Leading stories

Check out a small collection of the leading insights coming out of the Ashoka network. See all insights further below.

"Seeing, understanding, and appreciating the whole is one of the great gifts that nature gives you, if you listen."

Bill Drayton on finding inspiration in nature, seeing the whole, and being a part of this universe.

Meet the 2025 Ashoka Fellows in the U.S. They are working on these and other solutions - creatively, persistently, collaboratively, and in ways that invite all of us to contribute as changemakers. 

In a world full of problems, Ashoka Fellows are the fixers: ending chronic homelessness, vastly improving our criminal justice system, reducing the costs of life-saving medicines, and more.

idris brewster

Who Decides What We Remember?

idris brewster of Kinfolk Tech.

Miceala Connery PBS BBS

A Brief but Spectacular take on building inclusive communities

Ashoka Fellow Micaela Connery featured on PBS NewsHour.

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The prosecutor who pioneered a new path home from prison

Hillary Blout of For The People

Bill Drayton receives Skoll Global Treasure Award

The Right to Give

Bill Drayton Awarded Skoll Global Treasure Award

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Demystifying Financial Freedom

A Motley Fool Foundation & Ashoka report

Richard Young

Strengthening Civic Health

How CivicLex Is Revitalizing Local Democracy

Matthew Rantanen PBS BBS

A Brief but Spectacular take on the power of connection

Ashoka Fellow Matthew Rantanen featured on PBS NewsHour.

Molly Hemstreet TIC

What Will It Take To Build An Ownership Economy?

A broad-based Ownership Economy could be the trickle-down strategy that actually works.

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Freedom for All

Yordanos Eyoel

Reimagining Democracy For The 21st Century

Yordanos Eyoel of Keseb.

Susan Silverman

Building Communities Of Support For Foster Families

Susan Silverman of Second Nurture.

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Introducing 7 new Ashoka Fellows in the U.S.

Our latest Ashoka Fellows in the U.S. are working on these and other solutions – creatively, persistently, collaboratively, and in ways that allow all of us to contribute as changemakers.

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Tackle root problems, not symptoms
Learn the 5 principles to support systems change in our new report with McKinsey &...
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Year At A Glance | Ashoka US
Look how Fellows are shaping the country and some of our priorities for the year...
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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.
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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...
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Future Of...
Weekly series! We ask Ashoka Fellows what trends they're seeing, where they get their inspiration,...
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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.
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Thriving In a World of Change
In a fast paced world, a new inequality is emerging. Ashoka is making sure no...
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Sharing the Abundance of Rural America
Ashoka partnered with Organic Valley to help U.S. Fellows come together in Wisconsin for our...