Social Entrepreneurship:Ashoka

Running Head : SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP : ASHOKA

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Date The case illustrates how Ashoka , a social entrepreneur organization was formed and reasons for its formation in terms of what motivated the founder as well as some example of people who have benefited from it Ashoka : Innovators for the public was founded by Bill Drayton in 1980 (www .theatlantic .com . He spends his time searching for people who have a vision of solving or bringing about social change in areas that are of critical human need

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had an interest in organizations even at a young age . In his high school he established a student organization and at the university level he formed the Ashoka table that brought about parties from the government , churches and unions to establish how they worked

Ashoka was named after an Indian emperor who renounced violence and dedicated his life to the public good . He also had a significant impact on environmental protection agency . The soft spoken man has been an executive in over 20 associations thus his high competitiveness . Ashoka would be the `most critical ingredient in the development processes (www .theatlantic .com

Ashoka is an organization that supports social entrepreneurs across the globe . It has its headquarters in Arlington , Virginia and is spread to 33 countries in Europe , Latin America , Africa and Asia

On establishing a bona fide social entrepreneur , Ashoka foundation elects him or her to a fellowship . It provides financial and professional support to help launch the selected entrepreneur 's ideas It connects the entrepreneur to other entrepreneurs with similar problems thus increasing their knowledge . Ashoka looks for people with fresh ideas and ability people who have a vision , drive and practical creativity and help them expand the scope of their work on a large scale (www .theatlantic .com

The players in Ashoka include a large network of nominators ' electors members ' fellow and supporters . Other players involved include prominent government , unions and church leaders . Nominators and electors sacrifice their time for the foundation . Volunteers also contribute much to the success of Ashoka . To finance it , Ashoka got it 's funding from private foundations friends , and Bill Drayton , the founders ' own finances

Ashoka is a social entrepreneurship as it supports people who can impact change on society and helps them by empowering them . It is geared to social change . Its measure of success is the change that it brings to society and not in profits as say . It goes all the way from establishing a problem , means to solve it and linking entrepreneurs with relevant bodies and sees to it that the issue is well addressed (www .theatlantic .com . Targeted people can create a mark on the people They can set or change patterns at a national level or at a regional level . Ashoka seeks high yields from modest and well targeted investments . It does not seek returns in profits but in advances in education , environmental protection , rural development , poverty alleviation , human rights healthcare and care for the disabled and children...