Ashoka’s network aims to amplify the impact of social entrepreneurs, creating a world where everyone is a changemaker. Fellows benefit from a supportive community through visibility, collaborative resources, and stipends, which help them scale their initiatives and address social issues. The document highlights individual success stories of fellows who leveraged Ashoka’s resources to enhance their work and societal impact.

1. THE
NETWORK
AT
WORK

2. ASHOKA’S NETWORK EXISTS TO GROW THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AND GET US CLOSER
TO AN EVERYONE A CHANGEMAKERTM WORLD. ASHOKA FELLOWS HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING AS THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS THEY GET FROM THE NETWORK:
IDENTITY EXPANDED PEER-TO-PEER VISIBILITY NETWORK STIPEND COLLABORATIVE
VISION COMMUNITY EFFECT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Fellows see themselves Fellows now fully grasp Fellows belong to a Fellows gain visibility Ashoka curates Ashoka provides some Ashoka identifies trends
as leading social the transformative trusted community through Ashoka’s introductions across Fellows with a modest based on a critical mass
entrepreneurs. potential of their idea that shares resources brand and partnerships fields to thought leaders, stipend during the first of Fellows’ work and
and seek to change and gives them with news outlets and funders, business three years of their engages entrepreneurs
Ashoka is a homecoming norms in their field, unconditional high profile national entrepreneurs, pro-bono fellowship, based on in shaping the next
at a national or acceptance. convenings. partners and others to need, to ensure they can paradigm for their fields.
for social entrepreneurs continental level. help Fellows scale their focus full-time on their
who have been The engaged global impact. work. The only thing more
homeless. There is no Certainly as a positive
While I had been thinking community of social outcome of Ashoka’s powerful than an innovative
better community that broadly about exploring entrepreneurs that Ashoka Ashoka has been an When Ashoka elected me a idea in the hands of an
understands and celebrates support, I was fortunate to
scale prior to becoming has fostered helps each one unparalleled connector. Fellow in November 2006, entrepreneur aiming to
their commitment to do an interview with Poppy
an Ashoka Fellow, it was of them to have more impact For example, Ashoka's I had been working part- change the world, is a
cause, or the loneliness of Harlow of CNNMoney about
through the induction than would have been Twin Cities team was time to implement my group of innovators coming
leadership. our MicroConsignment
process that I came to really possible individually. instrumental in helping me vision for five years. Ashoka together and collaborating.
Mary Gordon, Canada, Model.
understand, and be able to Pierre Omidyar, scale my work in Minnesota gave me a stipend that Bill Drayton, CEO, Ashoka
elected in 2002 Greg Van Kirk, Guatemala/
articulate, a vision for my eBay founder by introducing me to allowed me to reduce the
USA, elected in 2008
organization - the vision partners such as Twin Cities burden of my own student
that one day every child in Healthy Start and a number loans, cover my basic
America would get to play of other local changemaking expenses, and fully dedicate
every day. I think the very organizations. myself to scaling Lumni.
simplicity of the statement Kathryn Hall-Trujillo, USA, Felipe Vergara,
belies an extraordinarily elected in 2007. Colombia/USA, elected in
complex understanding of 2006
the world of changemaking
that Ashoka uniquely brings
to bear in its dealings with
Fellows all around the world.
Jill Vialet, USA,
elected in 2004

3. RAFAEL ALVAREZ - GENESYS WORKS
graduates go on to
organizations honored
the launch of the White
Houston. Innovation
in the Forbes list, GW
growth in number of achieves first million-
to get GW per year Minneapolis/St-Paul Chicago students served dollar gift from a
started and go back to corporation and starts
corporate - integrates into New discussion of multi-
career in 5 years partners in Houston al attention students per year Profit, Inc. portfolio students since 2002 million dollar grants
with national funders
YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR
2002 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
IMPACT
ASHOKA TRAJECTORY
Identity Jim McCorkell plays organization is robust; McKechnie Clark, also Ashoka’s Change Nation
instrumental role in a member of the New nominated by Ashoka in Ireland; connects with
expansion, facilitates return to corporate job Profit portfolio, provides Visibility several partners
to continue leading GW introductions to key Expanded vision clear growth guidance Network effect
past his original "5-year stakeholders
plan" Stipend Peer-to-peer Peer-to-peer
community continues to fund community
organization directly and a full-page article in the
becomes involved on GW
Changemakers board Visibility
Competition sponsored Network effect
global relationship with
Network effect to New Profit through Accenture
Rafael Alvarez is reimagining vocational education for our post- Ashoka Network effect
industrial society. He recognizes that for disadvantaged high school Network effect
students having a successful first professional job in the corporate GW to law firm which
world can change the trajectory of their life. Through Genesys Works redesigns their legal
structure for national
he provides students intensive training and meaningful internships in expansion
technical positions at leading corporations. Network effect

4. JILL VIALET - PLAYWORKS
part of First Lady's Let's
Move initiative
expansion Times
the first-ever San Francisco and
further expansion national conference Clinton Global Initiative national partnerships
expands to San on play, in San with Mattel and New
Francisco Americorps contract Washinton DC Francisco
YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR
1999- 2004 2005 2007-08 2009 2010 2011 2012
IMPACT 2003
ASHOKA TRAJECTORY
Fellow - Aim shifts to Ashoka Changemakers Sports for Play global acts as an entry point partner of Start Change Nation in
ensuring every child in Network effect Sports for a Better World initiative where she for Jill's growth in the Ireland where she
America plays every day competition meets Fellows from India US: Fellows from Detroit expertise in play to begins to explore
Expanded vision Visibility + to Uganda to Mexico and to Houston help her contribute to Ashoka's the implications
Network effect feels part of a global with introductions to global effort to help and feasibility
community of kindred local foundations, by children master empathy of international
spirits that enrich her finding local staff, and Collaborative expansion
work and her life by joining the Playworks Entrepreneurship Network effect +
Identity + board Expanded vision
Peer-to-peer Peer-to-peer
community community
nominated by Ashoka Ashoka to Mattel,
Visibility which becomes an
early supporter of
Jill Vialet wants to ensure every child in America gets to play every day. Drayton at the Skoll
She founded Playworks to remake play in schools across the country World Forum Network Effect
Visibility
by providing them with a full-time "coach" who organizes games and
other structured activities during recess and after school programs.
Playworks increases physical activity, reduces bullying, and improves
the school and learning environment.

5. 200 ASHOKA FELLOWS ACROSS THE U.S.
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