The Ashoka Support Network is a global community of committed leaders who share, support, and advocate for Ashoka’s values and vision, while unleashing their own potential as changemakers.
By joining the Ashoka Support Network (ASN), you are invited to embark on a transformative journey. This journey is both collective and individual. Collectively, the ASN offers you the opportunity to be part of a community dedicated to fostering social change. Individually, it gives you the chance to reflect on how you want to make a difference in the world and – ultimately – empowers you to take action.
How? Ashoka has a wide range of resources, but the most valuable of these are our Fellows, the world’s leading social entrepreneurs. In connecting and interacting with them, you will be inspired and empowered to shape a better world.
Founded in 2004, the ASN is composed of 350+ members worldwide in more than 40 countries.
Read our ASN brochure to learn more about how members bring value to and benefit from the Ashoka network.
Ashoka is a wake-up call. I have learned that there are, actually, many opportunities to step into radical systemic change, to up my game, help shape better global policies and participate in shifting the dynamics of social inequalities, both in the social and in the business sectors.
Fabienne Serfaty
Strategy Consultant and Social Impact Investor
It is a personal nourishment to have the opportunity of working with such inspiring people as Ashoka social entrepreneurs. They are a source of inspiration for my own life. They help me to improve my personal and professional journey. Ashoka is offering me this new journey.
Alejandro Gorodisch
President, Farmacity
When you become an ASN member, not only does the money you invest have a huge impact, but you become a part of the Ashoka network and an important piece of the puzzle. Just as much as you give, you get back.
Maite Arango
Former VP of Grupo VIPS and President of Ashoka Spain
I want to support social entrepreneurs and motivate our generation not only to take responsibility in theory, but also to act and work towards a better future.
Emilie is responsible for building and managing international partnerships to support social entrepreneurs in scaling up their impact globally, and co-leads the Ashoka Support Network, a global community of committed leaders who stand by and advance Ashoka’s vision.
Between 2012 and 2018, she managed and grew the OECD Global Network of Foundations Working for Development (netFWD), and co-founded the OECD Centre on Philanthropy. She contributed to positioning foundations in the international development debate, played a bridging role between governments and philanthropic organisations, and turned netFWD into a thought leader in the philanthropic sector.
Prior to joining the OECD, Emilie served the Swiss Delegation to the OECD, where she advised the Ambassador on cross-sectoral OECD strategic policy and governance-related issues. She holds an MA in Public Management and Policies and a BA in Political Science
Ana is the Ashoka Support Network (ASN) Lead in Spain and is Co-Lead of Global ASN. From her work with the ASN, Ana seeks alliances that maximize the impact of Ashoka and Ashoka Fellows. At the age of 21, Ana co-founded a professional network focused on providing visibility and development tools to young people. Interested in Talent and Entrepreneurship, she later worked at Russell Reynolds, world leader in headhunting, and later in the investment team of Samaipata Ventures, a venture capital fund. Her drive to work in the social sector led her to lead the José Entrecanales Ibarra Foundation for several years, an institution focused on Education and high impact and commitment to Development Cooperation. Ana holds a degree in Business Administration from CUNEF (Madrid, Spain) and National Chengchi University (Taipei, Taiwan).Ana enjoys looking for common areas to create opportunities that draw an optimistic future, filled with great innovations yet also genuinely human and responsible.
