Entrepreneurs have long drawn on their retirement savings, including IRAs, SEP accounts and 401(k)s, to fund a business startup or expand an existing business. It makes sense to them because they envision that their businesses will be so successful that they will be able to retire on the profits.
Another...
No question, workplace conventions about sex keep evolving. Professional behavior and customs continuously shift to accommodate changes in sex roles and the latest etiquette of gender equality.
Early on, “girls” stopped getting coffee and running personal errands for male bosses. Over the years, male...
Ashoka is leading a profound transformation in society. In the past three decades, the global citizen sector, led by social entrepreneurs, has grown exponentially.
Just as the business sector experienced a tremendous spurt in productivity over the last century, the citizen sector is experiencing a similar...
by Bill Drayton
Given all the problems our world faces — in teaching, technology, health care, or finance — we need many more social entrepreneurs and change makers. Progress against these problems will be intolerably slow if only 3% to 5% of world’s population thinks they can solve them.
We need...
By Bill Drayton
To question whether social entrepreneurs can achieve large-scale change is to doubt the existence of Florence Nightingale, Maria Montessori, William Wilberforce, Fazle Abed, Jimmy Wales, or the 2,700 Ashoka Fellows!
After all, what defines the true social entrepreneur is that he or she simply...
Browsing through Partners of the Americas website will reveal the wide scope and many dimensions of Partners of the Americas. To explore specific paths to involvement, please check out your local chapter or consider opportunities to support the network through our International Office — or just...
