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GIY Gathering 2011 - Dig Yourself Out of Your Despair!

"How do you deal with the consequences of 575 jobs evaporating in an Irish town, and all the mental troubles that it will inevitably cause as people tumble into depression, lethargy and relationship meltdowns? Can there be a simple answer? Yes. Join GIY. Get yourself motivated by getting your garden rotavated." John McKenna.
GIY Gathering 2011

Are You an Entrepreneur Ready to Lead?

We are looking for twenty outstanding entrepreneurs to tackle twenty big challenges. Could we be looking for you?
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Empathy as a Tool for Change

Canadian Ashoka Fellow Mary Gordon rolls out her Roots of Empathy programme to build empathy among Irish schoolchildren through Ashoka's Localizer programme
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The Power of Older People

Ashoka Fellow Mary Nally taps into the demographic bounty of Ireland's older people through her Third Age Foundation.
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Laura White on the Disruption Needed in Higher Education: Empathy
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Wed, January 11, 2012
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on 01/11/12 Editor's note: This post was written by Amy Holiday, senior at Tulane University and member of the Ashoka U Live Team This is the first of a series of posts featuring Exchange participants discussing “...
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Enabling Me to Walk Away from Corruption
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Wed, January 11, 2012
Submitted by: Ashoka 30th Birthday on 01/11/12 This story was submitted to the Ashoka 30th Birthday Card by 'Gbenga Sesan, founder of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, and an Ashoka Fellow from Nigeria since 2008.  Nigeria has a reputation globally. In spite of its...
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Last chance to join Ashoka U Exchange
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Tue, January 10, 2012
Submitted by: John Converse Townsend on 01/10/12   This is your last chance to apply for the Ashoka U Exchange! The annual global gathering, hosted by Ashoka U and Arizona State University, will bring together cutting-edge innovators from higher education...
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You All Make the Impossible Possible
Submitted by Ashoka ChangeInSight on Mon, January 9, 2012
Submitted by: Ashoka 30th Birthday on 01/09/12 This story was submitted to the Ashoka 30th Birthday Card by Paula Cardenau, one of Ashoka's senior staff members in Latin America, who is also spearheading Ashoka's Social Business Initiative. Paula initially wrote this...
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Good Fellows
March 20, 2009
The Irish Times

Ashoka Fellows Caroline Casey, David Egan, and Tara Cunningham are featured at the forefront of social entrepreneurship in Ireland.

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Ideas That Can Change the World
April 3, 2007
The Irish Times

Fintan O'Toole describes the power of social entrepreneurs and Ashoka Fellows in Ireland and around the world.

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Forum Focuses on Social Entrepreneurs
March 31, 2007
The Irish Times

Ashoka's Annual Forum for Social Entrepreneurship, keynoted by CEO Bill Drayton, featured in The Irish Times.

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A Venture Capital Model for Social Reform
March 30, 2007
The Irish Times

Ashoka Founder Bill Drayton explains social entrepreneurship to Gabrielle Monahan of The Irish Times.

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