Ashoka Support Network (ASN) is a global community of committed leaders who share, support, and advocate for Ashoka’s values and vision, whilst unleashing their own potential as changemakers. ASN members provide Ashoka with financial support while lending Fellows their time and expertise.
They join to give back to, learn from and co-create with our community of changemakers. With 400 members worldwide, and 35 in the UK and Ireland, we have built a powerful network that amplifies our work towards an Everyone a Changemaker society.
Unlike traditional philanthropists, ASN members are changemakers who fully apply their creativity, energy, and connections to effect positive social change. By pledging to contribute a minimum amount to Ashoka over a three-year period, ASN members gain exclusive access to connect and engage with Ashoka Fellows.
ASN members engage with Ashoka and Ashoka Fellows in a number of different ways, based on their interests and skills: ASN members frequently participate in Ashoka Globalizer events, serve on advisory boards for Ashoka Fellows, attend local/regional retreats with members of the Ashoka community, assist Ashoka staff with institution-building efforts, and congregate at the ASN Global Summit—among other engagement opportunities.
Selection consists of one or several meetings where Ashoka staff, together with a peer or a Fellow, validate the following criteria:
Ethical fiber
Alignment with Ashoka’s vision
Ability to contribute expertise and/or network
Financial capacity
Empowering Change Across Africa
Ashoka Africa Builders is a transformative program designed to empower social entrepreneurs across the continent. By fostering collaboration, building capacity, and engaging communities, this initiative creates a dynamic network of changemakers dedicated to addressing Africa's most pressing social challenges.
Key Highlights:
Community Support - Connects social entrepreneurs to a network of peers and mentors. Skill Development - Offers resources and training to enhance the impact of initiatives. Regional Impact - Focused on driving positive change across the African continent.
Ashoka has selected over 3500 social entrepreneurs in 92 countries
Ashoka Fellows are leading social entrepreneurs whose systems-changing innovations solve deep-rooted social problems. We support these Fellows to scale their innovation and provide the resources needed for them to thrive. We surveyed all of our fellows on the impact that Ashoka has had on them.
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of Fellows report the Ashoka stipend helped them focus full time on their idea
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report that Ashoka helped them see their work at a systems change level
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of Fellows report that Ashoka changed how they see themselves as a leader
"What is the legacy that I want to leave behind? 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, Ashoka Support Network Member
Ashoka
