Social Entrepreneurship, Empathy, and Changemaking
A chat with Rico Gonzalez, Ashoka Philippines Chairperson
If You Want to Change the World, You Need the Kids
Bill Drayton is fostering the “skill that society is desperate for” by raising a generation of supersocial entrepreneurs. All Bill Drayton wants to do is change the world—so, pretty simple. In 1980 he founded Ashoka, a global association of social entrepreneurs whose flagship program provides up to...
Planting the Seeds for Social Startup Success: 10 Things to Remember When Starting a Social Enterprise
Taking on the social challenges of our time, be it treating diseases, hunger, climate change, or improving education is no small feat, and starting a social enterprise dedicated to solving these problems can be daunting. As Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka, once said, "Social entrepreneurs are not...
From Social Entrepreneurship to Everyone a Changemaker – 40 Years of Social Innovation
This issue of Social Innovations Journal is devoted to articles by Ashoka that paint a rich portrait of how and what it takes for social entrepreneurs, identified by Ashoka as changemakers, to thrive and succeed in rapidly changing contexts. In the introductory and framing article, Ashoka President...
Two Ashoka Fellows Honored with the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship
Ashoka and Skoll have a rich and longstanding relationship: Ashoka celebrates this recognition and investment for these social entrepreneurs
ImpactAfrica: Building a Strong Ecosystem of Leadership and Collaboration
IMPACT!AFRICA will help inspire and advance social and economic change in Africa.
Introducing the Newest Cohort of 2018 Fellows
Ashoka elects Fellows continuously—more announcements coming!
Gli Ashoka Fellow eletti nel 2018
Ashoka elegge nuovi Ashoka Fellow in continuazione — altri annunci in arrivo!