Community Newsletter November 2020: Register for the 4th Elders Council Webinar and Leading Powerful Collaboration for Systems Change Course

The 4th Elders Council Webinar is Coming Up!

With grateful thanks to the Clash for their song the Magnificent Dance we come to understand that the Social Entrepreneur is finally leaving their organization after many years of satisfying work. In short are they leaving well and living well? The webinar focusses on the quality of life balance for the Social Entrepreneur as they continue their journey, indeed, as the dance comes to a conclusion. Speakers to be announced.

When: Monday, 7th December, 5pm CET

Who: Anyone!

Find out more here and /or register directly for the Elders Council webinar here!

New Course: Leading Powerful Collaboration for Systems Change

Join our inaugural online course on ‘Leading Powerful Collaboration for Systems Change’ to deepen your strategy and leadership skills for making multi-stakeholder collaboration work.

The course is delivered in partnership with CoCreative – global thought leaders and decades long practitioners in the field of collaborative action. Apply by January 15th.

When: Feb 5 to March 26 at 2-3:30pm CET

Who: Ashoka Fellows, their co-leaders, and other Systemic Leaders in the Ashoka Community (Ashoka staff, ASNs, or Partners).

Find out more here!

Special Offer for  ACMS Full Community Participants

The Europe Fellowship program creates co-learning and co-creation spaces for change leaders of the Ashoka community as well as other key players of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Europe.As an Ashoka Changemaker Summit Participant, we are inviting you to get to know our work with a 50% discount to join one of our modules.

Please click here find out more about our offer.

Replication and Transfer Workshop for Google Grantees and You!

A replication & transfer model comprises a formalized solution (your "offer"), the method to replicate this solution (open sourcing, train the trainer, licensing, social franchising, partnerships, branching), the partner profile (from entrepreneurs to established organizations) and a strategy for introducing your solution to a new context (and adapting it). We got together with Google Grantees to learn from existing examples and develop our own replication & transfer strategies. 

Please click here to find out more about upcoming Replication & Transfer workshops.

Check Out Our Year-Long Program Calendar!

Now keeping up with our modules and offers is easier! We have uploaded our calendar on our website to make sure you do not miss any of our events and can find all our upcoming modules, events, courses, etc. in one place.

Please click here to check out our calendar.

Opportunities from Fellows

The Ashoka European Fellowship Program is a co-learning and co-creation community of Ashoka Fellows, partners and supporters from across Europe. Our goal is to work together to overcome barriers and accelerate the field of social entrepreneurship in Europe. We want to open up this platform for Fellow announcements.

Dear Ashoka Fellow, please reach out to us here if you have update, question, or opportunity to share for co-creating and collaborating with other Fellows.

Ashoka Changemaker Summit - The journey has only just begun...

For those who attended the summit, we truly hope you enjoyed the Ashoka Changemaker Summit. We are touched and amazed by all the ideas, collaborations, the exchange, the openness and the kindness that we have experienced. Thank you! Ticket holders are able to access all session recordings for the next year. We kindly ask you to fill our post summit survey until tomorrow (November 27) 12 p.m. It's crucial so that we can learn, grow, and improve!

If you could not join the summit, we invite you to watch the opening ceremony here and enjoy.

The Steelcase Equity in Innovation Challenge

Our core partner Steelcase is inviting educators and leaders from across the globe into a learning community addressing challenges of Equity in Education. They are offering a series of workshops blending new wellbeing research and human centered design tools, which can help refine ideas that you think can make an impact on the teaching and learning environment. Additionally, you can submit your idea for a chance to join a two-month Fellowship Program designed to support your culture of innovation and advance your work focusing on equity and wellbeing.

Please visit here for more information.

Joining forces to preserve biodiversity

If you are an Ashoka Fellow working on preserving biodiversity through a grassroot, community-based approach, interested in leveraging the potential of your innovations and weaving them together with other Fellows working in the same field we have an exciting offer for you!   

We are launching our 'Weaving for a Thriving Planet' program which aims to accelerate and scale the systemic solutions of Ashoka Fellows to preserve biodiversity and to increase their collective impact. The program is co-created with Ashoka Fellows, led by Ashoka Netherlands team and initial funding is granted by Hoge Dennen and MAVA Foundation. We are looking to expand the program further and to engage more fellows worldwide so if you are an ASN or funder interested in biodiversity, contact us!

Please email Noa Lodeizen to apply.

The European Social Innovation and Impact Fund launches after a successful first closing

Over the last 4 years, the Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship (FASE) team built the European Social Innovation and Impact Fund (ESIIF), which connects impact investors with social enterprises. ESIIF uses mechanism provided by the European Investment Fund for the very first time in a European mezzanine fund, which brings an effective de-risking mechanism for investors. They are now looking for more investors to help fund effective, innovative impact solutions!

For more information, please check out their website.