Although many social innovations and the entrepreneurs behind them have the potential for global spread, the social sector still lacks a process that focuses specifically on the global scope of change and the resources and mechanisms necessary for globalizing an idea successfully.
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Bill Drayton, chief executive officer for the Ashoka Foundation, talks with Margaret Brennan about his social entrepreneurship. Drayton also discusses growth strategy and the outlook for the micro financing industry. (Source: Bloomberg)
Ashoka believes that everyone can be a changemaker. Our vision is that each individual has the freedom, confidence, and societal support to address any social problem and drive change on the systemic level. This video visually represents that vision. We hope you will join our community of Changemakers.
Keith Hammonds of Ashoka interviews Ashoka Fellow Jimmy Wales where Jimmy talks about Wikipedia, Social Entrepreneurship and Ashoka.
Ashoka is the global association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs—men and women with system changing solutions for the world's most urgent social problems. Since 1981, we have elected over 2,600 leading social entrepreneurs as Ashoka Fellows, providing them with strategic and professional support, as well as access to a global network of peers in more than 72 countries.
Preview of Muhammad Yunus: Creating a Poverty-Free World - one of 16 DVDs created by Ashoka's Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship. Dr. Yunus, recently awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, offers his insights into what is required to eradicate global poverty. Yunus envisions a new kind of capitalism, and demonstrates how his organizations, the Grameen Bank and the Grameen Family of Companies, offer viable solutions to the challenge of pervasive poverty. To purchase the films, please visit dvd.ashoka.org.
Preview for The Social Entrepreneurship Series -- a DVD collection created by Ashoka's Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship. This series highlights leaders who are finding new ways to tackle the world's biggest problems. Some of the world's most experienced social entrepreneurs share their experiences responding to local problems, engaging their communities in solving them, and accelerating change. To buy the films, visit dvd.ashoka.org.
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