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[TC-I Call to Action]: JustMeans Social Enterprise Fellowship

JustMeans, an online portal for companies interested in social responsibility, is recruiting for a Social Enterprise fellowship in their Pune office.  The fellow will cover a variety of tasks:

  • Develop a  business strategy for Justmeans expansion into Asia in the first two quarters of…

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Ashoka Focuses on Agricultural and Sustainable Development in India

Last week, Ashoka announced that the organization will use a US$15 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support the placement of Ashoka fellows in Africa and India.  The grant money will specifically target social innovation and entrepreneurship in…

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Op-Ed: The Intersection between Self-Interest and the Social Good

Today, I attended a lecture at the Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) entitled, “Social Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Strategies,” by Lisa Nitze, Vice President of the Global Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur Program at Ashoka. One of the themes that the lecture touched upon…

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Museums in schools or schools in museums?

Ashoka Fellow Pradeep Ghosh has embarked on a novel way to educate children in the Bhopal region that otherwise would not have access to schools.

Ghosh explains how his 120 students learnt their first lessons at the National Museum for Mankind, the…

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New Ashoka Fellows for Social Entrepreneurs in Journalism

Teaming up with the Knight Foundation, Ashoka announced that they will award fellowships to 30 social entrepreneurs over the next three years aimed at changing the way journalism works throughout the world.

These Fellows will receive three-year stipends allowing them to focus…

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