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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...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Fri, May 11, 2012
Can you imagine an office building or high-rise tower with no energy bill? It's not easy to do; in the United States, the buildings we live and work in consume more energy per day than any other sector of the economy (including transportation and industry). More than three-quarters of that...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Fri, May 11, 2012
Editor's note: This post was written by Elizabeth R. Miller, communications associate at Knight Foundation.After spending nearly three years boosting social entrepreneurship in the Americas, Ashoka’s Lorena García Duran is setting her sights on South Florida.She will be launching Ashoka’s Miami...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Tue, May 8, 2012
Editor's note: This post was written by Change InSight contributor, Abigail WickSocial change isn’t rocket science; it’s just a matter of gumption and drive. Policy-makers, think-tanks, and academics aren’t the only ones with the power and ideas to change the world. Changemaking can belong to all...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Tue, May 8, 2012
Ashoka CEO and founder Bill Drayton has received Harvard Kennedy School’s prestigious Richard E. Neustadt Award for Public Policy. The Neustadt Award is presented annually to a key social innovator whose work draws upon research and intellectual ideas in order to develop solutions to public...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Wed, May 2, 2012
Editor's note: This post was written by Ashoka's Yoni Blumberg and Julie Wiscombe with contributions from John C. Townsend. Like many Ashoka Fellows, Maurice Miller’s journey to becoming a leading social innovator was influenced by his efforts to conquer adversity. He was the child of a poor,...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Tue, May 1, 2012
Editor's note: This post was written by Ashoka's Yoni Blumberg and Julie Wiscombe with contributions from John C. Townsend.
“Growing up I always wanted to be a pilot,” Ashoka Fellow Kingsley Bangwell told an audience last week at Ashoka’s global headquarters in Rosslyn, Va. “I became such a...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Wed, April 25, 2012
Editor's note: The following is adapted from Civic Ventures founder and Ashoka Fellow Marc Freedman's latest book, The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife. With the first of 78 million baby boomers turning 65 this year, Freedman challenges an aging society to reimagine...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Tue, April 24, 2012
Editor's note: This post was written by Change InSight contributor, Abigail Wick.
Since her appointment as director of Ashoka’s new Scandinavia office, Maja Frankel’s schedule has been a flurry of travel throughout Northern Europe. Last week, it was Norway; this week, Denmark; next week, back to...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Tue, April 24, 2012
Bill Drayton asked listeners to a weekly show on New York's WOR 710 News Talk Radio to promise never to use the word “non-profit” or “non-government” (as in NGO) again. Asked to discuss today's challenges and changing trends in philanthropy on Denver Frederick’s “Business of Giving” show, Drayton...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Fri, April 20, 2012
Who says there’s no bridge between the corporate and social sectors? Since 2009, Ashoka's Executive in Residence Program has found ways to blend profits with purpose. The program introduces corporate executives to leading social innovators in order to help them finish short-term, high-impact...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Wed, April 18, 2012
Editor's note: This post was written by Laxmi Parthasarathy, Global Media Manager
Many people fear the seven-letter word: failure. But social entrepreneurs, along their journey to success, mustlearn to embrace failure if they want to succeed. As Beverly Schwartz, author of Rippling: How Social...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Tue, April 17, 2012
Editor's note: This post was written by Change InSight contributor, Abigail Wick.
Two global trends—explosive population growth and mass urban migration—mean that millions of individuals worldwide, in virtually every country, now inhabit sprawling slums. Beginning in 2008, people living...
Submitted by John Converse Townsend on Wed, April 11, 2012
Editor's note: This post was written by Change InSight contributor, Abigail Wick.
The community newspaper What’s Good in the Hood (WGITH) was originally borne out of frustration. Gladys Giatu felt the local news placed undue emphasis on violent tragedy. She was fed-up with sensationalist,...
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