Though women played a critical role during last month's protests, their future as stakeholders in Egypt's political process is being marginalized.
The smartest students know that it is not enough to be well-intentioned. They are acquiring the executive skills required to pit their talents against the scourge of global poverty.
The role of Chief Good Officer is equally justified to make Earth a healthier place for all of us and an enriching place for those who are truly its good tenants.
For every Ashoka Fellow, there are countless social entrepreneurs working outside the esteemed incubators who are moving the needle in unprecedented ways.
As the movements of social enterprise and cause-integrated business mature, a new funding model is proving that scaling innovations for poverty alleviation in the developing world can be both possible and profitable.
Instead of begging for grants, why couldn't nonprofits become self sustaining and simultaneously meet their mission by launching their own businesses?
P&G is one of the first among some highly progressive companies that are forming collaborations to leverage scale for social enterprise and it's a trend that is only going to continue.
In 2009 Guinness & Co. established the Arthur Guinness Fund to improve the communities where the 250-year-old stout is sold. Currently, the fund suppl...
As part of its stated mission, Ashoka "invests in people." Their programs seek to catalyze and inspire young entrepreneurs to fulfill their world-chan...
Gloria Steinem has stressed the importance of women sharing their personal stories as a way to add their voices to the human record. This was the strength of The Daily Beast's three-day event.
TEDxAshokaU highlighted the latest innovations in social entrepreneurship, bringing students and academics together to share ideas.
A burgeoning underground of social entrepreneurs may represent our best hope for economic and social growth.
Ashoka has just taken a giant step forward. They've introduced their Globalizer Program - designed to help 25 of the world's leading social entrepreneurs go global.
I want to congratulate filmmaker, Gayle Ferraro, whom I met when she first began this journey of making To Catch a Dollar, which premiered Saturday night at Sundance with Dr. Muhammad Yunus present.
What's a New Radical? Someone who's found a way to put the skills acquired in her career to work on the world's greatest challenges. Here are five organizations that can help you become a New Radical in 2010.
"Math is the easiest subject for kids to learn." Say what? Yup, that's what John Mighton believes. And he's got everything he needs to back up this counter-intuitive assertion.
So congratulations to Facebook. Peace on Facebook is a great start. But world peace it ain't (yet). Let's think ambitiously for a minute -- how could Facebook do more to promote world peace?
With all the recent attention given to social entrepreneurs, when will we actually begin to see an acceptable level of investment directed towards these leaders of social change?
Bill Drayton is the world's best-kept secret. Have you heard of him or the organization he started nearly thirty years ago, the Ashoka Foundation? I confess that until recently I hadn't either. Yet Ashoka has helped millions of people around the world.
I just came back from an inspiring Goldman Prize Award ceremony, where seven grassroots environmental change-makers were recognized for their work and resiliency.
The market place makes it hard for us to discover solutions. Ashoka has been finding these solutions in the form of social entrepreneurs for nearly 30 years in every corner of the globe.
When you vote with your dollar to purchase eco-friendly beauty products, you are not only taking better care of yourself and your family's health, but that of others in the world at large.
Teaching one's children early on about giving intelligently is at least as important as what one learns at school. Social Entrepreneurship programs around the world have helped create a snow-ball effect.
Ashoka is the global association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs, and a GOOD Magazine nonprofit partner. We sat down with founder Bill Dra...
