Winners Archive
2009
Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin
2008
George T. McDonald
2007
Daniel A. Biederman
William E. Simon Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Social Entrepreneurship
The Simon Prize recognizes lifetime achievement in social entrepreneurship and carries with it a $100,000 honorarium. Named for the one-time secretary of the Treasury and pioneer private equity fund leader, the Prize has been awarded to those who have followed in the footsteps of such great American historical figures as Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross and Jane Addams, founder of Hull House, inspiration for hundreds of early 20th-century settlement houses for immigrants.
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Mike
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McDonald founded The Doe Fund in 1990 with a mission to develop and implement programs that break the cycles of homelessness, addiction, and criminal recidivism. George McDonald built an impressive organization and changed the way the problem of homelessness is understood, going far beyond the provision of shelter to help former street people and prisoners regain their self-respect and become productive citizens. |
George
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Almost entirely without recourse to government funds, Daniel Biederman turned Bryant Park from a crime-ridden drug market into New York's town square The Bryant Park Corporation, which he founded and runs, is a model for hundreds of other public space renovations and creations around the world. |
Daniel
A. Biederman
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