Submitted by Tsega Belachew on Fri, May 18, 2012
(L to R): Bill Drayton, Matthew Bishop and Alberto Ibargüen discuss social entrepreneurship[Editor's Note: This post was written by Elizabeth R. Miller and first appeared on Knight Foundation's Blog] If social entrepreneurs have learned anything over the past several years, it’s that collaboration...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Wed, May 16, 2012
AshokaLive is back next Monday, May 21, with special guest Abdelfattah Abusrour. Diana Wells, president of Ashoka, will moderate the Q&A session.Join us at noon ET for an interactive interview with Ashoka Fellow Adbelfattah Abusrour, a social innovator who empowers young people in conflict...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Mon, May 14, 2012
Editor's note: This post has been reblogged from Ashoka's Empathy blog. Learn more about Ashoka’s Empathy Initiative! Visit empathy.ashoka.org. “In today's world, where everyone is so interconnected and interdependent, it is simply essential that we work for each other's success...
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May 5, 2012
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The Jakarta Post
An interview with Indonesian Ashoka Fellow, Wayan Patut
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May 2, 2012
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NPR - All Things Considered
Ashoka Fellow Paul Bradley's group helps people form a co-op when a mobile home park comes up for sale. If the co-op's bid is accepted, Bradley's N.H.-based nonprofit ROC USA finances the deal and tenants are transformed into homeowners with control over the land beneath their feet.
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April 25, 2012
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Education Week
Social entrepreneurs, including U.S. Ashoka Fellow David Wish, are taking new approaches to address educational problems in the United States.
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May 10, 2012
Cambridge, MA - Ashoka CEO and founder Bill Drayton received the Harvard Kennedy School's prestigious Richard E. Neustadt Award for Public Policy last week. The Neustadt Award is presented annually to a key social innovator whose work draws upon research and intellectual...
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April 25, 2012
Today 1.6 billion people need safe housing. By 2030, that number will triple. Amulti-trillion dollar opportunity. Will we build it in our lifetime?A new, multimedia book published jointly by Ashoka Full Economic Citizenship and Next Billion compiles over 20 posts from...
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January 19, 2012
Washington, D.C. - Ashoka Changemakers® is launching a global competition today titled: Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools to Teach What Matters. More than $70,000 in cash and in-kind prizes will be awarded to the best ideas, programs, and learning models that ensure...
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