Villgro, the pioneers in championing rural innovation, present a one-of-a-kind signature event that will provide a common meeting ground for innovators of all hues, ideators who wish to translate their dreams to reality, social entrepreneurs who’ve been-there-done-that, domain experts, opinion leaders and leading lights of the Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship ecosystem. Villgro’s Unconvention aims to [...]

SKS Microfinance should present themselves as a business, not as do-gooders … http://t.co/aPHWEvqM # Walmart to start innovation lab in India; likely to woo talent from Amazon … http://t.co/aPHWEvqM # Social entrepreneurs and regulation: how the UK influences India http://t.co/aPHWEvqM #

As part of the lead up to the Khemka Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, the Khemka Foundation has published a series of podcasts focused on different areas within social entrepreneurship. The interviews were conducted by Shivraj Parshad of The PRactice. To hear the podcasts, please click here.  The full transcripts are also available. The series covers interviews [...]

Khemka Forum on Social Entrepreneurship The Indian School of Business, Hyderabad 17th and 18th of November 2011 The Khemka Forum on Social Entrepreneurship plays hosts to India’s most influential social entrepreneurs, thought leaders, philanthropists, investors, academics, government and media representatives, who meet under it’s ‘big tent’ to collectively advance the agenda of social entrepreneurship in [...]

Indian companies' embrace of shared value project will boost inclusivity http://t.co/u7Z9b7uk # Indian companies' embrace of shared value project will boost inclusivity http://t.co/3haRbQwY #

Company:  Gram Vaani Community Media  Position: Director, Projects  Job description: Overall responsibility for sourcing projects/business for the company Develop relationships with senior people in development institutions, government departments and corporate Conceptualize multi-party project proposals, develop and pursue them Engage with the technical team to explain customer requirements Build a strong brand for the company as [...]

The Jubilant Bhartia Foundation and the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship today announced the finalists of the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) Award 2011. These include Husk Power Systems (founded by Gyanesh Pandey), Industree Crafts Foundation/Industree Crafts Private Limited (Brand -Mother Earth) (founded by Neelam Chhiber), Magic Bus (founded by Matthew Spacie) and [...]

Is the World's Biggest Social Inclusion Program on Target to Succeed? http://t.co/kDqU1u8X # Is the World's Biggest Social Inclusion Program on Target to Succeed? http://t.co/x70Kk2qm # PepsiCo gives $8M to support access to clean water in India http://t.co/gCORISPk # Milaap: Providing Vocational Training through Microfinance http://t.co/jT5PNMI2 # Unreasonable, Maybe, but It's on a Social Mission [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-16 via ThinkChange India – – Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-09 via … http://t.co/ZE0VeMZ3 # Merging self-help and microfinance, Indian activist empowers poor farmers and … http://t.co/rzhxTw7B # India's vocational future http://t.co/XznZeNCd # Rutgers, Tata Institute of Social Science Launch India Center for Sustainable … http://t.co/NtXr1feO # A look at the [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-09 via ThinkChange India – – Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-02 via … http://t.co/rTPR5Osa # Staples and Ashoka Name Winners in 5th Annual Youth Social Entrepreneur … http://t.co/gLPdL8Vw # The next big challenge for social entrepreneurship http://t.co/S2vPcvV0 # Earning $1.50 a day not poor enough in India http://t.co/QIAO5ztl # Staples and [...]