Tuesday, November 28, 2006

List of Colleges offering SE courses in India

- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management & Higher Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
- Centre for Social Initiative and Management (CSIM), Hyderabad

If you know of any other Social Venture Fund operating in India, please list it here.

List of Social Venture Funds / Venture Philanthropy support organisations

- Fractal Foundation
- ennovent
- New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)
- Asia Venture Philanthropy Network
- The European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA)
- The Calvert Social Investment Foundation
- Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-sustainability Team (NESsT)
- The Lemelson Foundation
- Permira & Community Action Network
- Impetus Trust
- PhiTrust Partners
- Social Impact
- Acumen Fund
- Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Fund
- UnLtd
- Omidyar Network
- Social Venture Partners Seattle

If you know of any other Social Enterprise Funds or Venture Philanthropy support organisations, please list them here or e-mail us and we will list them here.

Definitions - Social Entrepreneur / Enterprise / Venture Philanthropy

Social enterprise makes a difference by matching supply with need.
by Dr Meena Galliara - Narsee Monjee Institute of Management & Higher Studies (NMIMS)

Social enterprise is profitable business run by community, for the community and profit & loss must be shared to community.
by Prema Gopalan - Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP)

Social enterprise is a for-profit entity setup with a mission to solve a social problem with a clear business and revenue model around the solution. A person who starts a social enterprise is a Social Entrepreneur.
by Surya Prakash Loonker - CATALYST - Social Development Consultants P Ltd (CSDC)

Venture Philanthropy is venture capital investments in social enterprises.
by Surya Prakash Loonker - CATALYST - Social Development Consultants P Ltd (CSDC)

Venture Philanthropy is an adventurous approach to funding unpopular social causes.
by John D Rockefeller III in 1969 in a hearing before the US congressional committee leading to the Tax Reform Act

Social Enterprise
GoodTree is not a charity. GoodTree is a Social Enterprise that seeks to do well in business AND do good for the world. Using the words of author J. Gregory Dees, we aspire to combine "the passion of a social mission with business-like discipline, innovation, and determination." We maintain the balance between social mission and business goals by creating self-sustaining companies made up of people who truly care, and by developing businesses that tap into a spirit of virtuous circles where everyone wins.
by James Currier, Founder/Advisor, GoodTree

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

2007 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship

March 27-29, 2007
Saïd Business School, Oxford University, England

The 2007 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship will be held March 27-29, 2007, at Oxford University in England. The theme of the conference will be “Social Innovation and Diffusion.”

For further information, please visit - http://www.skollfoundation.org/skollcentre/skoll_forum.asp

Open Source Movement India (OSMI)

Saturday, October 07, 2006

Invitation for an International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship (24th - 26th Nov 2006)

International conference on Social Entrepreneurship being held from 24th – 26th Nov 2006 at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

The conference is being organised by UnLtd: The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

The conference aims to:

1) Celebrate social entrepreneurship as a tool for social change
2) Encourage the development of social entrepreneurship in India
3) Create mutually beneficial links between UK and Indian social entrepreneurs and institutions

We are looking at bringing together:

1) Social entrepreneurs from India, the UK and internationally to share ideas and experiences, to network and to learn from leading practitioners in the field
2) Agencies that support social entrepreneurs, academic institutions, funders from India and the UK to discuss ways to promote social entrepreneurship in India

The conference, planned to be the first of an annual series, will present a unique opportunity to interact with inspiring changemakers. We hope you will join us in the creation of a new wave of social entrepreneurs leading social change in India.

Please note that interested participants (especially overseas participants) will have the opportunity to stay on for a further two days (27th – 28th) for project visits to see some inspiring aspects of Indian social entrepreneurship in action.

The complete conference materials will be available in October. However due to limited places at the conference, we request you to register your potential interest at the earliest. You can write to us at poojawarier@unltd.org.uk We will then provide you with further information and a registration form.

Pooja Warier
Development Consultant
PoojaWarier@unltd.org.uk

For information on the organisers, please look at the following websites:
Unltd –www.unltd.org.uk
Skoll - www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/skoll/
Tata Institute of Social Sciences - www.tiss.edu

Monday, May 29, 2006

Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award in India

Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award in India

Background

The Nand and Jeet Khemka Foundation (the Foundation is establishing the “Khemka Fellow” Awards for Social Entrepreneurs (SE) in co-operation with renowned organizations such as the Schwab Foundation.

Social entrepreneurs are pragmatic visionaries who achieve large scale, systemic and sustainable social change through a new invention, a different approach, a more rigorous application of known technologies or strategies, or a combination of these. They combine the characteristics represented by Richard Branson and Mother Teresa.

The Schwab foundation searches for social entrepreneurs around the world and selects them after a thorough due diligence process. Until today, the network includes 95 social entrepreneurs around the world. In each country one “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” is selected and celebrated. The Schwab Foundation chooses social entrepreneurs who have already established their venture, proven their business model and are on the verge of proliferating their vision.
Project

The Foundation will establish jointly with the Schwab Foundation a high-profile selection committee, who will select the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year in India”. The Foundation and the Schwab Foundation will jointly host a high profile national award ceremony at or close to the World Economic Forum - India Economic Summit (at the end of November) to honour the winner, who will be named the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” and the finalists. Last year the winner was awarded by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The entire programme will be one of high visibility and will be promoted through prominent media coverage in terms of a series of articles and publications, TV and radio interviews, and through websites.

Send application to AMITA KAPUR at amikapur54@hotmail.com

Saturday, February 18, 2006

List of Social Entrepreneur awards in India

- iDiya by Indian School of Business (ISB)
- Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC)
- "innovation for india" awards by Marico Foundation & Erehwon Innovation Consulting
- Trident Group's Aavishkaar Awards by Abhishek Industries Limited
- “Khemka Fellow” Awards for Social Entrepreneurs (SE) in co-operation with the Schwab Foundation

If you know of any other Social Entrepreneur award available in India, please list it here.