accolades, Canada is now included in the new book Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans Changing the World One Nonprofit at a Time, published by Welcome Books.
Two years ago, photographer Paul Mobley and author and editor Katrina Fried set out to find 50 of the country's most inspiring social entrepreneurs, and the results were nothing short of remarkable. The groundbreaking visual book provides stunning portraits accompanied by first-person narratives, highlighting the stories behind the causes.
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