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CELEBRATING 10 YEARSOF ASHOKA CANADA
ANNUAL REPORT 2011–2012
 
Like the oak tree, Ashoka’s growth can be seen in its cross-section. As the rings of an oak tree record its growth, Ashoka’s beginnings have formed the core of what followed, with each year ex-panding on the impact of the year before it. Here we share with you our top 10 accomplishments over our 10 years of growth in Canada.
10. Being entrepreneurial.
Ashoka sits at the intersection of social change and entrepreneurship. We constantly innovate, attracting entrepreneurs committed to social change.
9. Investing approximately $3,000,000 in social entrepreneurs and innovators since 2002.
This includes stipends to Fellows, Changemakers awards and seed grants to Youth Venturers and Be a Changemaker Challenge participants.
8. Connecting Fellows to strategic support.
In the last year, alone, we have connected Fellows with over 550 hours of pro bono strategic support from Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP, Egon Zehnder International, H+K Strategies, McKinsey & Co., Young Canadians in Finance, our Ashoka Support Network and other senior, entrepreneurial advisors. We have also facilitated Fellow-to-Fellow peer support.
7. Contributing to a social entrepreneurship sector in Canada.
We have contributed to a collaborative ecosystem to support social entrepreneurs in Canada along with partners from all sectors.
6. Enabling changemaking on campuses.
We have built strong partnerships with post-secondary institutions and campus leaders committed to make their campuses hubs of social entrepreneurship education.
5. Establishing patterns of changemaking among young people.
We have supported young people to launch their own social ventures so they learn from a young age that they can make change. Over the last five years, we have done this through Youth Venture and Be a Changemaker Challenges.
4. Launching our first Changemakers Competition.
Through
Inspiring Approaches to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learning 
, we heard from 266 innovators who shared their solutions to improve the learning environment and outcomes for Indigenous learners in Canada.
3. Diversifying our Fellowship and our network of changemakers.
Canada is extraordinarily diverse and we are committed to ensuring that all of our programming reflects this rich diversity.
2. Building an amazing team.
We attract the most creative, talented and entrepreneurial team members. This team includes staff, interns, volunteers, funders, program partners, strategic partners, advisors and enthusiasts.
1. Electing 44 outstanding Canadian Ashoka Fellows.
 
It is exciting and inspiring to be celebrating 10 years of Ashoka in Canada, especially on the heels of Ashoka’s 30th birthday celebration.
Although we are celebrating, there is still much work to be done to get to an Everyone a Changemaker world. As we roll up our sleeves, we recognize the important role that Canada plays in the global change-making movement and are anxious to enable the ongoing contributions you will continue to make.This year, we watched the unfolding of the Changemakers Competition on First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Learning. This was a seamless extension of our global work in empathy, especially on activating em-pathy in schools. We were humbled by the success of the FNMI Learning initiative and hope to see Canadian education innovators take part in the global action on empathy.We have also had the pleasure of welcoming many Canadian Fellows at global events. From the Continuity Forum in Miami to ChangeNation in Ireland and the ASN Global Summit in Miami, Canadian Fellows always have a major presence and have demonstrated the highest levels of collaboration and changemaking. And it’s not just the Fellows, but Youth Venturers, University partners and ASN Members, whose presence adds value and perspective to our global work.This year, Ashoka was featured in a book by Beverly Schwartz entitled
Rippling 
. The book describes the rippling effects of change created by social entrepreneurs. Just as a stone on the surface of a lake can only create a ripple because of the ecosystem dwelling below, so a social entrepreneur relies on an ecosystem to affect waves of change. Ashoka’s community serves as an ecosystem that supports survival, evolution and enhancement. Ten years from now, we will look back to see the ripples and impact we have created since 2012. That change starts today.Enjoy your read and then join us to create ripples of change over the next 10 years.
Elisha Muskat Diana WellsExecutive Director, Ashoka Canada President, Ashoka

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