Hungarian Ashoka Fellows
Our Impact in Hungary
Find out more about our our activities in Hungary and read about the main outcomes in the Impact Reports.
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Building a sustainable changemaking ecosystem in Hungary
This study presents the findings of the evaluation focusing on the program Building a sustainable changemaking ecosystem
implemented by Ashoka Hungary between 2019 and 2020.
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Measuring the Social Impact of Organizations
Organizations participating in Impact Academy are setting up their impact measurement system and learning how to communicate their impact more effective.
Read more about the program results.
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Pro Bono Handbook
In our handbook we share best practices and key takeaways for business leaders while walking the reader through the process of setting up and running pro bono programs.
10+ years of experience spiced up with case studies, interviews and practical tips for a successful pro bono program.
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Impact Finance Lab 2020 Closing Report
In this report you can read about the Impact Finance Lab participants, their goals and motivation in the program together with their challenges and how they addressed them (available in Hungarian).
Who we are
Zsolt Pethe
Ashoka Hungary Country Representative
![Pethe Zsolt Ashoka Hungary](/sites/default/files/styles/large_round_600x600/public/2021-07/Pethe%20Zsolt.jpg?itok=YhRGs7Ht)
Zsolt Pethe
Ashoka Hungary Country Representative
Áron Méhes
Ashoka Fellows & Venture
Luca Ménesi
Communication
Gábor Lévai
Consultant
Veronika Kiss
Consultant
Kiry Noémi Ambrus
Consultant
Petra Péntek
Consultant
Zita Szombath
Consultant
Impact Design
Communication & Design
Some of our Key Partners in Hungary
Scale Impact
ScaleImpact connects societal organizations that are able and willing to grow with companies that are keen to support good cause. They are working to increase the sustainability and measurable positive social impact of social enterprises and NGOs.
![Scale Impact logo](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2021-12/Scale%20Impact.png?itok=J5oQB7iZ)
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Scale Impact
ScaleImpact connects societal organizations that are able and willing to grow with companies that are keen to support good cause. They are working to increase the sustainability and measurable positive social impact of social enterprises and NGOs.
MagNet Bank
The first new-bank in Hungary, as a value-based bank, it is a community building financial institution, which aspires for active social participation together with its clients and consciously develops its environment.
![Green tree to left, Magnet Bank in words to the right; Magnet in black with wavy letters; Bank in thick green and bolded letters](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2021-02/magnetbank_new_logo.png?itok=JR_pdarL)
Open Society Foundations
Open Society Foundations provides financial support for NGOs and social issues working to overcome the economic and social problems.
![Logo for Open Society Foundations. Logo with a white swirl within a black background. Bold lettering in black to the right of the logo: Open Society; underneath bold lettering in grey: Foundations](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2021-02/OSF_logo_RGB.jpg?itok=mJNpEtsR)
KPMG
KPMG is an international auditor, tax and business consultant company. Through responsible corporate governance and alongside their clients KPMG is dedicated to think responsible, be sustainable and maximize the positive social and environmental impact.
![Logo for KPMG, partner of Ashoka Hungary. Four blue rectangles in the background. White letters in blue outline in the foreground that say "KPMG"](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2021-02/KPMG_logo.png?itok=diD1M7SU)
Impact Design
Impact Design partners with mission-driven organisations to help them grow, expand their impact through design and communication. By using agile design techniques that put humans first, they help organisations grow in a sustainable way.
![Logo for Impact Design, Partner of Ashoka Hungary. Lowercase letters in bold and black saying "impact" with a red period. Next line, lowercase letters in the same bold and black saying "design"](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2021-02/impact-design_logo_square.png?itok=eu71eN5b)
Badur Foundation
The Badur Foundation's overarching aim is to tackle poverty through education and social entreprise. They find people and projects focused on helping marginalised and disadvantaged individuals and groups who want to improve their future prospects and those of their communities.
![Badur Foundation Logo, Partner of Ashoka Hungary; Badur in white letters within a sold red rectangle. Foundation in small red letters next to the rectangle](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2021-02/badur-fb-meta.png?itok=IvRkQ4ow)
SIMPACT
SIMPACT makes non-profit and church organizations, social businesses, and their supporters more effective in Hungary and at an international level. With economists and sociologists in their team, they help their clients to maximize their social impact on strategy development, business planning, fundraising, impact measurement, CSR and more.
![Logo for Ashoka Hungary Partner Simpact; Red S in a cylindrical shape, over Bold capitalized words saying "SIMPACT." underneath, in the same color red as the s: increasing your social impact"](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2021-02/simpact.png?itok=b9hTEI4h)
![Logo for Ashoka Hungary Partner Simpact; Red S in a cylindrical shape, over Bold capitalized words saying "SIMPACT." underneath, in the same color red as the s: increasing your social impact"](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2021-02/simpact.png?itok=b9hTEI4h)
SIMPACT
SIMPACT makes non-profit and church organizations, social businesses, and their supporters more effective in Hungary and at an international level. With economists and sociologists in their team, they help their clients to maximize their social impact on strategy development, business planning, fundraising, impact measurement, CSR and more.
Impact Hub Budapest
Impact Hub is an international network with offices in nearly 80 major cities around the world. It works as a catalyst or umbrella organisation for those who work on social, environmental problems at either business or individual level. They are engaged in initiatives and businesses that generate extra added values besides profit and contribute to the development of the society.
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Impact Hub Budapest
Impact Hub is an international network with offices in nearly 80 major cities around the world. It works as a catalyst or umbrella organisation for those who work on social, environmental problems at either business or individual level. They are engaged in initiatives and businesses that generate extra added values besides profit and contribute to the development of the society.
Hiflylabs
Hiflylabs deals with intelligence solutions, consulting and mobile development. In 2017 they were added to the list of the most dynamically growing Central European technology companies.
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THBE
THBE is a community of investors committed to contribute to positive social change. It works to stimulate the impact ecosystem and to increase the number of social impact investments by developing the sector through knowledge-sharing and professional networking events.
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Corvinus University of Budapest - CEMS
CEMS (Community of European Management Schools) is a collaboration between the world’s leading business schools and universities, as well as multinational companies and civil society organizations. Its main aim is to set a new standard among international business master’s programs by providing training and research opportunities for selected students who plan to develop and lead companies operating in a global environment.
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Corvinus University of Budapest - CEMS
CEMS (Community of European Management Schools) is a collaboration between the world’s leading business schools and universities, as well as multinational companies and civil society organizations. Its main aim is to set a new standard among international business master’s programs by providing training and research opportunities for selected students who plan to develop and lead companies operating in a global environment.
CMS Budapest
The CMS Budapest provides legal and tax services in Hungary since 1989. The CMS Team offers unique, sector-specific legal advice on commercial law, for Hungarian and international companies. As a member of the Global CMS Network, it is the sixth largest law firm in the world and the largest law firm in Europe.
CMS Budapest
The CMS Budapest provides legal and tax services in Hungary since 1989. The CMS Team offers unique, sector-specific legal advice on commercial law, for Hungarian and international companies. As a member of the Global CMS Network, it is the sixth largest law firm in the world and the largest law firm in Europe.
Schneider Electric Foundation
Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. They believe access to energy and digital is a basic human right. Schneider drives digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies to realize the full efficiency and sustainability opportunities.
![Schneider Electric Logo, partner of Ashoka in multiple countries. Large type Schneider in green above green outline of an S, with the word Electric also in green but in smaller font than everything else](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2020-08/Logo%20Schneider.png?itok=t-sWl_Wl)
![Schneider Electric Logo, partner of Ashoka in multiple countries. Large type Schneider in green above green outline of an S, with the word Electric also in green but in smaller font than everything else](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2020-08/Logo%20Schneider.png?itok=t-sWl_Wl)
Schneider Electric Foundation
Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. They believe access to energy and digital is a basic human right. Schneider drives digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies to realize the full efficiency and sustainability opportunities.
McKinsey & Company
A strategic consulting company, McKinsey & Company creates strategic missions and conducts evaluations of social impact studies for Ashoka and for Fellows around the world. McKinsey & Company also support Ashoka Fellows with personal consultations that will help launch and scale Fellows' strategy and impact.
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McKinsey & Company
A strategic consulting company, McKinsey & Company creates strategic missions and conducts evaluations of social impact studies for Ashoka and for Fellows around the world. McKinsey & Company also support Ashoka Fellows with personal consultations that will help launch and scale Fellows' strategy and impact.
EIT Climate-KIC
EIT CLIMATE-KIC is a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) that works to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), EIT Climate-KIC identifies and supports innovation that helps society adapt to climate change.
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EIT Climate-KIC
EIT CLIMATE-KIC is a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) that works to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), EIT Climate-KIC identifies and supports innovation that helps society adapt to climate change.
Telekom
A Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Működő Részvénytársaság, röviden vagy Magyar Telekom vagy Telekom egy távközlési és telekommunikációs vállalat, Magyarország legnagyobb távközlési szolgáltatója és egyben egyik legnagyobb cége.
![telekom](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2022-11/dl-telekom-logo-02.jpeg?itok=8EPNzqLF)
MasterCard
A MasterCard Incorporated (2016 óta hivatalosan Mastercard) amerikai pénzügyi vállalat, bankkártyák kiadásával foglalkozik. Székhelye a New York állambeli Purchase-ben található.
A MasterCard számára kiemelten fontos az egyenlőség, a szolidaritás és a fenntarthatóság.
![Mastercard logo](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2022-03/mastercard_logo.png?itok=bXppyPDl)
TMF Group
TMF Group provides accounting, corporate secretarial, HR administrative and capital market support to companies of all sizes in 80+ countries. Drawing on the experiences of both organizations, Ashoka and the TMF Group envision a partnership to fuel social entrepreneurship around the world.
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![TMF Group logo; Bright red square; center of it are the capital letters in white: TMF, below are smaller capital letters in white: GROUP.](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_height_260/public/2021-05/TMF%20Group_Logo_strapless_positive.jpg?itok=kIpLeXd8)
TMF Group
TMF Group provides accounting, corporate secretarial, HR administrative and capital market support to companies of all sizes in 80+ countries. Drawing on the experiences of both organizations, Ashoka and the TMF Group envision a partnership to fuel social entrepreneurship around the world.
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