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Adam Braun (born October 31, 1983, New York City) is an American businessman, author, and philanthropist. He is the Founder & CEO of Pencils of Promise, a non-profit organization that builds schools and increases access to education for children in the developing world.〔http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/who-we-are/our-people〕 He is also the creator of the “for-purpose” and “profitable purpose” approaches to effective philanthropy.〔 He also wrote a book entitled ''The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change'' published in March 2014.〔http://www.newportbeachindy.com/cover-promise-pencil/〕 ==Career== Braun was born in New York City to a Conservative Jewish family and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut with his siblings Scott (better known as music promoter Scooter Braun), Liza, Sam, and Cornelio. Adam's father Ervin Braun, a dentist, founded an AAU basketball team called the Connecticut Flame in 1995 and still remains the coach of the team.〔Fried, Katrina, and Paul Mobley. Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans Changing the World One Nonprofit at a Time. New York: Welcome, 2012.〕 Adam attended Brown University, where he played varsity basketball for the Brown Bears and graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in economics, sociology, and public & private sector organizations.〔Fried, Katrina, and Paul Mobley. Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans Changing the World One Nonprofit at a Time. New York: Welcome, 2012, 28.〕 Braun studied abroad through the Semester at Sea program and traveled to over fifty countries after graduation, sparking his interest in international development. While visiting India, a young boy begging on the streets told Adam that he wanted a pencil, so Adam gave the boy his, which served as the inspiration for Braun starting his own organization, Pencils of Promise.〔Halperin, Shirley. "Adam Braun on Pencils of Promise and How Justin Bieber Is 'Making the World Better'" The Hollywood Reporter 28 July 2011: n. pag. Web. 11 Oct. 2012. Braun coined “for-purpose” in reference to a more effective approach to “non-profit” organizational outlook and strategy.〔 “Profitable purpose” refers to the intersection of non-profit and for-profit, in which each person maximizes value for themselves and others.〔Serle, Rebecca. "The New Nonprofit: Pencils of Promise." The Huffington Post. N.p., 28 Nov. 2010. Web. Oct.-Nov. 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adam Braun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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