Ashoka (non-profit organization)

Ashoka
Founded 1980
Founder Bill Drayton
Type Operating public charity
Focus Humanitarianism; Social Entrepreneurship
Method Start-up financing, Professional support services
Owner Ashoka
Key people
 Bill Drayton, Founder and CEO; Diana Wells, President
Website www.ashoka.org

Ashoka is a non-profit organization that supports social entrepreneurs worldwide, and was founded in 1980 by Bill Drayton. It provides start-up financing, professional support services, and connections to a global network across the business and social sectors, and a platform for people dedicated to changing the world.[1] It seeks advances in education, environmental protection, rural development, poverty alleviation, human rights, health care, care for the disabled, care for children at risk, and other fields. The organization helped originate the concept of social entrepreneurship, working outside of the government and business sectors to find sustainable solutions for societal needs. Since its founding, Ashoka has elected thousands of fellows in 70 countries.[2][3][4]

Ashoka ranks in the top 100 non-governmental organizations in Swiss non-profit Global Geneva’s 2015 edition of the Top 500 NGOs, the international ranking of the world’s top non-governmental organizations.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Staff (1 January 2005). "A Lever Long Enough to Move the World". Fast Company. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ↑ David Bornstein (1 January 1996). "Changing the World on a Shoestring". The Atlantic. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ↑ David Brooks (30 January 2014). "The Opportunity Coalition". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Staff (11 June 2015). "A Conversation with Ashoka Founder Bill Drayton on Social Entrepreneurship". Carnegie Council. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Raphaël Briner (4 February 2015). "The new 2015 Top 500 NGOs is out". The Global Journal. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

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