Universities Lauded for Community Engagement Join Changemaker Campus Network Beeta Ansari in Changemaker Campus • March 29, 2016 Arlington, VA (March 29, 2016) – Ashoka U announced today that CQUniversity Australia and Canada’s Wilfrid Laurier University will join their consortium of Changemaker Campuses. The university initiative of Ashoka, called Ashoka U, has been selecting Changemaker Campuses since 2008 in an effort to demonstrate that a more entrepreneurial, innovative, and world-changing higher education sector is […]
Ashoka U: Changemaking In Progress The Odyssey • March 25, 2016 Natasha Gaye, a student at Rollins College, shares her experience with social innovation education at an Ashoka U Changemaker Campus and why it’s so crucial to learn how to make a positive social impact locally and globally.
Two Universities Recognized for their Innovative Commitment to Social Change Beeta Ansari in Changemaker Campus • February 11, 2016 Arlington, VA (February 11, 2016) – Ashoka U announced today that it has designated two new Changemaker Campuses. After navigating a rigorous selection process involving months of assessments, interviews, site visits, and strategy sessions, Florida International University and Northeastern University have joined the Changemaker Campus Network. The consortium now stretches across 35 campuses internationally, each […]
Ashoka U and Cordes Foundation Recognize Global Leaders in Social Innovation Education Beeta Ansari in Exchange, Social Innovation • February 2, 2016 “[The Ashoka U-Cordes Innovation Award] casts a broad net and identifies the best and brightest innovations that are really affecting the ability of our students to be changemakers,” according to Ron Cordes, Co-Founder of the Cordes Foundation and founding sponsor of the award. Over the past six years, the Ashoka-U Cordes Innovation Awards have recognized […]
Creating Effective Social Impact Leaders Beeta Ansari in Guest Bloggers, Social Innovation • December 16, 2015 Guest post by Robin Pendoley, Founder and CEO, Thinking Beyond Borders The social impact sector does a lot of harm. Often, our victims are those who we set out to support — the people and communities that are already vulnerable in our society. This is not something we like to talk about. As practitioners, funders, […]
Marquette working with 15 schools to impact one billion lives Marquette Wire • November 24, 2015 Two staff members from the Social Innovation Initiative at Marquette announced their goal to impact the lives of one billion people by 2020 at the Marquette Student Government Senate meeting Monday.
Festive Changemaking Builds Community USD News Center • November 17, 2015 Dylan Valdivia and Madison Ryan saw the results of months of planning, organizing and ideas unfold wonderfully before their eyes Tuesday afternoon on the University of San Diego campus. Along Torero Way and in front of the Hahn University Center, the goal of these sophomore and junior student leaders of the Changemaker Fest Block Party, […]
Intrapreneurs Need These 4 Super Skills To Master The Art Of Institutional Innovation Forbes.com • November 5, 2015 Entrepreneurs are known for their ability to create big, sweeping change. Intrapreneurs are no different; they test and build new ideas to achieve large-scale change within organizations. They also exhibit a deep resilience, persistence and belief in success in spite of all odds and obstacles they face. However, they need not only drive new ideas […]