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social entrepreneurship
March 28, 2024
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“A philanthropist’s job is to connect the dots and build synergies”
Rekha Koita, co-founder of Koita Foundation, talks about her journey as a philanthropist and shares her excitement about the future of giving in India.
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India Development Review
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2 min read
January 30, 2024
From bird-watching to nonprofits: Van Gujjar youth forge their own path
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Saddam Husain
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2 min read
November 14, 2023
The link between clean energy and women’s labour
Unpaid care work is mostly undertaken by women and constrains their access to clean energy. Here’s why and how the energy transition must account for women’s labour.
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Kate Grantham
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Carolina Robino
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Flaubert Mbiekop
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6 min read
June 21, 2023
There’s a lot that businesses can learn from the social sector
Sujatha Rao and Deepak Menon speak with Ravi Sreedharan about what nonprofits can teach businesses about social complexities and building a just and humane world.
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Ravi Sreedharan
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Sujatha Rao
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Deepak Menon
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9 min read
February 24, 2023
What do social entrepreneurs want from impact investors?
Entrepreneurs value capital that is flexible and accepts risk. To make capital truly catalytic, investors must listen to and honour entrepreneurs’ viewpoints.
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Bjoern Struewer
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Jed Emerson
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4 min read
January 13, 2023
Indian artisans are still missing from e-commerce platforms
High logistical costs and a lack of digital know-how are some factors keeping Indian artisans out of e-commerce. How can the recently launched Open Network for Digital Commerce change this?
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Parul Gupta
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Abhishek Modi
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5 min read
December 22, 2022
India needs more young entrepreneurs
The lack of agency and a fear of failure are preventing Indian youth from pursuing entrepreneurship. This needs to change.
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Arjun Shekhar
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4 min read
October 20, 2022
SUPPORTED BY AVPN
Mobilising philanthropy for women entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs in urban India face significant barriers. A study by Asian Venture Philanthropy Network outlines how collaboration between funders and nonprofits can be the solution.
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Derrek Xavier
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6 min read
October 18, 2022
SUPPORTED BY ASHOKA
IDR Interviews | Bill Drayton
In this freewheeling conversation, Bill Drayton emphasises that everyone has the right, and ability, to be a giver. And in today’s world where everything is changing, everybody can, and must, be a changemaker.
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Smarinita Shetty
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Sneha Philip
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7 min read
July 29, 2022
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Entrepreneurs shaping the law and social justice space
Insights from a landscape study that looks at how young changemakers and organisations are changing the law and social justice space in India to make it more equitable.
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Meghana Parik
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8 min read
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