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Every day, individuals step out of their comfort zones to drive meaningful change for the good of all. Beginning at the grassroots level, a #ChangemakerEmployee can create a ripple effect, transforming their surroundings, neighborhoods, and communities by shifting mindsets. Discover their inspiring journeys below: 🌱 As Global Director of Smart and Sustainable Farming, Tobias is championing regenerative agriculture by collaborating closely with farmers. His vision aligns business with environmental responsibility, proving that profitability and sustainability can thrive together. See how: https://buff.ly/3zInOUa 💡 In the financial sector, Annette is sparking waves of change. From launching an impact fund at Philips to founding her own consultancy firm, she channels financial resources into initiatives that enhance healthcare access across multiple countries. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3NpJGXj 🌍 In her leadership role at Boehringer Ingelheim, Manuela Pastore empowers her colleagues to bridge corporate skills with social needs through the Making More Health program. In her blog, she emphasizes the importance of tackling interconnected health challenges to create a healthier, brighter future for everyone: https://buff.ly/3BEwwTZ Tobias, Annette, and Manuela embody the extra efforts needed to address the challenges they encounter. Read their stories and inspire others to follow in their footsteps. 

True leadership happens when making a positive impact by uplifting others around us. ✨ Below are three stories from #ChangemakerEmployees who are creating a positive change within – and beyond – their workplaces:     🌿 Nicola Bellamy, Marketing and Communications Manager at Kersia, inventing a food safe world, transformed her career and life through the Japanese philosophy of ikigai – finding purpose in supporting others. Motivated by human relationships, she embraced mentorship as a way of life, working to address youth unemployment and gender disparities in the food sector. She collaborates with associations such as Meat Business Women and the The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink, as well as universities. Get inspired: https://buff.ly/3BEvRls      🌽 Dr. Moses Arokoyo, Regional Sales Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa at Boehringer Ingelheim, shares a similar conviction. The belief that "every life matters" has guided his work in fostering community wellbeing through initiatives like Making More Health and collaborations with CowTribe and Farm Alert to enhance the livelihoods of farmers. Meet him here: https://buff.ly/4h0WAZr      🍇 Jan-Cassen Kraus, Global Supply Manager at Boehringer Ingelheim, builds connections and supports #socialentrepreneurs through innovative approaches like drones to deliver essential goods in remote areas, showing that small, thoughtful actions can lead to #socialimpact. His journey, which began in Ghana with #AshokaFellow and founder of Cowtribe Inc Peter Awin, extended to Kenya and Uganda, where he organized supply chain workshops. Read more: https://buff.ly/3U4emS1 

✨Happening Today (October 30) at 12:00 ET Join the Collaborative Changemaking Certificate Series Session 1 - Field Guide & Certificate for College & University Students - The Who, Why, What, When, Where, and How - Led by Ashoka Fellow Greg Van Kirk & Ashoka U! Time: 12:00 -12:45 pm ET Join us 👉 https://lnkd.in/dGJJGDSH ✨ Don’t miss this chance to learn how to make a meaningful impact. hashtag #Changemaking hashtag #AshokaU hashtag #Empowerment hashtag #Collaboration hashtag #Empathy hashtag #Equity

🌍 Interested in creating positive change? Join the Collaborative Changemaking Certificate Series Session 1 - Field Guide & Certificate for College & University Students - The Who, Why, What, When, Where, and How - Led by Ashoka Fellow Greg Van Kirk & Ashoka U! Date: October 30, 2024 Time: 12:00 -12:45 pm ET Join us 👉 https://lnkd.in/dGJJGDSH ✨ Don’t miss this chance to learn how to make a meaningful impact. #Changemaking #AshokaU #Empowerment #Collaboration #Empathy #Equity

Leveraging LinkedIn data, Ashoka discovered that the top 10 globally rated sustainable companies show a 10% density of employees initiating and activating change – three times the industry average. The more employee changemakers, the more #sustainable and successful the company. Below are three examples that illustrate how employees in the corporate sector can make meaningful impact in the world. 🤝 Deirdre Forte embraced small, kind gestures to build stronger workplace relationships, fostering creativity through #teamwork. Her focus on “soft skills” and social intrapreneurship led to education-focused projects, student internships, and the retention of local talent. Discover her journey 👉 https://lnkd.in/d7mQ-t7z  🌍 Joerg Kreuzer championed collective action at Boehringer Ingelheim, leveraging the B-Effect program to connect his colleagues with social entrepreneurs. His efforts showed that even modest contributions can make a lasting impact when driven by a shared mission. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ewgkUd-n 💡 Sébastien Bossard, CEO of Kersia, inventing a food safe world, harnessed the power of communication, weaving Ashoka’s changemaker programs into education. His leadership evolved to be more empathetic and emotionally intelligent, highlighting the value of emotional awareness in creating positive change. Get inspired 👉 https://lnkd.in/dXa6nytv #ChangemakerEmployee #SocialImpact

If you want to learn more about the new launch of the Collaborative Changemaking Certificate - check out this video with Ashoka Fellow Greg Van Kirk! https://lnkd.in/e9KQdTc3

Here we go! In collaboration with Ashoka Fellow Greg Van Kirk and National Peace Corps Association, we are launching the Collaborative Changemaking Certificate! Together with the Collaborative Changemaking Field Guide for College and University students built by Greg Van Kirk, this is an amazing opportunity to enhance your changemaking skills and add these incredible tools and resources to your community engagement tool kit.

This year, the Taco Bell Foundation #AmbitionAccelerator Summits welcomed 75 incredible young #changemakers to meet other likeminded innovators, engage in skill-building workshops, and share their ideas and initiatives for social good. Whether in Irvine or Bangalore, these changemakers brought their passion, energy, and enthusiasm to the Summits, and we couldn't be prouder of them! They're solving issues they care about, spanning a wide range of topics and industries. From healthcare to STEM education, from innovations tackling climate change to providing spaces for connection and healing, the #AAx2024 Summit Semi-Finalists are directly impacting communities across the world. Learn more about the 75 Summit Semi-Finalists in the post below! ⬇️

This week's news and insights from across the network

New series! Our partners at Brief But Spectacular portray emerging ideas in aging and longevity in their beautiful new series, “The New Longevity,” with episodes that include social entrepreneurs designing for longer lives and lifelong connection and purpose. Browse the series and be sure to catch Ashoka Fellows Ximena Abogabir of Chile and Dixon Chibanda of Zimbabwe: https://lnkd.in/gKsW7wCb As our Ashoka - New Longevity colleagues remind us, these ideas and the questions and hopes they raise are relevant to all of us, whatever our age or work focus.