Overview of the India DM 2013 Finalists
The 2013 India DM is focused on identifying social enterprise projects that have the potential to scale the impact of their work in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Read more about the eligibility...
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Submitted by: Parvathi Menon
Deadline extended! The Tech Awards is now accepting applications for 2013.
Please note that deadline to submit your applications for the Tech Awards has been extended to May 8th!   Know someone who is changing the world? Encourage them to apply to the Tech Awards 2013! "There is not a...
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Submitted by: Dougg Jimenez
Opportunities for Innovation at the BoP within India’s Healthcare Industry
Healthcare has become one of India’s largest sectors – both in terms of revenue and employment. Although the country’s healthcare industry is projected to continue its rapid expansion, with an estimated market value of US $...
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Submitted by: Perzen Patel
Former DM Grantee D.Light Wins Prize!
D.Light design, a Development Marketplace (DM) grantee (through the Lighting Africa Program in 2008), was chosen as the recipient of the prestigious Zayed Future Energy Prize, the world’s largest annual award in the...
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Submitted by: Dougg Jimenez
From Water Pumps in Cambodia to Global Social Enterprise Support
Combining the experience of running the DM2006 award winning social enterprise: Ideas-at-Work (IaW), the knowledge acquired with the Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI) program (2007), and her recent completion of an MBA...
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Submitted by: Dougg Jimenez
Over 190 social impact projects seek to leverage catalytic grant funding to scale their work in 3 key states in India
THE WORLD BANK 2013 INDIA DEVELOPMENT MARKETPLACE COMPETITIVE GRANT With a grant pledge of USD 1 million, the 2013 India Development Marketplace (India DM) seeks to build on the work it has done in supporting social...
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Submitted by: Parvathi Menon
Why the Arab awakening depends on social entrepreneurs
This blog was originally posted in The Guardian, for the full blog, click here. Social enterprise is naturally democratic and plays an important role in finding solutions to the social upheaval of the Middle EastA protester...
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Submitted by: Iman Bibars
REMINDER! Call for entries open for 2014 Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value!
Nominate innovative initiatives in nutrition, water or rural development! Nestlé has recently launched the call for entries for the 2014 Prize in Creating Shared Value. The deadline to apply is 31st March 2013. Do you know...
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Submitted by: Dougg Jimenez
After 20 years, Fundación Tzedaká is Still Changing Lives.
For 21 years, Fundación Tzedaká, who won an award at the 2010 Latin America Development Marketplace, has been developing social programs and actions to improve the living conditions of citizens who live in poverty in...
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Submitted by: Ruth Heymann
AVN Wins Dubai International Award for Best Practices!
Association La Voûte Nubienne (AVN) was awarded a DM grant in 2009 to test an innovative strategy for scaling up and accelerating the recruitment and training of Nubian Vault (NV) apprentices and the growth of a self-...
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Submitted by: Tony Kaye