Bill Drayton

Why Social Entrepreneurship Is Becoming A Top Career Choice

David C. Hodgson | Posted 06.02.2012

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David C. Hodgson

Social entrepreneurs are holistic thinkers who want to dissolve the walls that have traditionally separated government, business and the nonprofit sector. They believe an integrated approach -- which is core to social entrepreneurial methodology -- has the best chance of success.

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The Inflection Point, The "Aha" Moment

Paul Shoemaker | Posted 11.19.2011

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Paul Shoemaker

Jim's commitment became his passion. In his quiet, humble way he has become a leader. A powerful, real leader.

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Uphill From Here: Why US Jobs Policy Will Improve

Stephen Kent | Posted 11.08.2011

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Stephen Kent

Let's hope today goes down in history as the low point of our national debate on jobs, and that it's all uphill from here.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of Social Entrepreneurship

Alison Craiglow Hockenberry | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Social Change, Social Innovation, Bill Drayton, Ashoka, Changemakers, Social Entrepreneurship, Microloans, Microcredit, Microfinance, Microlending, Muhammad Yunus, Impact News
Alison Craiglow Hockenberry

Social entrepreneurship today enjoys the high regard it has long deserved -- fully 30 years after the organization that launched the movement was born.

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Innovators For The World: Ashoka Goes Global

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

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Julia Moulden

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.

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New Year, New Job, New Radical

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bridgestar, Bill Drayton, Ashoka, Purpose Prize, Social Edge, Changemakers, Julia Moulden, MaRS Discovery District, New Radicals, Bridgespan, Skoll Foundation, Encore, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News
Julia Moulden

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.

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What Am I Going To Do With The Rest Of My Life?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

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Julia Moulden

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.

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Intelligent Giving

Vivian Norris | Posted 11.17.2011

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Vivian Norris

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.

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