Changemaking Ecosystem

Social entrepreneurs are leaders with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing challenges. They are ambitious and persistent — tackling major issues and offering new ways to create lasting positive change, often on a systemic level.

In these challenging times, we need to develop truly resilient societies while focusing on the qualities of individuals. We need empathy to recognize and understand the problems that others are facing. We need a commitment to the common good to accept restrictions in our personal life. And we need...

Cross-sector collaborations used to be all about NGO-corporate partnerships in bilateral relationships. This has quickly evolved, not only in academic perspective but also in practice: now there are several multiple partners and stakeholders involved in collaborationsfor the good of all, often...

In these times of uncertainty and reflection on our individual and collective responsibility, we want to strengthen our community more than ever. Although our mindset as changemakers pushes us to take action, we believe that the solution to the current challenge lies in our capacity to slow down...

We are fast approaching the time of the year where we challenge geographic boundaries to huddle up with family to celebrate each other’s presence (and enjoy way too much food). Who knows, maybe you’ll even hear that relative tell that same embarrassing story, again. Before we ring in the new year...

Il primo summit organizzato da Ashoka a livello europeo per parlare del futuro dell'innovazione sociale in Europa

Ashoka, Nordea and Accenture are now jointly launching Changemakers Accelerator – a programme that will support climate initiatives in the Nordics. Nine social entrepreneurs with the know-how and ambition to create long-term solutions to protect the environment and tackle the climate issues of our...

Maja founded Ashoka Sweden back in 2011 and has been the driving force behind its growth and expansion, culminating with the expansion to Finland and the organization becoming Ashoka Nordic. After eight years she has decided to depart Ashoka to become Friends new Secretary-General.

Last week we hosted our annual Community Day. It’s a day to celebrate the Nordic Changemaking Community. We strengthen our mutual sense of identity through inspiration, knowledge sharing, team building as well as open and honest discussions.