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Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Mon, November 14, 2011
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on
11/14/11
Editor's note: This post was written by Stuart Yasgur, Managing Director at Ashoka and head of Ashoka's Social Investment Entrepreneurs Initiative. It was first published in Americas Quarterly as part of the "Ask the Experts: When Profit Meets Social Purpose" series.As a new field, impact...
Submitted by News & Knowledge on Fri, November 11, 2011
This is a quick summary of our Changemakers colleague Jon Camfield's talk at DCWeek's Hot Tech Trends. Read more about the panel and continue the discussion over at quora. Cross-posted from Jon's blog
The trend I'm most interested in right now is actually as much offline as it is on. It really hit me a few weeks ago as I was reading through...
Submitted by News & Knowledge on Fri, November 11, 2011
Submitted on Fri, November 11, 2011
This is a quick summary of our Changemakers colleague Jon Camfield's talk at DCWeek's Hot Tech Trends. Read more about the panel and continue the discussion over at quora. Cross-posted from Jon's blog The trend I'm most interested in right now is actually as much offline as it is on. It really hit me a few...
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Fri, November 11, 2011
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on
11/11/11
Editor's note: This post was written by Renee Manuel, Ashoka Globalizer. Looking for a rush of energy? Forget skydiving or swimming with sharks; try spending a weekend with some of the most innovative social entrepreneurs in the Ashoka network. From November 5 to 7, fifteen Ashoka Fellows...
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Thu, November 10, 2011
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on
11/10/11
Are you a part of the rooftop revolution? It’s never been easier, explains Ashoka Fellow Billy Parish. He is the co-founder of Solar Mosaic, a marketplace that simplifies the clean energy movement by helping communities create and fund their own solar projects. Join Parish in celebrating...
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Wed, November 9, 2011
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on
11/09/11
The last few weeks have been action-packed for Bill Drayton. In October, Drayton traveled to Oviedo, Spain to accept the Prince of Asturias Award. He was honored in Singapore as this year’s winner of the Social Entrepreneur Award at the World Entrepreneurship Forum. And just last week, Drayton...
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Tue, November 8, 2011
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on
11/08/11
What inspires you? If it’s a unique social innovation with a big impact, McKinsey wants you to share it. McKinsey is asking you to submit one-minute videos before November 18 of your favorite innovations, for a collection of video shorts that showcase solutions to pressing social issues, from new...
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Fri, November 4, 2011
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on
11/04/11
Ashoka Fellow Cindy Blackstock, a member of the Gitksan First Nation of British Columbia, is building a vibrant social movement to change the discriminatory policies and actions toward First Nations children in Canada. Through the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, Blackstock is...
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Thu, November 3, 2011
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on
11/03/11
Editor's note: This post was written by Ashoka Deutschland's Renee Manuel and Iulia-Valentina Iliut, volunteer with the Vienna Globalizer.A man who created a mass movement for recycling tons of waste material in India; a woman whose organization is committed to transforming global health through...
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Thu, November 3, 2011
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on
11/03/11
Editor's note: This post was written by Ashoka Deutschland's Renee Manuel and Iulia-Valentina Iliut, volunteer with the Vienna Globalizer.A man who created a mass movement for recycling tons of waste material in India; a woman whose organization is committed to transforming global health through...
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