Finding Balance in the Online Marketplace for Giving
Finding Balance in the Online Marketplace for Giving When markets are open, and new economic transparencies (like microlending websites) impact reputation, balancing the market between givers and receivers can be difficult. More and more websites are born facing that challenge. Making any online...
New Alliances that Unleash Huge Profits with Social Benefits
For centuries we have had two separate production and distribution systems, one business and the other social, serving virtually every human need but not talking to one another. Over the last three decades, however, the citizen sector has become as competitive and entrepreneurial as business and has...
Peace Corps and Ashoka: Celebrating Anniversaries and Collaborations
Did you know that Sargent Shriver, the dynamic force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, provided thought leadership for the creation of Ashoka as a member of the Ashoka Council? In fact, there have been many powerful points of intersection throughout the history of Peace Corps and Ashoka...
Tightrope Enterprises
Managing any type of social enterprise is truly a tightrope act: you have to find this perfect balance between implementing effective programming, while also keeping yourself afloat administratively. Working with Lua Nova for the last six months has shown me the various strategies organizations in...
What's the Sound of a Movement?
KaBOOM! is the sound of an idealist changing the world and it’s the sound of a call to action that challenges traditional notions of community and social change. KaBOOM! How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play is a new book by Ashoka Fellow Darell Hammond. Author David Bornstein describes Hammond...
One Ashoka Fellow, By the Numbers
Let's talk about Darell Hammond by the numbers for a moment. 576 community-created playgrounds. Six skate parks. 1,300 neighborhood restoration projects. 44 states. And, now, one. A #1 bestseller on Amazon.com, that is. The Ashoka Fellow and author of the new book KaBOOM!: How One Man Built a...
Felipe Vergara, Schwab Foundation & a Shift in the Education Economy
As a student in Colombia, Felipe Vergara observed that human capital—the sum total of skills, abilities, and knowledge available in a society—drives economic growth, development, and individual potential. He saw that each year, in the developing world, millions of promising students end their...
Ecole Montessori Morvan
Par son implantation en plein cœur du parc naturel régional du Morvan, l’école Montessori du Morvan cherche à reconnecter l’enfant à la nature, au concret et à renforcer son lien avec le vivant. L’école joue un rôle de pionnier dans la compréhension et la modélisation de ce que peut apporter la...
Ecole la Marelle
L’école La Marelle est un établissement pluriel qui s’inspire et mélange différentes propositions pédagogiques (Montessori, Freinet, …) tout en développant ses propres outils. Elle est orientée vers le plaisir d'apprendre et la valorisation de tous les talents qu’ils concernent les intelligences...
La Maison de l'Enfant
La priorité de la Maison de l’Enfant réside dans la découverte, par les enfants, de leur immense potentiel. L’environnement pédagogique créé au sein de la Maison de l’Enfant permet aux enfants de se positionner dès le plus jeune âge en tant qu’acteur de changement. La pédagogie est basée sur le...