Ashoka Case Study
Nonprofits + volunteers = impact
Nonprofit known for founding social
entrepreneurship
3,000 fellows in 84 countries
“Everyone is a changemaker”
CREATING CHANGE FOR GOOD
Finding skilled
volunteers fast
THE CHALLENGE
Maggie’s challenge
NONPROFIT SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
Ashoka’s Maggie Lemere turned to LinkedIn to find volunteers to transcribe countless hours of
interview footage when she was developing “changemaker” stories though video and
multimedia.
THE SOLUTION
Tapping into LinkedIn’s Volunteer Marketplace for skilled volunteers
An opportunity for Nicolee
VOLUNTEER SEEKING TO MAKE A CHANGE
Nicolee had a life-long passion for language and literature, and was looking for
opportunities in the field of translation.
Nicolee Spiller, Volunteer Translator
Connected on LinkedIn
RESULTS
Exceptional volunteers
RESULTS
Opportunity to impact the
world
Maggie Lemere Sr. Communications Specialist,
Ashoka
Nicolee SpillerVolunteer Translator,
Ashoka
Maggie’s perspective
“The expertise and professionalism Ashoka has access to while recruiting and then collaborating with volunteers has
greatly increased through the LinkedIn Volunteer Marketplace.”
RESULTS
Maggie Lemere Senior Communications Specialist,
Ashoka
Nicolee’s perspective
RESULTS
“Personally I’ve benefited a ton from my experience volunteering with Ashoka. It led me to seek out other opportunities in the field
of translation, and I’m even considering graduate programs focused on translating Spanish and Portuguese into English.”
Nicolee Spiller Volunteer Translator, Ashoka
More than 6 million professionals worldwide have signaled on their profiles they want to participate in skilled
volunteering.
Make your social impact part of your professional
identity at LinkedIn.
Come find a professional to help you succeed
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