The Ashoka Advantage - December 2010

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CONTENTS

Fellow in the News Awards & Funding

Information for Fellows Networking & Communication Tools

Changemakers® Volunteers, Interns, Partners

Fellows in the News

G20 members commit half a billion dollars to

the winners of the SME Finance ChallengeTwo Ashoka Fellow organizations--William Foote's RootCapital and Vineet Rai's Aavishkaar--were among the

fourteen winners. In its first foray into open sourcing, theG20 had asked Ashoka to identify innovative financemodels for SMEs (Small, Medium, Enterprises) in theemerging world through a Rockefeller Foundationsupported Changemakers.com online platform. UnitedStates President Barack Obama, Korean President Lee

Myung-bak, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, andAshoka Vice President Bill Carter were at the awardspresentation. For more information, click here.

New York Times Blog with Mary Gordon

On November 8th the online New York Times blog

included an opinion piece by David Bornstein author of

How to Change the World entitled Fighting Bullying With

Babies. David pointed to the work of Canadian Fellow

Mary Gordon and her organization “Roots of Empathy.”

To read the blog click here.

“Common Ground” Awards given to two

Fellows

On November 11, 2010 two Ashoka fellows were given

the Common Ground Award at the National Geographic

Society in Washington, DC. Kenyan Fellow Bob Munro,

creator of the Mathare Youth Sports Association, is one of

the first people in the world to successfully use sports to

effect positive social change by working across religious,

political, and tribal lines. Indian Fellow Eboo Patel Founder

& President of “Interfaith Youth Core” received his award

Executive Director for Ashoka’s

Changemakers™ Ashoka’s Changemakers™ program(www.changemakers.com) is seeking a dynamic, entrepreneur to lead their global team and elevatetheir successful program to the next level.Changemakers™ is entering a stage of rapid growthand several strategic initiatives are being added. The

successful candidate will take www.changemakers.combeyond online competitions to a world wide platformfor innovators. This vision will involve engaging otherprograms and resources of Ashoka in developing anintegrated model of action.

If this sounds like you, apply at www.ashoka.org/apply

and list ‘Executive Director’ in the ‘Openings of

Interest’ section of the online application. This position

is based in Arlington, VA – just outside Washington,

DC. Only those offered an interview will be contacted.

For more information contact [email protected]





for building a global interfaith youth movement. For more

information, click here.

Aajeevika Bureau wins the 2010 India Social

Entrepreneur AwardFellow Rajiv Khandelwal’s Aajeevika Bureau is among thefirst to attempt to provide support services to the millionsof unskilled laborers and migrants who move across Indiaseasonally in search of work. The bureau seeks to protectthe livelihoods and dignity of these migrants and reinforcetheir identity as legitimate contributors to the nation’seconomy. For more information, click here.

Ghanaian Technology Enterprise comes out on

top in Prestigious Global Security ChallengeFellow Bright Simons is the founder of mPedigree

Network, the first system developed in the world whichenables consumers and patients to verify the authenticityof their medicines. He received an award of $200,000. Formore information, click here.

Mhammed Abbad Andaloussi-Al Jisr Wins a

Skoll Award For Social Entrepreneur of

The Year

Fellow Mhammed Abbad Andaloussi-Al Jisr won the Skollfoundation award for his work in improving educationaloutcomes in the Moroccan Society. He has succeeded infostering true public-private partnerships in the educationsector. For more information, click here.

Jayasuriya Weliamuna elected to Transparency

International BoardAshoka Senior fellow Jayasuriya Weliamuna was recentlyelected to the global board of Transparency International.He had previously served as the Executive Director forTransparency International in Sri Lanka for the past 8years. For more information, click here.

Awards/Funding

Schwab Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Deadline: Varies by country Schwab partners with local media and institutions to

recognize social entrepreneurs working to transform

traditional practices of social change and sponsors the

awardees’ attendance at the World Economic Forum.

Since each country has its own deadline for this award, we

do not centrally organize nominations from the global

office. We are happy to help edit application materials as

needed and serve as a reference. Please consult the

Schwab website for specific information on your region. To

be taken to the Schwab homepage, click here. You can

also contact Cat Jaffee directly at [email protected] for

more information.

NYU Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship Deadline: November to January (depending on school)The NYU Reynolds Graduate Fellowship is open to newstudents applying to any full-time, two-year master’sdegree program at NYU beginning September 2011.Fellows will receive up to $25,000 for each of twoyears of study and an intensive two-year curricular and co-curricular program designed to help prepare them to bethe next generation of social entrepreneurial leaders.

Application deadlines vary by school, beginning inNovember and running through January. For more

information and an application, click here.

Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project Deadline: December 15, 2010 Vodafone is seeking to identify and fund the bestinnovations using wireless-related technology to addresscritical social issues around the globe. US-based non-profitcharity organizations and universities are eligible to apply. For more information, click here.

Nieman Journalism Fellowships at Harvard

University Deadline: December 15 to January 31st (December 15th is thefirst deadline)

The Nieman Fellowships in Global Health Reporting will beawarded to two journalists who are committed to globalhealth reporting and whose news organizations share thatcommitment. One fellowship will go to a journalist who isa U.S. citizen and one will go to a non-U.S. citizen. Fellowsbegin their academic year at Harvard University in mid-August. For more information, click here.

World Children's PrizeDeadline: January 5, 2011 The World’s Children’s Prize, which aims to contributetowards a more humane world, is the world’s largestannual educational program for young people on the rightsof the child, democracy, the environment and globalfriendship. For more information, click here.





African Women Public Service Fellowship Deadline: January 7, 2011 This New York University fellowship program expands the

opportunity for African women to prepare for publicservice in their home countries. As fellows at NYUWagner, African women study in one of two graduateprograms: the two-year Master of Public Administration orthe one-year Executive MPA: Concentration onInternational Public Service Organizations. Applicantscommit to return to their respective home countries atthe conclusion of the program with the goal of assuming aleadership position on the continent where they canmeaningfully contribute to the challenges currentlyconfronting Africa. For more information, click here.

The Yale World Fellows Program

Deadline: January 14, 2011 This is a concentrated 13-week program designedspecifically for those leading and refining critical institutionsin societies around the globe. The program seeksapplications from early mid-career leaders who have

distinguished themselves within their own countries. For

more information, click here.

The Asia & Pacific Islander Scholarship Fund

(APIASF) Deadline: January 14, 2011 The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund(APIASF) is the nation's largest 501c(3) non-profit

organization that provides scholarships to Asian and PacificIslander Americans (APIAs) with financial need. The Visionof APIASF is to see that all APIAs have access to highereducation and resources that cultivate their academic,personal and professional success regardless of theirethnicity, national origin or financial means. For moreinformation, click here.

The Charles Bronfman Prize Deadline: January 14, 2011 The Charles Bronfman Prize is a $100,000 humanitarianaward that celebrates the vision and endeavor of anindividual or team under 50 years of age, whose

humanitarian work has contributed significantly to thebetterment of the world. Its goal is to bring publicrecognition to young, dynamic individuals whose Jewishvalues infuse their humanitarian accomplishments, andprovide inspiration to the next generations. For moreinformation, click here.

Gold Quill Awards Deadline: January 28, 2011

The Gold Quill Awards are open to members and non-

members of the International Association of BusinessCommunicators (IABC). Join strategists; managers;practitioners; corporate, government, and nonprofitcommunicators; agency executives; photographers; graphicartists; creative conceptualists; tacticians and students asthe IABC finds the best examples of thought leadership,strategic management, creativity, resourcefulness andsuccessful solutions across the globe. For moreinformation, click here.

Skoll Centre for Social EntrepreneurshipDeadline: Rolling

Every year five full scholarships are awarded to individuals

who wish to enter the one year full-time Oxford MBAprogram. The Skoll Scholarship is a competitive scholarshipfor incoming MBA students who pursue entrepreneurialsolutions for urgent social and environmental challenges.The Scholarship provides funding and exclusiveopportunities to meet with world-renownedentrepreneurs, thought-leaders and investors. Once

selected, these students are known as Skoll Skollars. For

more information, click here.

World Health Care Congress (WHCC)The WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Program allowsglobal organizations to showcase initiatives that provide

affordable, sustainable and scalable solutions to improvinghealth care. This site, developed in collaboration with theWorld Health Care Congress, is designed as a year-roundcommunity where organizations can present theirprograms and research .Four times a year the WorldHealth Care Congress convenes meetings whereorganizations working to develop affordable health caresolutions can showcase their innovations. The website ismaintained throughout the year and serves as a spacewhere abstracts and posters can be displayed. Awards arealso given. For more information, click here.





Conferences

The 3rd ISPIM Innovation Symposium: Managing the Art of Innovation: Turning Concepts into

Reality Montreal, Canada // Date: December 12, 2010- December 15, 2010

Organized by ISPIM in collaboration with local partner INO, a leading non-profit R&D center in Optics/Photonics in

Canada, this symposium will bring together academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in

innovation management. The symposium format will include facilitated themed sessions for academic and practitioner

presentations together with interactive workshops and discussion panels. Additionally, the symposium will provide excellent

networking opportunities together with a taste of local French Canadian culture. For more information, click here.

Information for Fellows

The Peace and Collaborative Development Network

This is a free professional networking site (with over 17,500 members from around the world) to foster dialogue and

sharing of resources in international development, conflict resolution, gender mainstreaming, human rights, socialentrepreneurship and related fields. For more information, click here or visit:

http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org/main

Hybrid Value Chain Article

Did you get a chance to read the article on Hybrid Value Chains written by Bill Drayton and Valeria Budinich? It appeared

in the September 2010 issue of the Harvard Business Review. To read the article, click here or visit:

http://bit.ly/HVCarticlefullPDF

Networking & Communication Tools

Ashoka Live Feed

We have recently had live interviews with Ashoka Fellows while they were passing through the Global Office. See who was

in town, and check out the conversations at http://www.ashoka.org/live.

Changemakers®

G-20 Commits More Than One-Half Billion Dollars to Changemakers Challenge Winners The G-20 agreed to commit a total of US $528 million to scale up the winning proposals and to increase financing for smalland medium enterprises (SMEs). The Group of 20 and Ashoka’s Changemakers, with support from the RockefellerFoundation, selected the 14 best worldwide models for stimulating financing for small and medium enterprises through anonline competition. For more information, click here.

Seeking entries: Sustainable Urban Housing - Collaborating for Livable and Inclusive Cities

Deadline: February 2, 2011 Changemakers, with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation, is now accepting entries in the Sustainable Urban Housing:Collaborating for Livable and Inclusive Cities competition through February 2, 2010. The top solutions, policies, and ideasfor urban housing will be awarded US $10,000. For more information, click here.

Fellows Only





Patients | Choices | Empowerment Competition Winners AnnouncedThe winners of the Changemakers and the Amgen Foundation's Patients | Choices | Empowerment competition will beannounced on Dec. 8. Each will earn a prize of USD $10,000. This campaign sought the top solutions to elevate patients’

voices and improve health outcomes globally. For more information, click here.

Get ready to vote: Property Rights: Identity, Dignity & Opportunity for All

Vote from December 8, 2010-January 19, 2011Nominations for Ashoka’s Changemakers and Omidyar Network's Property Rights: Identity, Dignity & Opportunity for Allcompetition were accepted through November. Now the public is invited to vote through January 12, 2010 for the bestinnovators among the more than 200 entries. This competition seeks to find innovative worldwide solutions that willstrengthen property rights and ignite economic opportunity. The three winners of this competition will each receive a cashprize of $50,000. To vote or get more information, click here.

Upcoming Vote: Geotourism Challenge 2010: Places on the Edge

Voting begins January 19, 2011 The Geotourism Challenge 2010: Places on the Edge - Saving Coastal and Freshwater Destinations competition accepted

entries through December 1, 2010. Entrants from across the globe submitted their for innovative tourism solutions forcoastal, waterway, and island destinations that protect the environment and strengthen the heritage and livelihoods of localresidents. The competition is hosted by Ashoka’s Changemakers, National Geographic and the Inter-American

Development Bank (IADB). The top three entries will win US $5,000 each . Voting begins January 19, 2011. To find out more click here.

Volunteers, Interns, Partners

Volunteers

Need help with Strategic Planning? Fundraising?

Translation? Volunteers can help! In-person assistance?

Virtual help? Volunteer teams? Let us know what you

need, and we‘ll help you find what you‘re looking for!

Please give specific details regarding your plans for using a

volunteer and information about what type of work they‘ll

be doing, special skills required, time-frame,

accommodations available, etc. Email Beth Inabinett at

[email protected]

Interns

Would you like to advertise for an intern on the Ashoka

Volunteer website? Many capable undergraduate and

graduate students are visiting the website looking for a way

to get involved and gain experience in their field of study,

especially over the summer. Contact Beth Inabinett for an

Intern Request Form at [email protected]

Fellows Only

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The Ashoka Advantage - December 2010