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Making philanthropy easy, essential and effective

By Shital Shah | Published: January 7, 2011

This is a guest post from Namit Agarwal, Communications Manager of Samhita.

Indian billionaires have been criticized for their inability to contribute enough to social causes. As more and more billionaires around the world pledge…

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Workshop: Making philanthropy easy, essential and effective

By admin | Published: December 28, 2010

The American Center and Samhita
cordially invite you to a discussion program on

“Making Philanthropy Easy, Essential and Effective”

with

Dr. Amita Vyas,
Assistant Professor & Director, George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services and…

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[TC-I Changemakers]: A conversation with Pawan Mehra, co-founder of Intellecap

By Shital Shah | Published: September 14, 2009

Editor’s note: The following interview is part of an ongoing series for ThinkChange India where we speak to social entrepreneurs firsthand. The ThinkChange India staff is committed to providing our readers with first-hand insights from groundbreaking changemakers. Readers…

Posted in ALL POSTS, Change-Agent | Also tagged changemaker, cKinetics, GIAN, Give India Foundation, Honey Bee Network, Intellecap, Pawan Mehra, SoCap, social enterprise, Sristi | Leave a comment

[TC-I Changemakers]: Echoing Green’s Cheryl Dorsey

By Vinay Ganti | Published: March 10, 2009

Editors’ note: The ThinkChange India staff is committed to providing our readers with first-hand insights from groundbreaking changemakers. Readers will be able to see other conversations under our TC-I Changemakers tab.

Cheryl Dorsey is the…

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Intl. Conf. on Social Entrepreneurship in India – Day 2

By Aishwarya Mishra | Published: December 14, 2008

Day 2

The second day started off by getting down to business immediately. Madhav Chavan of Pratham was the first speaker and his mandate was to enlighten the gathering on “How to scale up an organization?”.…

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[Guest Post]: Financial Literacy and Microfinance – New Research

By Shital Shah | Published: October 24, 2008

Editor’s Note: Aparna Dalal works with the Financial Access Initiative, a research consortium between New York University, Harvard, Yale, and Innovations for Poverty Action. FAI is focused on finding answers to how financial services can better meet the needs of…

Posted in Primary | Also tagged budget, Conference, Education, Finance/Credit, Financial Access Initiative, financial literacy, financial services, Guest Post, Harvard, Health, HIV, IFC, Innovation, Insurance, Jonathan Morduch, literacy, Microfinance, microinsurance, mircofinance, Muhammad, Muhammad Yunus, Philanthropy Action, poverty, Sendhil Mullainathan, World Bank, Yunus | 14 Comments

TC-I Call to Action: Exciting Jobs, Fellowships, and Conferences!

By Prerna Srivastava | Published: August 28, 2008

Looking for ways to put thought into action? Well, look no further! Below you’ll find our weekly review of opportunities. Please send along any other opportunities to .

Jobs

WaterAid India is currently seeking a Chief Executive to be based…

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Dont miss this Groundbreaking TV Show

By Santhosh Ramdoss | Published: July 22, 2008

Last week, we wrote about Rohini Nilekani’s excellent op-ed in The Hindu, on the changing face of philanthropy in India. She is in the news again, Rohini will be hosting a new show on called Uncommon…

Posted in Primary | Also tagged Ambani, CSR, Environment, featured, for profit, Mukesh Ambani, NDTV, NDTV 24/7, Op-Ed, Public Awareness, R K Pachauri, Rohini Nilekani, Rohini Nileknai, The Hindu, TV, Uncommon Ground | Leave a comment

Are we humble enough?

By Santhosh Ramdoss | Published: July 15, 2008

I hope many of you did not miss this excellent op-ed by Rohini Nilekani on this Sunday’s edition of The Hindu. A philanthropist herself, Rohini talks about the changing face of philanthropy in India. Rohini has an interesting take…

Posted in Change-Agent | Also tagged Arghyam, arrogance, Change-Agent, humility, lighting, NGO/Non-profit, Op-Ed, Rohini Nilekani, Rohini Nileknai, social entrepreneur, social entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneurship, The Hindu | Leave a comment

[TC-I Changemakers]: Interview with Maya Ajmera of The Global Fund for Children

By Shital Shah | Published: April 27, 2008

The ThinkChange India staff is committed to providing our readers with interviews with people we believe are at the brink of something special but have for the most part been overlooked by the mainstream media. Readers will be able to…

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