Knowledge Centers
- The 17 Goals: United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairsThe 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are an urgent call for action by all countries—developed and developing—in a global partnership. Each goal has it’s own set of targets, indicators, progress and information on the efforts to attain them.
- The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,Adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, it provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.
- Grand Challenges of Social WorkInitiated by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Grand Challenges for Social Work is a groundbreaking initiative to champion social progress powered by science. It’s a call to action for all of us to work together to tackle our nation’s toughest social problems.
- AshokaAshoka builds and cultivates a community of change leaders who see that the world now requires everyone to be a changemaker.
- Ashoka UAshoka U is an initiative of Ashoka, the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs. Ashoka U catalyzes social innovation in higher education through a global network of entrepreneurial students, faculty, and community leaders. Building on Ashoka’s vision for a world where Everyone is a Changemaker, Ashoka U takes an institutional change approach to impact the education of millions of students.
- Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSRI) MagazineStanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) is an award-winning magazine and website that covers cross-sector solutions to global problems.
Changemaker Development: Articles, Tools, Videos, and More
- Everyone a Changemaker: Bill Drayton’s Challenge to the WorldArticle in NY Times (2018), discusses why a changemaker mentality needs to be universal.
- My Changemaker ToolkitA beginner’s toolkit in changemaker identity development developed by Ashoka (2017).
- Changemaking: Tools to Spark Deeper ChangeShort free online course with short videos developed by Ashoka (2019) to introduce systems thinking and changemaking concepts.
- From Social Entrepreneurs to Systems Change LeadersBig Idea Talk video (12 min.) at the 2018 Ashoka U Exchange making the case for educating students as systems change leaders.
- Answering Society’s Call: A New Leadership ImperativeArticle in McKinsey Quarterly (2019), discussion on the key capabilities of leaders seeking to direct systems change.
- Designed to Grow: Transferring Ideas to People and SystemsToolkit in building sustainable social change action plans for your cause.