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

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