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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Volunteer Marketplace

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