Innovations in News and Knowledge - Ashoka
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<strong>Innovations</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Knowledge</strong><br />
<strong>Ashoka</strong>’s Global Funds for Social Change<br />
We are witness<strong>in</strong>g the destruction of the old media order—<strong>and</strong><br />
the noisy, thrill<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>vention of someth<strong>in</strong>g new. As traditional<br />
media organizations face wrench<strong>in</strong>g change, a host of emerg<strong>in</strong>g<br />
models from around the world that thrive on connection <strong>and</strong><br />
community now promise previously unimag<strong>in</strong>ed opportunities to<br />
<strong>in</strong>form <strong>and</strong> engage people as active, change-mak<strong>in</strong>g citizens.<br />
<strong>Ashoka</strong>’s new <strong>News</strong> & <strong>Knowledge</strong> Entrepreneurs program is<br />
seiz<strong>in</strong>g on this seismic moment, assembl<strong>in</strong>g what amounts to<br />
a global <strong>in</strong>cubator for the <strong>in</strong>formation realm, a community<br />
of <strong>in</strong>novators <strong>in</strong> places you don’t typically hear from. They’re<br />
people like Sanjana Hattotuwa, a Sri Lankan whose organization<br />
Groundviews comb<strong>in</strong>es multiple media platforms with encryption<br />
technology to allow pretty much anyone to send <strong>and</strong> receive news<br />
without fear of government <strong>in</strong>terference; <strong>and</strong> Jocelyne Compaore,<br />
whose laptop-wield<strong>in</strong>g “synthesizers” record <strong>and</strong> distribute the<br />
news, stories, <strong>and</strong> op<strong>in</strong>ions of rural villagers <strong>in</strong> Burk<strong>in</strong>a Faso.<br />
Under-the-radar leaders like Hattotuwa <strong>and</strong> Compoare, as well as<br />
better-known <strong>Ashoka</strong> Fellows like Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales,<br />
are do<strong>in</strong>g work that matters now — <strong>and</strong> seed<strong>in</strong>g tremendous<br />
value for the future. They are touch<strong>in</strong>g people <strong>in</strong> unexpected<br />
ways, typically refashion<strong>in</strong>g the relationship between storyteller<br />
<strong>and</strong> audience <strong>and</strong>, not least, creat<strong>in</strong>g the effective <strong>and</strong> efficient<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation flows that are foundational to democratic society.<br />
Support from <strong>Ashoka</strong>’s <strong>News</strong> & <strong>Knowledge</strong> Entrepreneurs program<br />
helps these entrepreneurs speed <strong>and</strong> amplify the impact of their<br />
ideas. Just as important, <strong>Ashoka</strong> <strong>in</strong>vests <strong>in</strong> collaborative activities<br />
that target the media world’s most urgent opportunities:<br />
•Advanc<strong>in</strong>g news <strong>and</strong> civic literacy<br />
•Invent<strong>in</strong>g susta<strong>in</strong>able capital <strong>and</strong> legal structures for media<br />
•Promot<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>stitutional transparency<br />
•Rais<strong>in</strong>g the bar for citizen journalism<br />
•Seiz<strong>in</strong>g on new technologies<br />
•Report<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> conflict areas<br />
•Ensur<strong>in</strong>g press freedom<br />
The moment for this effort is undeniably right. We see promise<br />
that new technologies, new bus<strong>in</strong>ess models, <strong>and</strong> new participants<br />
will, by explod<strong>in</strong>g the old order, make the creation, distribution,<br />
<strong>and</strong> application of <strong>in</strong>formation even better—more <strong>in</strong>clusive, more<br />
transparent, <strong>and</strong> of far higher quality. It is a rare opportunity<br />
to <strong>in</strong>vent, to transform a crucial field, to contribute to future<br />
history.<br />
Learn more: www.knowledge.ashoka.org<br />
For more <strong>in</strong>formation, on this or any of<br />
<strong>Ashoka</strong>’s Global Funds for Social Change,<br />
please contact:<br />
Danielle Smith<br />
Program Manager<br />
Global Engagement Team<br />
dsmith@ashoka.org<br />
(703)600.8314
<strong>Innovations</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Knowledge</strong><br />
<strong>Ashoka</strong>’s Global Funds for Social Change<br />
Transform<strong>in</strong>g Global Challenges with<br />
Creative Solutions<br />
<strong>Ashoka</strong> supports <strong>in</strong>novations <strong>in</strong> news <strong>and</strong> knowledge by sourc<strong>in</strong>g, support<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> conven<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>novative leaders <strong>and</strong> solutions <strong>in</strong> the field. To provide<br />
global solutions, <strong>Ashoka</strong> seeks to elect at least 10 Fellows work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> media<br />
<strong>and</strong> journalism, hold 2-3 global collaborations, <strong>and</strong> support <strong>Ashoka</strong>’s exist<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>News</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Knowledge</strong> Entrepreneurs program.<br />
Contributions of any amount are welcome <strong>and</strong> important to the susta<strong>in</strong>ability<br />
of the Global Fund for <strong>Innovations</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Knowledge</strong>.<br />
Investments <strong>in</strong> this fund go directly to support<strong>in</strong>g Fellow stipends, organiz<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> hold<strong>in</strong>g global collaborations, <strong>and</strong> support<strong>in</strong>g Fellows <strong>in</strong> the ref<strong>in</strong>ement<br />
<strong>and</strong> expansion of their work. Includ<strong>in</strong>g a portion of programmatic <strong>and</strong><br />
leadership adm<strong>in</strong>istration expenditures, the average costs for some of these<br />
activities are as below:<br />
Provid<strong>in</strong>g a 3-year Fellow Stipend <strong>and</strong> Fellowship support:<br />
$100,000<br />
(Actual stipend amounts vary greatly depend<strong>in</strong>g on geographic location <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Fellow’s personal f<strong>in</strong>ancial needs)<br />
What is an <strong>Ashoka</strong> Fellow Stipend?<br />
A Fellow Stipend is a highly personalized form of f<strong>in</strong>ancial support<br />
provided to <strong>Ashoka</strong> Fellows at or near the launch stage of their<br />
work. This f<strong>in</strong>ancial support is available to the Fellow for up to three<br />
years <strong>and</strong> is accompanied by Fellow Support Services to assist Fellows <strong>in</strong><br />
ref<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g their work, br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g their models to scale, <strong>and</strong> ga<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g publicity<br />
<strong>and</strong> support <strong>in</strong> the public arena.<br />
Organiz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> host<strong>in</strong>g a global collaboration of <strong>Ashoka</strong><br />
Fellows, citizen sector <strong>and</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess leaders: $45,000<br />
What is an <strong>Ashoka</strong> Collaboration?<br />
<strong>Ashoka</strong> Global collaborations br<strong>in</strong>g together lead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Ashoka</strong> Fellows along<br />
with top bus<strong>in</strong>ess, government <strong>and</strong>/or citizen sector leaders <strong>and</strong> advisors<br />
to:<br />
* Allow <strong>Ashoka</strong> Fellows to share best practices, identify all<br />
aspects of a particular problem or solutions, <strong>and</strong> work together<br />
across sectors <strong>and</strong> regions to further their models<br />
* Provide access to new networks, resources, funders <strong>and</strong><br />
mentors<br />
* Ref<strong>in</strong>e <strong>and</strong> partner <strong>in</strong> their approaches, bus<strong>in</strong>ess models, <strong>and</strong><br />
strategies to develop new <strong>in</strong>novations <strong>and</strong> scale exist<strong>in</strong>g models<br />
Abidjan | Abuja | Asunción | Bamako | B<strong>and</strong>ung | Bangkok | Bogotá | Bratislava | Buenos Aires | Cairo | Cape Town | Colombo | Dakar<br />
Dhaka | Dubl<strong>in</strong> | Frankfurt | Istanbul | Johannesburg | Karachi | Kathm<strong>and</strong>u | Kolkata | Lima | London | Madrid | Manila | México City<br />
Mumbai | Nairobi | New Delhi | Ouagadougou | Paris | São Paulo | Toronto | Warsaw | Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, D.C.<br />
For more <strong>in</strong>formation, on this<br />
or any of <strong>Ashoka</strong>’s Global<br />
Funds for Social Change, please<br />
contact:<br />
Danielle Smith<br />
Program Manager<br />
Global Engagement Team<br />
dsmith@ashoka.org<br />
(703)600.8314
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