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Ashoka Announces the Venture Fund for Leading Social Entrepreneurs

Ashoka invites forward-thinking investors to create a sustainable base for our unique venture model

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Venture Fund

To celebrate our 25th year, Ashoka is excited to announce a new opportunity for supporters to directly engage in Ashoka's core work through The Venture Fund for Leading Social Entrepreneurs. The Venture Fund was initiated by a gift from the Oswald Family Foundation in honor of Charles W. Oswald, a lifelong business entrepreneur.

Ashoka is launching the Venture Fund to significantly increase the number of leading social entrepreneurs it elects globally each year.

Ashoka invites forward-thinking investors to create a sustainable base for our unique venture model for the next 25 years and beyond. Please join us!

Click here to read the 2008 Venture Fund Prospectus

Click here to donate to the Venture Fund