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India Needs Social Entrepreneurs and Social Intrapreneurs to Fight Recession

This op-ed was submitted by Suresh Pramar, and is a user post. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of TC-I, but we feel that it is important to cultivate opinions from all sides.

India like the rest of the…

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[TC-I Call to Action]: UnLtd Communications Coordinator

UnLtd India, the organization that helped develop the Social Entrepreneurship conference that we covered extensively before, is hiring a Communications Coordinator.   If you’re savvy with media, writing, and marketing, see below.

JOB TITLE : COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR (PART TIME TBA)

ORGANISATION: UnLtd India

LOCATION: Bandra…

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Goldman Sachs to Train Indian Female Entrepreneurs

Goldman Sachs will be training 29 Indian women under it’s 10,000 Women program, an intiative to provide business and management education to under served female entrepreneurs. As reported by the Business Standard, Goldman is partnering with the National Entrepreneurship Network, London Business School…

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Full-Time Volunteer Needed for Manzil

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Position:

A full-time volunteer for Manzil, a youth empowerment and learning center in Khan Market, New Delhi

Duration:

Minimum of a six-month commitment. Prefer one year or longer.

Start Date:

The start date is flexible, but we would prefer the volunteer to start in…

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[TC-I Call to Action]: TED Fellows Program Accepting Applications for 100 TEDIndia Fellows

We covered the arrival of TED in India earlier, and now they are looking for TEDIndia Fellows.  A message from TEDIndia organizers:

Organizers of the TED Conference announced they would begin the search for 100 TEDIndia Fellows to participate in the TEDIndia…

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Global Social Venture Competition 2009 picks its winner

The Global Social Venture Competition, a MBA social venture competition that partners several different universities around the world, wrapped up this past weekend at UC Berkeley Haas Business School.   The GSVC is one of the most competitive gatherings in the…

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Announcing the Launch of the GreenMicrofinance University Forum

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GreenMicrofinance Celebrates EARTH DAY 2009 – Launches Online University Forum edit

GreenMicrofinance™, a cutting-edge Pennsylvania-based triple bottom line company, has set Earth Day, April 22, 2009, at 5:00 PM EDT, for the launch of its online climate change and microfinance…

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Sankalp 2009, India’s First Social Enterprise and Investment Forum, Aims to Shape the Future of Inclusive Capitalism

We alerted our readers about Sankalp, and the event is now around the corner!  Check back with ThinkChange India as we bring you updates and guest posts straight from the forum.  Adrienne Villani and Sujatha Mutthaya from Intellecap provide more background:

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Inside Innosight, Disrupting in the BoP

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This week, Vinay sat down (over the phone) with Dheeraj Batra…

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[TC-I Call to Action]: Dasra’s Social Impact Professional Development Program

Are you a social entrepreneur looking to take your vision and organization to the next level?  Dasra, an organization working to strengthen the effectiveness of socially based, non profit organizations is inviting applications from social enterprises or social-purpose organizations,
with a…