Apply now for the Changemaker Finance Module

We invite you to join our Changemaker Finance introductory workshop! Join this 2-day online workshop to learn more about social finance approaches in order to unlock untapped sources of funding.  We also offer a co-learning space for peers, investors, advisors, and experts to provide support and opportunities to collaborate.

Deadline to apply: June 23rd, 2022

Module Timeline: June 28th & 30th, 2022, 9 – 11 am CET

Learn more and apply here

Empowering A New Generation Of Leaders

The Ashoka Visionary Program offers you the opportunity to take your know-how, change-making skills, and network to another level. Our part-time, offline executive program enables interaction over 9 months with Ashoka Fellows and leaders in the private, the public, and the non-profit sector in an exchange of experiences and expertise. Starting in Vienna on the 20th of October, 2022, the program consists of 7 modules covering all topics relevant to social innovation and leadership, such as scaling, business modeling, co-creation, managing organizations, marketing, and more.

Deadline to apply: June 30th, 2022

Click here to apply and here to learn more.

Ashoka’s new FREE Systems Change Masterclass is now available in French, English and Spanish!

The Masterclass consists of 9 modules to craft your own systems change strategy based on proven frameworks for scaling social impact in any sector. You’ll find new video content, up-to-date insights on applied systems thinking, a complete workbook with editable worksheets for each module, diverse case studies as well as a fresh design! It is applicable to any sector and can be applied no matter what stage or role one finds themselves in - whether idea stage or established, entrepreneur or employee, team member or team lead.

Click here to enroll to become one of the +1300 participants of this course

How to manage a business as a source for good?

Steelcase, Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program partner, has carried out extensive research on their position as a leader in delivering the vision, insights, products, services by creating workplaces that are both safe and compelling. Their results are published in their Impact Report where you will explore how business approaches can be shifted to protect and preserve the planet, advance the wellbeing and equality of all people.

Click here to download the report and learn more

We are thrilled to welcome Jenny, Jimmy, and Markus into our global fellowship network!

We are proud to announce the newest Ashoka Fellows in the Nordics: Jimmy Westerheim (Founder of The Human Aspect Foundation from Norway); Jenny Lindström-Beijar (Founder of Our Normal Association from Sweden) and Markus Raivio (Co-founder of Kukunori and the first-ever elected fellow from Finland). After having passed through Ashoka’s selection process, they have now joined a global network of over 3,800 Ashoka Fellows. They are now receiving support from Ashoka to help grow their initiatives and magnify their powerful impact on society.

Click here to meet the newest Fellows in the Nordics

The Social Entrepreneurship Field & Gender Issues: A High Potential Intersection for Change

When talking about diversity, equity and inclusion, gender equity is one topic we cannot ignore. The social entrepreneurship field has seen positive trends in women representation and leadership, but there is still a long way to go. In collaboration with the Social Innovations Journal, Ashoka's Zeynep Meydanoglu Ertan writes about the barriers female entrepreneurs face and the opportunities that present themselves when these barriers are addressed.

Click here to read the article and here to download Ashoka’s 2021 impact report the Unlonely Planet

Save the date to join us in Brussels for the Ashoka Changemaker Summit 2022

Your yearly appointment with Ashoka is back with a full, international, in-person gathering in Brussels! When we asked leading social entrepreneurs how they bring about change, we found that a vast majority work on policy change. Nine out of ten put young people in charge. And nearly all activate others as changemakers. To multiply this impact, every year we bring together more than 300 systems-changing social entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, young changemakers and philanthropists.

Date & Place: November 29-30, Brussels

Click here to pre-register

Join the biggest event of the year for women innovators

Want to learn from the world’s leading women social entrepreneurs and co-create Ashoka’s Everyone a Changemaker world? The Get WISER Summit is an annual event that spotlights and celebrates the women responsible for impactful systems change—social entrepreneurs. Key players from the social entrepreneurship ecosystem will discuss how we can redefine success to include the unique ways in which women lead social impact.

Date: May 24-26, 2022

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Living to Work or Working to Live?

There are different ways to deal with lifelong financial security and we explore these with our speaker Mark Cheng, Founder of Social Innovation Circle. With the Simply Red song title ‘Money’s Too Tight to Mention’ serving as an apt warning, we explore how social entrepreneurs work to be truly impactful, whilst ensuring that their life needs are met. We invite you to join our online session to talk openly about these challenges that affect us when we are starting up a new organization or nearing retirement age. Most social entrepreneurs want to keep on contributing and so how can they do this if they have not planned for their financial security?  

Date &Time: June 13, 15:00 (CEST) / 21:00 (HKT)

Click here to register and here to learn more

You are invited to Steelcase Learning Community Session: Designing for Equity by Beytna

Our program partner Steelcase is committed to building a more inclusive future and is dedicated to building a culture of wellbeing. They collaborate with Beytna Design and offer a 90 Minutes online workshop on Liberatory Design, as an approach to problem-solving that helps people translate their equity values into action.

Date & Time: June 21 Tuesday, 5- 6.30 pm CET

Click here to register (Participation capped at 40 people)

You are invited to a webinar series: Carers: The Big Conversation

Carers Worldwide, founded and run by Ashoka Fellow Anil Patil, is hosting a webinar series to celebrate its 10th anniversary. 'Carers: The Big Conversation' will explore different aspects of caring and give a global perspective on the issue. The first session is on June 7th, 2022, focusing on what it means to be a carer. Anil will be joined by guests who have personal and professional experience of caring, allowing you to understand more about the differences and similarities in caring across the world.

Click here find out more on their website and here register for the first session

Elevating Networks and Collaboration for Transformation

ENACT! is an international festival focused on how networks and communities can create transformational change around the world. Across the entire month of May 2022, ENACT! will host dozens of online and offline activities that amplify unheard stories, share cutting-edge knowledge and practices, and identify synergies for collaborative action.  If you work with networks, support networks, or are curious about networks, this festival is for you!

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Check out Ashoka’s brand-new ecosystem report: Supporting System Changers

How can foundations, incubators, intermediaries, support networks, funders and administrators better support them? What do leaders tackling the root causes of social problems need in order to scale their impact? Together with 20+ ecosystem partners, we share key learnings and concrete tools, hoping to spark a conversation around how to innovate we support systems changers.

Click here to download The Supporting Systems Changers report and contact us to organize local roundtables to leverage the social entrepreneurship ecosystem

Influence for Good: How Highly-Resourced Individuals Can Work Towards Systemic Change?

Highly Resourced Individuals have an important role to play in systemic change. They have a moral obligation to change the unfair systems they benefit from. In partnership with Catalyst 2030, Echoing Green, Generation Pledge, and McKinsey & Company, we are excited to share that the Influence for Good: How Highly-Resourced Individuals Can Work Towards Systemic Change report is out now!

Click here to read the full report