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.
The Age of Fast Industries and Ecosystems
People often ask me why I started working with Ashoka and why I have I stayed with Ashoka for the last eight years. I tell the story of how during my late teens and twenties I worked in Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar and other parts of the world where I saw extreme poverty. I remember playing with...
Building Cities of Changemakers
When you look at the work of the young and dynamic social entrepreneur Sascha Haselmayer, founder of Citymart, you can observe many different things. Most obviously, you will see a brilliant and rapidly growing open methodology (or approach if you prefer) enabling sharing and efficiency in urban...
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...
Girl Em(power)ment: Laurel Touby, Leslie Harris and Sheila Krumholz Speak with Changemakers about Women, Tools and Technology
In case you missed the Changemakers.com Twitterview podcasts with Mediabistro founder Laurel Touby, Center for Democracy + Technology CEO Leslie Harris and Center for Responsive Politics Executive Director Sheila Krumholz this week, we've got them posted here on Ashoka.org for your perusal! They are...