About Be Bold
The book, Be Bold, is a handbook for current and aspiring nonprofit professionals. It tells the stories of twelve outstanding nonprofit leaders whose journeys were supported by Echoing Green. Through these stories, Be Bold outlines what it means to be bold and to develop meaningful careers that deliver the impact you seek.
Be Bold is authored by Cheryl Dorsey and Lara Galinsky, and published by Echoing Green. Echoing Green is a nonprofit organization that identifies and supports emerging social entrepreneurs and the launch of their groundbreaking organizations. Since its launch in 1987, Echoing Green has invested $27 million in seed and start-up grants to over 450 social entrepreneurs and their innovative organizations, to spark social change.
Be Bold authors
Cheryl Dorsey is an accomplished social entrepreneur with expertise in health care,
labor issues and public policy, Cheryl Dorsey was named President of
Echoing Green in May 2002. She is the first Echoing Green Fellow to
lead this global nonprofit, which has awarded more than $25 million in
start-up capital to nearly 450 social entrepreneurs worldwide since
1987.
Dorsey received her education at Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges where she earned a degree in history and science in 1985. In 1992, while training to be a pediatrician at Harvard Medical School, she received an Echoing Green Fellowship. With it, she launched the Family Van, a community-based mobile health unit that provides basic health care and outreach services to at-risk residents of inner-city Boston neighborhoods.
As a public policy innovator, Cheryl served as a White House Fellow from 1997-1998, serving as Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Labor, advising the Clinton Administration on health care and other issues. She was later named Special Assistant to the Director of the Women’s Bureau of the U.S. Labor Department, where she helped develop family-friendly workplace policies and spearheaded the labor secretary’s pay equity initiative.
Lara Galinsky is the vice president of Strategy at Echoing Green. Lara's portfolio consists of marketing and communications, evaluation, thought leadership, alliances, strategic planning, and internal capacity building. Most recently, Lara Galinsky worked as the director of National Programs at Do Something, Inc., working with over 20,000 educators to inspire 4 million young people to get involved in their communities and develop vital leadership skills. Before that, Lara launched the BRICK Award, which annually honors and funds the most outstanding community leaders under the age of thirty. Lara graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wesleyan University and has completed executive programs at Columbia University business School and Georgetown University's School of Public Policy. She serves as a board member for the Nonprofit Workforce Coalition and board chair of StartingBloc. She recently graduated from Coro's Leadership New York program.
