Our Partners

Ashoka has forged strategic partnerships with leading global companies, to provide management, communications, finance, and other expertise to the citizen sector. In turn, Ashoka and its vast network share knowledge and opportunities with business partners, expanding the horizons of these pioneering businesses and the people who work for them.

Together, our strategic partners support Ashoka’s social entrepreneurs in over 72 countries, delivering millions of dollars in consulting services each year. But the partnerships’ true value is in enabling the flow of talent and resources between business and citizen sectors, thereby accelerating innovation so that both sectors can solve their most pressing problems. 

Ashoka's Global Strategic Partners

McKinsey & Company is the world’s pre-eminent management consulting firm. Together Ashoka and McKinsey created the first Center for Social Entrepreneurship together in 1996, based in Brazil. In partnership, Ashoka and McKinsey have developed integrated Business Plan Competition in seven Latin American countries. The two organizations now share offices and expertise in several countries. McKinsey consultants provide pro bono management services to Ashoka Fellows, strengthening institutional capacity and training social entrepreneurs to write business plans, make effective presentations, and market their work. In turn, Ashoka creates opportunities for transformative experiences and impact to McKinsey consultants.

One of the world’s leading public relations  firms, Hill & Knowlton provides pro bono marketing and communications services to Ashoka and Ashoka Fellows. This global partnership is critical to advancing the profession of social entrepreneurship by providing strategic communications counsel, media and presentation training and other consulting services – including serving as organizational board members for Ashoka Fellows. To date, 25 offices on 5 continents have contributed to this rewarding effort. Hill & Knowlton is enabling social entrepreneurs to gain greater support for their ideas and to share best practices around the world.

Egon Zehnder International (EZI) is one of the world's leading executive search firms.  Their 370 consultants working from 63 offices covering 37 countries makes them uniquely placed to support Ashoka and its Fellows at a global level.  EZI currently works with Ashoka in Canada supporting Fellows through mentoring, coaching, as well as engaging with problem solving sessions. A number of EZI global partners are also ASN members

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP is one of Canada's leading business law firms with offices in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, London, Bahrain and Beijing, with associated offices in Al-Khobar and Shanghai.  The firm’s integrated office network gives clients access to a full spectrum of international capabilities.

Blakes provides guidance and expertise in virtually every area of business law to a diverse national and international client base.  Clients of the firm include some of the best-known, and soon-to-be-known names in business, ranging from major corporations and financial institutions to start-ups inmanufacturing and knowledge-based industries.

Ashoka Canada's Current Supporters

Venture & Fellowship

Anonymous Donor, Bealight Foundation, The Griggs Family Foundation, Jackman Foundation, NextGen Leaders, The Pathy Family Foundation, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Wellesely Institute, The Young Fund at the Hamilton Community Foundation.

Changemakers

The Counselling Foundation of Canada, The Donner Canadian Foundation, The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, RBC and RBC Foundation.

Events, Media & Marketing

AirMiles for Social Change, Grip Ltd, Les Grand Explorateurs, Hatch, Inobi, KPMG, MaRS, The Moment and the National Post.

Youth Venture

Staples, Starbucks, Telus, and United Way