A number of immersion programs exist that attempt to make the youth aware about development challenges in India. Some examples include Grassroutes, Teach for India and Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI). As the application deadline for this year’s E4SI fellowship approaches (7 March,…

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…

One advantage that India has over its nearest and more developed nations is the “demographic dividend” – the percentage of its population in the employable age. But the “advantage” is hinged on the skill and the employability of its population…

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,…

[Hat Tip: Anoop]

Here is a very elegant and simple platform for social ventures to compete against each other for funding. The site lets you pledge money for the organization(s) you want to support most and based on these votes will…

Guest Post

First Energy is an alternative energy business that caters to consumers in rural and suburban India through an affordable cooking offer consisting of a biomass stove and a fuel made from pelletized agri-residue.  Overall, the aim is to provide…

Guest Post

The Vodafone Americas Foundation announced the last call for nominations for the second annual Wireless Innovation Project, a competition to identify and reward the most promising advances in wireless related technologies that can be used to solve critical problems…

Below is a last minute job posting on behalf of Microfinance Information Exchange. The deadline is this Monday, so if you are interested please apply ASAP.

Microfinance Information eXchange, Inc.                      …

Developed by both Ashoka and EngenderHealth’s Maternal Health Task Force:

“[t]he Young Champions of Maternal Health Program will use the Changemakers online platform to identify 16 young leaders from around the world who will win a trip to the Maternal Health…

To be held on April 17th-18th, Unite for Sight’ 7th Global Health & Innovation Conference in New Haven, Connecticut looks to be a major opportunity to learn and and network in the space. According to the conference:

The Global Health &…