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Sankalp 2009, India’s First Social Enterprise and Investment Forum, Aims to Shape the Future of Inclusive Capitalism

By Shital Shah | Published: April 23, 2009

We alerted our readers about Sankalp, and the event is now around the corner! Check back with ThinkChange India as we bring you updates and guest posts straight from the forum. Adrienne Villani and…

Posted in ALL POSTS, Conferences, Primary | Also tagged Agriculture, Basix, clean energy, Education, Energy, English, Environment, Guest Post, Health, healthcare, Innovation, Intel, Intellecap, Mumbai, NABARD, Opportunities, P&G, Rockefeller Foundation, Rural, rural India, Rural Innovations Network, Sankalp, Sankalp 2009, social enterprise, social entrepreneur, social entrepreneurs, social investing | 2 Comments

Chirag to offer 1-year fellowship in rural India

By Vinay Ganti | Published: April 14, 2009

The organization Chirag is offering a one-year fellowship to work in a rural area of India. Called Swades Ki Khoj, it begins on July 1st and applications are due on until May 15th. The program’s flyer is after…

Posted in ALL POSTS, Fellowships, Jobs | Also tagged Chirag, English, Environment, Fellows, Fellowship, Ford Foundation, Health, Himalayas, Livelihood, Rural, rural India, Swades Ki Khoj, TC-I Call to Action, universal primary education | 8 Comments

Ashoka Launches Collaborative Competition for Rural Innovation

By Shivam Srivastava | Published: March 18, 2009

TCI had earlier discussed open innovation as an emerging tool for social entrepreneurs. An excellent initiative in this field is Ashoka Changemakers, which provides an online space for social innovators to present ideas and collaborate…

Posted in Change-Agent, Competitions | Also tagged Agriculture, Ashoka, Ashoka Changemakers, Change-Agent, changemaker, changemakers, collaboration, Competitions, Developing World, expertise, farmers, Gates Foundation, Geotourism, Health, Innovation, Intel, NRI, Open Innovation, Opportunities, rains, Rural, rural development, SEED, Small farmers, social entrepreneur, social entrepreneurs, Social Innovation | Leave a comment

How do we go from here?

By Aishwarya Mishra | Published: February 17, 2009

I read Atanu Dey’s take on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in India in response to a question put forward by Sramana Mitra on her blog Why is the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India not coming together as well…

Posted in Op-Ed | Also tagged Aman, Aravind, Atan, Atanu Dey, Awards, Chennai, Criticisms, CSIM, deesha, deeshaa.org, Entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, Innovation, Intel, ITC, languages, marketing, NGO, non-profit, Op-Ed, Rang De, Rural, Rural Innovations Network, SEED, Social Entrepreneurship, Sramana Mitra, SRI, Sristi, Tata, Technology, youth | 1 Comment

India’s First Social Enterprise and Investment Forum: Sankalp 2009

By Vinay Ganti | Published: January 12, 2009

Shital had written in last November about Sankalp 2009, a business plan competiton for Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) organized by India Development Gateway, in partnership with Rural Innovations Network (RIN) and National Bank of Agriculture and…

Posted in Conferences, Opportunities | Also tagged Agriculture, Awards, business plan, business plan competition, clean tech, Conferences, E-business, Education, Energy, English, Environment, Health, healthcare, IDG, India Deve, India Development Gateway, Innovation, K1, MSME, NABARD, Opportunities, Rockefeller Foundation, Rural, rural development, Rural Innovations Network, Sankalp, Sankalp 2009, small and medium enterprises, SMEs, social enterprise, Social Venture Capital | Leave a comment

[TC-I Call to Action]: Rural Innovations Network Fellowship

By Shital Shah | Published: November 25, 2008

L-RAMP‘s blog announces the Rural Innovation Network‘s fellowship program, an exciting new hands-on opportunity to hone social entrepreneurship skills. Vinay previously blogged about RIN, an NGO that assists rural entrepreneurs to bring their product to market.…

Posted in Fellowships | Also tagged call to action, Entrepreneurship, Fellows, Fellowship, Fellowships, Innovation, leadership, markets, NGO, NGOs and Non-profits, PATH, Rockefeller Foundation, Rural, rural India, Rural Innovations Network, rural markets, social enterprise, social entrepreneur, social entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneurship, TC-I Call to Action | 4 Comments

[TC-I Call to Action]: MSME Business Plan Challenge – Sankalp 2009

By Shital Shah | Published: November 12, 2008

IndiaPRwire helps announce the launch of yet another challenge; this time, focusing on micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) business plans. The nationwide challenge, titled Sankalp, is presented by India Development Gateway, a new portal “designed…

Posted in Competitions | Also tagged business plan, call to action, Competitions, expertise, FLOW, IDG, India Deve, India Development Gateway, IndiaPRwire, Innovation, MSME, networking, online platform, Opportunities, portal, prize, Prizes, Rural, Rural Innovations Network, Sankalp, Sankalp 2009, SMEs, social enterprise, Social Entrepreneurship, TC-I Call to Action | Leave a comment

Rural Innovations Network — helping rural entrepreneurs get to market

By Vinay Ganti | Published: March 3, 2008

Venture Intelligence Blog highlighted a profile done in Business Today on Rural Innovations Network (RIN) — a NGO that assists entrepreneurs outside the cities bring their ideas to market. The primary sector of interest for the NGO are…

Posted in Primary | Also tagged Agriculture, BoP, Business Today, consultant, Energy, Health, Innovation, Intel, NGO, NGOs, NGOs and Non-profits, patent, Rural, Rural Innovations Network, Rurual Innovations Network, small and medium enterprises, SMEs, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology, technology transfer, Trade, venture capital, Venture Intelligence Blog | Leave a comment

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