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It’s becoming clear that this moment in history—our moment in history—is one in which we put our faith in disruptive “hacks,” those game-changing innovators that redefine business as usual. Blindly following the patterns and business practices of the past won’t cut it. We see the signs of breakdowns...

Last year, Ashoka’s Germany Director, Felix Oldenburg, took on – and took apart – impact investing as we currently know it, challenging it on a few specific points. Now, we share a telephonic debate between Oldenburg and Johannes Weber, founder of Social Venture Fund, the first pan-European social...

My interest in entrepreneurship as a tool for development began after I started a miniature golf business in Puebla Mexico. I learned a lot about business by launching that venture, but what surprised me most about the experience was how much I learned about the impact of business—about how it can...

Ashoka: Innovators for the Public is excited to welcome Anamaria Schindler back to our Leadership Team! As a longtime entrepreneur within Ashoka and in the larger social sector, Schindler is an ideal leader to help integrate and steward our efforts to reach an Everyone a Changemaker™ world...

Change Nation, a three-day event, convened 50 of the world’s top social entrepreneurs in Dublin last weekend — including a strong showing from Ireland’s homegrown changemakers—to bring big ideas to Ireland that have proven effective in other parts of the world. The goal was to adopt and adapt these...

With inspirational speakers, hands-on workshops, panel discussions and the possibility to connect with other participants, we want to make waves for social innovation. What is this summit called Waves, you may ask? And an even better question – why is this of interest to me and my organisation? In...

American Idol Runner-Up, Adam Lambert announced last week that he will be partnering with DonorsChoose.org the organization of Ashoka Fellow, Charles Best, for the second time in conjunction with his Glam Nation Tour this year. The program, Glam A Classroom, encourages Adam Lambert fans to donate to...

Ashoka Hungary, in close cooperation with partners like Magnet Bank, Impact Hub and Fa-se, has run the LAB to further develop the Hungarian social finance ecosystem through workshops and a mentoring program with four local social enterprises. This closing program on Oct 8 at 9am will close this...

+++ Wanted! Social Entrepreneurs, Impact Investors, Policy Makers +++