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Jean Krisle is a miracle worker. She observed a problem we all seem to recognize–a lack of free drug treatment beds for those who most need the help. Unlike the rest of us, Jean did something about it.
Jean launched 10,000 Beds, Inc., a nonprofit dedicating to finding free treatment beds for addicts who have no resources and no where else to go. The beds come from treatment facilities around the country, which Jean asks them to donate.
Jean has learned some lessons from her efforts and shares three tips that will help any social entrepreneur make miracles happen:
Collaborate. There are myriads of problems in our world that seem overwhelming, but solutions are available if we can simply think creatively, be proactive, and increase collaboration between organizations.
Be creative. The fact that there are solutions available to the challenge you are facing, doesn’t preclude another BETTER solution from being out there. Think diff…