Insights
Meet The Barbers Starting A Conversation About Mental Health
November 21, 2022
How 100 Communities Are Solving Homelessness
November 15, 2022
Welcome New Ashoka Fellows!
November 7, 2022
Systems Change Funding: Practical Next Steps for Moving to Action
October 27, 2022
Bridging The Gaps: Two Paths To Financial Freedom
August 25, 2022
Making Genomic Testing Available To All—And Safeguarding People’s Control Of Their Health Data
August 16, 2022
Keeping Children Safely With, Not From, Their Families—Foster Care, Transformed
August 4, 2022
Eboo Patel And The Vision For An Interfaith America
July 25, 2022
What This Pioneering High School For Transgender Students In Argentina Can Teach Us All
July 19, 2022
As Housing Costs Soar, A Revolution In Affordable Homes
June 30, 2022
June 15, 2022
How Strengthening Democracy Begins With Better Local News
June 14, 2022
The Leading Edge: What Inuit Can Teach Us About Climate Monitoring And Adaptation
June 9, 2022
From Coal To Clean Energy: Welcome To The New Appalachian Economy
May 26, 2022
The Myth Of Financial Literacy—And Why Wealth Justice Is A Better Goal
April 7, 2022
How To Fix The Drug Pricing Crisis—And The Patent Problem Fueling It
Drug prices are increasingly out of reach for millions, but there is gathering momentum to course-correct,...
March 23, 2022
Uplifting fathers and cultivating healthy masculinities
Why community and emotional connectedness are key
February 15, 2022
How Co-Creation Strategies Lead To Success: An Example In Affordable Housing
January 25, 2022
True Cost Of Food: What We Measure, Matters
December 2, 2021
November 22, 2021
Want A Better Asylum Process? Ask Asylum Seekers For Ideas
November 19, 2021
November 15, 2021
Fashion Industry Support Allows FABSCRAP To Expand Its Reach
Ashoka Fellow Jessica Schreiber on her work, FABSCRAP.
November 4, 2021
October 28, 2021
Why Play Is Essential, Especially Now
October 6, 2021
October 5, 2021
A Pivotal Week For Young People Aging Out Of Foster Care
September 30, 2021
America Can Stop Gun Violence—Here’s What Actually Works
September 24, 2021
September 21, 2021
How we build welcoming communities as borders re-open (for some)
Ashoka Fellows bust myths and show why belonging begins with us.
September 14, 2021
Why children need empathy, especially now
Mary Gordon on the pitfalls of academic testing, and what parents can do
June 11, 2021
Social entrepreneurs respond to India’s deepening Covid crisis
Why decentralized approaches, long-term thinking and tough questions are key
May 25, 2021
Building Black-Owned Businesses In Mississippi
Tim Lampkin on addressing the racial wealth gap as a result of institutional racism and...
May 24, 2021
How changemakers are reclaiming Indigenous foodways
Sean Sherman on inspiring a more sustainable food system
May 14, 2021
Redesigning Substitute Teaching And The Power Of Small Tweaks
By the time a student graduates from high school in the U.S., one entire year...
May 6, 2021
The right to sign: Deaf culture and language access
Melissa Malzkuhn on digital storybooks for Deaf children and why the future is 3-D
May 3, 2021
‘Make Algorithmic Audits As Ubiquitous As Seatbelts’—Why Tech Needs Outside Help To Serve Humanity
Ashoka Fellow Gemma Galdon, founder of Eticas Consulting & Foundation based in Spain
April 26, 2021
Only 20% Of People With Eating Disorders Get Help—This Startup Is Out To Change That
Former Representative, Patrick J. Kennedy interviews Ashoka Fellow Kristina Saffran and her co-founder Erin Parks.
April 13, 2021
The MacArthur Foundation awards Community Solutions $100 million to accelerate an end to homelessness in the U.S.
April 8, 2021
Building community wealth across the Mississippi Delta
How Tim Lampkin is supporting and expanding Black business ownership in the U.S.
April 6, 2021
We’re Living Through A Carbon Bubble—Here’s What We Can Do About It
March 26, 2021
Mutualism And The Next Economy
March 25, 2021
How parents are protecting Black genius
Creating learning environments rooted in community wisdom
March 12, 2021
This Is What We Did—When Climate Action Is Our Legacy
February 25, 2021
Who cares? Carers on the global agenda
Social entrepreneurs reimagine how society supports those who care for others.
February 16, 2021
Deaf Culture, Deaf Creatives, And The Quest For Language Exposure
Motion Light Lab founder Melissa Malzkuhn on how creativity and technology are helping a new...
February 4, 2021
How we bring generations together
Marc Freedman wants to see younger and older people work together
January 28, 2021
Defending privacy in the age of surveillance
Defending privacy in the age of surveillance
January 14, 2021
What’s ahead for asylum seekers in the U.S.
How a group of more than 20,000 asylum seekers in the U.S. are reshaping the...
December 3, 2020
Why We Must Update The Law For The Digital Age
S.T.O.P. architects new legislation and litigation to preserve our civil rights.
November 23, 2020
Civic faith and what’s ahead for American democracy
Ashoka Fellow Eric Liu on fostering a culture of powerful citizenship
October 30, 2020
Rethinking education in the long run
Four education innovators reflect on the challenges and opportunities of the pandemic moment.
October 16, 2020
Rising up to reclaim recovery
In pandemic times, here’s what communities in recovery can teach us all.
October 1, 2020
Who will get the Covid-19 vaccine?
Addressing deep-rooted inequities in access to medicine
September 17, 2020
Seeing the unseen: the bias of algorithms
Yeshimabeit Milner on why we need data for Black lives
September 3, 2020
How a new savings plan can rescue low wage workers
Ashoka Fellow Ronnie Washington started Onward to build a culture of financial savings among American...
June 16, 2020
Why we need data for Black lives
What role can data scientists play at this moment? Read our interview with Ashoka Fellow...
June 9, 2020
Supporting Black genius
How parents are helping teachers lift up and support the gifts and strengths of Black...
June 9, 2020
What will the future look like?
We’re in a moment when we are seeing just how broken many of our systems and...
May 18, 2020
From Competition to Sharing
How her children’s rare disease led Fellow Sharon Terry to revolutionize medical research
May 12, 2020
Why it’s time for a new normal
Ashoka Fellow Nick Tilsen on how Indigenous people are being affected by the crisis and...
April 29, 2020
The Right To Relate: Cycling Without Age
How a Danish-led global movement is combating isolation among our elders, and adapting fast in...
April 13, 2020
Fact-Checking Stories About Covid-19
How a worldwide network of scientists, organized by Fellow Emmanuel Vincent, is kept very busy.
April 11, 2020
When Orders Get Cancelled
How a new generation of Bangladesh’s women-led factory workers, led by Fellow Nazma Akhter, is...
April 10, 2020
Coordinating and Improving Frontline Medical Care
Read how Ashoka Fellow Sanjeev Arora is responding to the Covid-19 crisis in partnership with...
March 24, 2020
Preventing Disease Outbreaks
Wildlife veterinarian, public health advocate, and Ashoka Fellow Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka shares lessons from Uganda.
March 24, 2020
Respirators From 3D Printers
How the Spanish maker community, led by Ashoka Fellow David Cuartielles, fights Covid-19 from their...
March 24, 2020
Philanthropy Needs a New Playbook
Effectively funding systems change begins with a new mindset, new values, and new behaviors.
March 11, 2020
Tackle root problems, not symptoms
Learn the 5 principles to support systems change in our new report with McKinsey &...
January 24, 2020
Year At A Glance | Ashoka US
Look how Fellows are shaping the country and some of our priorities for the year...
December 12, 2019
How baby ‘teachers’ in classrooms are teaching older kids empathy
Toronto-based Ashoka Fellow Mary Gordon shows us what infants can teach us about empathy.
November 5, 2019
Look ahead with our 2019 Ashoka Fellows
How do we update our labor movements for 21st century work? What happens when data...
October 21, 2019
No, You Don’t Need to Start a Business
Reflections from Ashoka’s founder Bill Drayton: In social entrepreneurship is business thinking crowding out social...
October 17, 2019
Future Of…
Weekly series! We ask Ashoka Fellows what trends they’re seeing, where they get their inspiration,...
October 16, 2019
The Erosion of Privacy, And Why We Need A New Social Contract
Privacy expert and Ashoka Fellow Sascha Meinrath on how government and business are watching us.
October 16, 2019
Thriving In a World of Change
In a fast paced world, a new inequality is emerging. Ashoka is making sure no...
September 27, 2019
Sharing the Abundance of Rural America
Ashoka partnered with Organic Valley to help U.S. Fellows come together in Wisconsin for our...
September 5, 2019
AI, Health, And The Future Of Human Agency
How can AI help us live healthier lives? Konstanze Frischen asks Ashoka Fellow Stephen Friend.
September 5, 2019
Culture Change for Climate Change
What do fishermen, school cafeterias and the Catholic Church have in common? It turns out they...
June 17, 2019
Why Supporting Small-Town Social Innovation Matters
Curious what social innovators are working on in Appalachia, the Navajo Nation, rural Minnesota, and...
May 16, 2019
‘Small Towns, Big Ideas’
Jim Fallows, author and national correspondent, posts a recap of Welcome Change on his blog...
May 15, 2019
The Groundwater Issue: Insights From Social Entrepreneurs About Race
What are the experiences and insights of social entrepreneurs working day to day on de-segregation...
April 1, 2019
So You Want To Start A Movement? Read This First.
At their best, social movements activate the possibility of everyone a changemaker. But what does...
March 28, 2019
We Hold the Key: Making the Law Work for All
What’s the next frontier in legal innovation? Five insights from Ashoka Fellows at our inaugural...
January 31, 2019
If We Don’t All Win, We All Lose
Explore global patterns and themes of Ashoka Fellows including: diversity and inclusion, climate change, migration, women, science and technology, health, media, and young people in charge.
January 29, 2019
How To Cross The Bridges That Divide Us: Lessons From The Field
Konstanze Frischen, leader of Ashoka North America, highlights three strategies social entrepreneurs use to build...
December 17, 2018
Look Ahead With Our 2018 U.S. Fellows
What will our food system look like in 10 years? What are the right fixes...
October 10, 2018
Ashoka’s Raj Jayadev Recognized as 2018 MacArthur Fellow
Ashoka Fellow Raj Jayadev was just named a 2018 MacArthur Fellow for exceptional creativity as the creator and champion...
October 10, 2018
Where American Renewal Begins
Sarah Hemminger grew up in Indiana understanding the debilitating power of social isolation. When she...
August 31, 2018
When Families Lead Themselves Out of Poverty
Seventeen years ago, Mauricio Lim Miller, a leader in the field of social services, received...
August 31, 2018
Everyone a Changemaker
Bill Drayton invented the term “social entrepreneur” and founded Ashoka, the organization that supports 3,500...
August 31, 2018
Want True Equality? Make Everyone Powerful
I just heard a story that I adore. It comes from Ali Raza Khan, an...
August 31, 2018
Let’s Redraw the Map
Through a new initiative, Ashoka hopes to make the field of US social entrepreneurship more...
August 31, 2018
Is Social Entrepreneurship Being Misunderstood?
Since coining the term “social entrepreneurship” in 1980, Ashoka has seen exponential growth and transformation...
August 31, 2018
A New Alliance for Global Change
We are witnessing a sea change in the way society’s problems are solved, work is...
August 31, 2018
If You Want to Change the World, You Need the Kids
Bill Drayton is fostering the “skill that society is desperate for” by raising a generation...
August 31, 2018
The Values Revolution: Embedding Empathy in the New Economy
Much has been written about how our economy is changing, particularly in light of the...
August 30, 2018
We’ve Lost Trust In The Media. Social Entrepreneurs Can Restore It.
Last week in the U.S., Congress grilled Mark Zuckerberg about his company’s data privacy breaches,...
August 30, 2018
Look Ahead with Our 2018 U.S. Fellows
August 8, 2018
Is the Business World All About Greed?
DAVOS, Switzerland — When I visit university campuses, I’m periodically asked if students who seek...
January 24, 2018
Dear Jeff Bezos: Philanthropy For The ‘Right Now’ Is Not Good Enough
Last week Jeff Bezos tweeted a request for ideas for how to develop a philanthropic...
June 23, 2017