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Citizen-sector financing is becoming more sophisticated and nuanced. Philanthropy wonk Lucy Bernholz discusses it as the “New Social Economy,” citing the emergence of impact investing, B corps, and sidecar funds as components in this new landscape. Ashoka has been an architect and pioneer of many of...

As a new field, impact investing has tremendous potential to address the challenges of poverty. The question is not whether it can, but whether it will. Dealing with entrenched poverty requires new solutions. A narrow focus on economic growth was never enough. And today, with increased concentration...

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...

Ashoka fellow Shafqat Munir Ahmad’s organization Journalists for Democracy and Human Rights (JDHR) has educated over 1200 journalist to incorporate social issues into mainstream media. The success of JDHR led Shafqat to create a new initiative this year called the Infochange News and Features...

An Ashoka US Fellow is transforming the way banks allow people to send and receive remittances in the United States! We received exciting news this week that the United States Federal Reserve Bank is collaborating with the Bank of Mexico and US Fellow Atsumasa Tochisako’s organization, the...

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...

It is hard to shake off the bureaucratic image of government institutions, but try to Imagine the possibilities when they begin to tap into the potential of crowdsourcing, depart from dependence on inner circle of experts to tackle public issues and embrace a more open, creative and chaotic...

Ashoka Fellow William Foote started Root Capital in 2000 with an ambitious goal: to bridge the "missing middle" between microcredit and commercial lending by providing capital to small grassroots businesses, such as farmer cooperatives and artisan associations, living in isolated rural communities...

Mission Markets provides a centralized platform for social and environmental capital transactions Imagine you’re an environmentally and socially-minded investor--an “impact investor,” in the jargon of the field. You’re looking for businesses and organizations whose goals align with your values. But...