Founded by a pioneer of Social Entrepreneurship, Bill Drayton Ashoka is a true mecca in this field. This is an association of social entrepreneurs who work and live around the world, and are united by one cause. On a site, you can view profiles of hundreds of organizations and read a bit about their experiences. Excellent place to start.

Staples Foundation for Learning recently gave Ashoka a grant in the amount of $500,000 to help Ashoka’s Youth Venture initiative. This artilce has a lot of details about this grant and talks about ways Ashoka is planning to use the money. Link.

David Books, an OP-ED Columnist in The New York Times, talks about new ways of doing good. He examines the new trend of doing good. New social entrepreneurs use their IVY League education and extensive work experience to transform the social change. This is a fascinating article that examines how people who “do good” changed. Link

Article on USNews about Social Entrepreneurship. The article talks about start of Ashoka and how Bill Drayton was empowered to pioneer in the field of social entrepreneurship. Here it is.

Another great interview with Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka. In this interview he discusses the social transformation, and how people become accountable for creating a better future. Link.

Bill Drayton talks about social entrepreneurship and how it is the next big trend in the field of entrepreneurship. Bill Drayton is the founder of Ashoka. Find this interview here.

Bill Draydon, the founder of Ashoka gave an interview to The Stanford Daily. Draydon talks about social entrepreneurship, Ashoka and civic engagement. Check out this interview here.

Title: The Citizen Sector Transformed
Speaker: Bill Draydon
Organization: Stanford Center for Social Innovation
Duration: 42 minutes

Title:  Entrepreneur for Society: Bill Drayton and Ashoka
Duration:  50 minutes

Title:  Nothing More Powerful: Ashoka’s Bill Drayton Explains how Social Entrepreneurship Works
Duration:  45 minutes