There are so many encouraging initiatives happening at this moment. We’d like to feature a few sites as we come across them – this time Ashoka Changemakers.
Ashoka Changemakers.com
httpss://www.changemakers.com/
For the past 35 years, Ashoka built the world’s largest network of leading social entrepreneurs, as well as change leaders in schools, universities, and businesses.
These innovators enable and empower people to be changemakers, and they engineer new patterns of change for society.
Ashoka engages these innovators’ insights and resources to create an “everyone a changemaker” society where each individual has the freedom, confidence, and societal support to address any social problem and drive change.
Ashoka envisions a world that responds quickly and effectively to social challenges so that problems no longer outrun their solutions.
To make this vision a reality, Ashoka works with innovators, funders, businesses, journalists, parents, school systems, and young people to create networks of changemaking institutions, forming a powerful ecosystem for social change that achieves the highest levels of social impact.
We invite you to join us in a learning journey that can transform your organization in the process and inspire others—partner with us to help build the future.
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Ashoka, founded in 1980, has pioneered the global field of social entrepreneurship. It has supported more than 3,000 fellowships for the world’s leading social entrepreneurs in more than 70 countries.
Changemakers has been an Ashoka initiative since 1994 that focuses on advancing the vision of an “Everyone a Changemaker®” world.
Changemakers builds on Ashoka’s three-decade history to engage a global network that embodies the Ashoka vision of an “Everyone a Changemaker” world where people gain the skills and resources they need to collaborate on solving complex social problems.
What is a project?
Projects are a feature of the Changemakers platform that allows anyone to join a movement for change by sharing an idea, offering or seeking skills, talent, and support, or investing in systems-changing solutions. If you’re working for social change, a project is a powerful tool for communicating with funders and streamlining investment.
What will a project do for me?
If you’re working on an innovation or venture, creating a project will make it easier to connect and keep in touch with funders and investors. Projects also provide a place to source the talent, connections, and attention you need to grow. And if you’re an investor, following projects will allow you to more effectively and efficiently discover and track great innovations with a high ROI.
How do I get started?
Just click here to get started. More information.