Twenty social enterprises were awarded grants totaling $2 million by the India Development Marketplace (DM) funded by the World Bank Group (WBG). The grantees received $100,000 each to extend and scale up their innovative business models in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. A number of financial institutions, social entrepreneurs, investors and government [...]

The World Bank Development Marketplace (DM) held its annual business plan competition for social enterprises in India again this year, with a focus on the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, and Jharkhand. DM 2013 will provide grants between $50,000 and $100,000 to the winning social enterprises to assist them to replicate/scale projects/business models with demonstrated operational [...]

For those who want to rewrite their lifescript. If your desire to make a difference to the world was somehow lost in your search for a stable career, here is your chance to rediscover it. The Villgro Fellowship is an opportunity to take a break from your script and experiment with an alternative career. On [...]

CIIE- IIM Ahmedabad and Village Capital, have announced the 16 ventures selected to participate in their “Technology for Impact Accelerator” program for business creating social impact. The accelerator focuses on for-profit, commercially scalable Indian startups that display a high level of social value in their tech-driven or tech-enabled offerings. The accelerator will focus on technology [...]

Do you know exceptional individuals with ideas or initiatives for social change? UnLtd India, an incubator for social entrepreneurs, is looking for applicants from Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Solapur, Raigarh Satara or Ahmadnagar for a unique incubation support programme. Selected investees will receive a one year package of: Startup funding Hands-on assistance with critical areas like [...]

Karmany, an early-stage platform working to connect full-time candidates to social enterprises (for-profit, socially impacting businesses) in India, launched in early March 2013. The goal for Karmany is to minimize the amount of human touch needed to pick out the most qualified candidates for a job and create a marketplace for candidates and employers to [...]

The Womanity Foundation celebrated International Women’s Day on 8 March 2013 by organizing a global Twitter-based virtual summit,  #SocEntSummit, which focused on Celebrating #WomenChangeMakers. The summit saw social innovators – men and women, working in various sectors and geographies come together to discuss, share and debate various issues related to women and girls. Through active [...]

The Sankalp Forum and the Global  Alliance for Clean Cookstoves have formed a strategic partnership to launch the Sankalp –Alliance Award for Innovation in Clean Cooking Solutions aimed at recognizing and supporting entrepreneurs and innovation in the clean cooking sector in India. The award is part of the Alliance’s strategic plan to increase the level [...]

For the second year running, Sankalp Forum and DFID (UKAID) are offering an INR 5 lakh cash grant and an opportunity to be funded by Samriddhi Fund – a social venture fund managed by SIDBI in collaboration with DFID. The DFID Samriddhi-Sankalp Recognition for Women Empowerment cash grant is for social enterprises that are either [...]