Diana Wells: History of Ashoka
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Channel: ShareAmerica · 2014 · Education
This video was produced by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs in December 2013. It features Diana Wells, the president of the Ashoka Foundation. 00:00:00.000,00:00:06.667 [TEXT: Dr. Diana Wells discusses social entrepreneurship and Ashoka.] 00:00:06.667,00:00:09.208 [TEXT: Diana Wells, President of Ashoka] My name is Diana Wells and I'm president of Ashoka. 00:00:09.208,00:00:14.708 I had the privilege to be part of Ashoka since 1988 in one role or another. 00:00:14.708,00:00:19.417 Ashoka started because of one man, William Drayton, 00:00:19.417,00:00:24.833 and his ability to convince many of us that the idea that 00:00:24.833,00:00:30.250 change is driven by an individual who has a great idea, 00:00:30.250,00:00:35.833 and finding those people with those ideas and backing them, 00:00:35.833,00:00:42.500 and through a network of peers and through some very small financing, 00:00:42.500,00:00:00.000 was an incredibly smart investment in making change happen. 00:00:47.000,00:00:49.958 [TEXT: Connect with us: Facebook.com/CONX] 00:00:49.958,00:00:00.000 [TEXT: Produced by the U.S. Department of State]
