StartingBloc Fellowship for Social Innovation

The StartingBloc Institute for Social Innovation educates, inspires and connects emerging leaders to create new solutions to global challenges. Through the program, StartingBloc unite social innovators across sectors to change the world in sustainable ways. You can read about about my StartingBloc experience from the Boston 2009…

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TC-I’s Shital in Hyderabad

One of ThinkChange India’s Managing Editors, Shital Shah, is in Hyderabad for the next few months.  If you are in the city and want to meet up, want TC-I to cover your event or organization, have feedback about the site,…

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[TC-I Call to Action]: Ideas India 2009 Essay Competition

Aspen Institute India wants to hear your big idea that will define India in the 21st century!  The Ideas India 2009 Essay Competition is soliciting entries to contribute to the annual “conversations” forum that will be held December 17-19, 2009 in New…

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[TC-I Call to Action]: Apply Now for the Atlas Corps 2010-2011 Fellowship

Atlas Service Corps seeks nonprofit leaders from around the world to apply for their 2010-2011 fellowship positions in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and Bogota, Colombia. Expenses are paid in this prestigious fellowship program, including a living stipend, health insurance, and training.…

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Devising Scalable Deployment Strategies for mHealth

Over the course of this academic year, I intend to work alongside D-Tree and Dimagi on developing a sustainable deployment and scale-up model for CommCare, a mobile-based scheduling, monitoring, and referral application for community health workers (CHWs).  Through its “Safe Pregnancy” module,…

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Challenge:Future, Global Student Competition for a More Sustainable Future

Challenge:Future is a global student competition, aimed at promoting innovation for the world’s sustainable future. If you are a student between the age 18 and 30, Challenge:Future sincerely invites you to join our competition to develop sustainable solutions for specific…

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[TC-I Changemakers]: NSEF to develop nationwide network of centres at universities

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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Match Point: How to Reach Rural Markets

Question: Which manufactured consumer product has the deepest market penetration in rural India?

Answer: Matches

In fact, 97% of rural households purchase matches on a monthly basis. Matches are a unique product because of their high, constant demand and low price point.…

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[User Post]: Apply to be a 2010 Acumen Fund Fellow

We are excited to announce that the application process for the 2010-2011 Class ofAcumen Fund Fellows is now open!

Applications will be accepted online until 11:59pm EST on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Detailed information about the program and application process, as…