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Applications open for Youth Changemaker City - Apply!
Thu, May 10, 2012
'Calling All Young Social Entrepreneurs!'Ashoka is happy to announce that we are accepting applications for Youth Changemaker City, a program that supports young social entrepreneurs.  We are looking for people to be the Lead Changemakers (LCMs) for youth activity in...
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Addressing health amidst human deprivation: An experience in Chhattisgarh
Thu, April 26, 2012
In the last few months, we have been closely watching the health space  in India. In our attempt to stay abreast with new innovations in healthcare, we have been mapping the sector for individuals, ideas and  initiatives that are valiantly trying to plug the...
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Welcome Vandana Gopikumar to the Fellowship
Fri, April 13, 2012
Ashoka India is delighted to welcome Vandana Gopikumar into the Ashoka Fellowship. When a 22 year old Vandana set up a shelter for homeless mentally ill women, more than 18 years ago, to provide care and basic treatment, she was struck by the realization that the...
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Perspectives on evaluation of social entrepreneurships with Bill Drayton, CEO and Founder of Ashoka
March 1, 2012
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At the Harvard Social Enterprise Conference this weekend, EmprendeSocial had the opportunity to interview Bill Drayton, CEO and Founder of Ashoka, on the importance of measuring impact of social entrepreneurial initiatives.Expecting an assurance that measuring impact is...

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Harish Hande among Rajyotsava award winners
October 31, 2011
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Going by its assurance of restricting the number of Rajyotsava Awards to 50, the State Government on Sunday announced just as many names for the awards for the year 2011.

However, it did not adhere to its other parameter of giving the awards to only those aged...

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Ashoka and TÜV Rheinland to develop India’s first certification for affordable housing sector
October 17, 2011

Bangalore, October 13, 2011: Ashoka Innovators for the Public, India and TÜV Rheinland India today announced that they would together develop a certification standard for the affordable housing sector. This would be the first of its kind...

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Q&A with IBM’s Tony Tenicela: Empathy, Diversity, and the Keys to Corporate Turnaround
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Mon, May 14, 2012
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on 05/14/12 Editor's note: This post has been reblogged from Ashoka's Empathy blog. Learn more about Ashoka’s Empathy Initiative! Visit empathy.ashoka.org. “In today's world, where everyone...
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Living Buildings: Ashoka Fellow Jason McLennan's Architectural Revolution
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Fri, May 11, 2012
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on 05/11/12 Can you imagine an office building or high-rise tower with no energy bill? It's not easy to do; in the United States, the buildings we live and work in consume more energy per day than any other...
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Miami’s Ashoka office to help build social entrepreneurship in South Florida
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Fri, May 11, 2012
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on 05/11/12 Editor's note: This post was written by Elizabeth R. Miller, communications associate at Knight Foundation.After spending nearly three years boosting social entrepreneurship in the Americas, Ashoka...
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