Shital Shah

Shital’s family immigrated from India when she was only four years old, but her heart and soul still remain there. She went on to graduate from Northwestern University and returned to India as an Indicorps fellow. She completed her Master of Public Administration from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service, specializing in International Development. In the past few years, she has been involved with the Washington Leadership Program, InSPIRE (a summer program for South Asian youth), and internships with Acumen Fund, the UN, Oxfam International, the World Bank, and New Visions for Public Schools. She currently works as a management consultant in Washington, DC.

[TC-I Call to Action] Samhita Social Ventures and TC-I Managing Editor

ThinkChange India is partnering with Samhita Social Ventures.  Samhita Social Ventures aims to provide social organizations with access to funds, people, knowledge, networks and customers.  Samhita is supported by Nadathur S. Raghvan, founder and former Joint MD of Infosys.

Samhita is…

Don’t miss India’s largest Social Investment Forum – Sankalp 2010!

Are you all set to meet with some of the best and most dynamic social for-profit businesses? Observe how enterprises looking to establish and scale find projectile? And participate in a buzzing confluence of some of the most dedicated and…

[TC-I Call to Action]: Yale University’s Global Social Entrepreneurship Course seeking Indian social enterprises

Once again, Yale University is holding its Global Social Entrepreneurship course during Fall 2010, and is looking for Indian social enterprises to participate.

A core goal of the program is to link teams of Yale students with mission-driven social entrepreneurs in…

[TC-I Call to Action]: Kaivalya Education Foundation opportunities in Gujarat and Rajasthan

Kaivalya Education Foundation (KEF) is a force for change in the education system in India.  KEF is running two innovative initiatives in Rajasthan and Gujarat to build leadership for educational and social change:  School Leadership Programme (SLP) and Gandhi Fellowship…

[TC-I Call to Action]: Balasahyoga Nutrition Program Officer

The Balasahyoga  (BSY) program, a  Clinton Foundation Health Access Initiative, provides services to over 60,000 HIV-infected and HIV-affected children in Andhra Pradesh.  BSY is expanding its nutrition program to include inpatient treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with Formula 75…

[TC-I Call to Action]: Acumen Fund Summer Associate Program

Acumen Fund, a global non-profit social venture capital fund, is looking for Summer Associates for their India office in Hyderabad.  Acumen Fund has made a variety of investments into companies in India, some of which we’ve covered on TC-I before,…

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Introducing Sudhar Krishnamachary, Education Correspondent

The ThinkChange India team is proud to introduce Sudhar Krishnamachary to the website as an Education Correspondent.  A quick introduction of Sudhar:

Sudhar Krishnamachary is one among the many Indians living in the US, wanting and finding ways to give back…

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[TC-I Call to Action]: Entrepreneurial Editor and Publisher for India Carbon Outlook

cKinetics is looking for an energetic self-starter to be Editor and Publisher based out of New Delhi for India Carbon Outlook: an offline+online information marketplace meant for the diverse players working towards a low carbon economy in India. 

India Carbon Outlook was…

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Introducing Think Sport

The ThinkChange India team is excited to officially introduce a new section on our site: Think Sport.  After all, what would any good news site be without a sports section?

Think Sport will focus on topics related to sport and development,…

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Day 2 of the Khemka Forum: Moving into action

I left yesterday’s post with the mention of action, and action is right where the Khemka Forum moved to by the end of the second day.  While Day 1 of the Khemka Forum on Social Entrepreneurship focused on plenaries and making connections within sectors, Day…