Community Greens
Ashoka's Community Greens initiative restores community to neighborhoods across the country, enhances the environment, and empowers citizens by integrating citizen-managed shared green spaces into places where people live and work.
The People Want Business with a Purpose (Will Social Intrapreneurs Deliver?)
More U.S. consumers now believe that individuals, not the government, are responsible for tackling society's problems, according to the global 2012 Edelman goodpurpose® Study. It's the the first time in the study's five-year history that a country's respondents have looked to everyday innovators...
Ashoka U and Cordes Foundation Announce “Most Innovative Educators of 2012”
Forget the Oscars—this week, the hottest stars on the red carpet are ideas for improving higher education. Six sustainable, scalable teaching and partnership models to bring disruptive social innovation education have won the 2012 Ashoka U – Cordes Innovation Award. Ashoka U, Ashoka's initiative...
Ashoka Launches Scandinavian Office, with Maja Frankel at Helm
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 her home base in Stockholm, Sweden, where the new office is located. In Copenhagen...
A new roadmap for solving the world-wide shortage of affordable housing
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 in cities outnumbered people on rural land for the first time in human history. Already about...
Q&A with IBM’s Tony Tenicela: Empathy, Diversity, and the Keys to Corporate Turnaround
“In today's world, where everyone is so interconnected and interdependent, it is simply essential that we work for each other's success. If we're going to solve the biggest, thorniest, and most widespread problems in business and society, we have to innovate in ways that truly matter.” —Samuel...
Why Should You Develop Community Greens in your City?
Discover the benefits of developing a community green in your city
Alley Gating and Greening: The Baltimore Story and How CG Began
How the Patterson Park neighborhood created wonder out of an alleyway, and How Community Greens Began
Community Greens Communities
Discover examples of Community Greens from around the United States that have transformed neighbors, neighborhoods, and their cities.
Fast Company: Investing in Post-Conflict Startups to Save the World
Last week, Fast Company published an article on the importance of investing in post-conflict zones to kick-start the local economy, foster entrepreneurship, and reduce the chances of a relapse. As the article states: "The global cost of conflicts is $100 billion; dishing charity cash and sleeping...