Bigger Than Me: Leaders who look beyond themselves to scale their ideas
What does it take for a leader's vision to reach its maximum potential?
Social Entrepreneurship, Empathy, and Changemaking
A chat with Rico Gonzalez, Ashoka Philippines Chairperson
Building Bridges, Opening Ports – Ashoka Fellows in Italy Respond to Migrant Ship Aquarius Situation
Ashoka Fellows from Italy take a stand on recent events involving the migrant ship Aquarius, which the newly elected government has not allowed to harbor in Italy
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...
Carlo Stasolla
Fellow dal 2017 Organizzazione: Associazione 21 Luglio Facebook | Twitter Questa descrizione di Carlo Stasolla e del suo lavoro è stata preparata quando Carlo è stato eletto Ashoka Fellow nel 2017. Carlo ha fondato l'Associazione 21 Luglio per trasformare il modo in cui il governo italiano si occupa...
Ashoka Philippines
The organization was named after the Indian emperor Ashoka, a good historical example of a social innovator. Since the organization’s main purpose is to develop a changemaking culture, looking for social innovators and helping them reach their full potential is one of its important functions. The...
How Ashoka Fellows Create Systems Change
New Learnings and Insights from the 2018 Global Fellows Study
Julia Borbolla's Cartoon Solution for Kids' Psychological Needs
When Julia Borbolla created Antennas for Children, she did not expect her child psychology innovation to help solve crimes.