30 Most Active Impact VCs
By Beata Adamczyk Here’s a list of some important VCs working towards social and environmental change. To read more, click here
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NASA Announces New Chief Scientist, Senior Climate Advisor
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced that Dr. Katherine Calvin will serve the agency in dual roles as chief scientist and senior climate advisor effective Monday. Calvin succeeds Jim Green, who retired from his role on Jan...
Private philanthropy up 23%; family foundations biggest spenders
By AJITA SHASHIDHAR The Covid-19 pandemic took a huge toll on businesses in India, but the private sector didn’t shy away from its philanthropic commitments. According to the Bain & Company and Dasra Indian Philanthropy...
Call for expressions of interest now open for the 2023 GEM Report on technology
Each year, around 30 background papers are externally commissioned to fill in research gaps in the GEM Report. From contracting to finalizing, their time frame ranges between 6 and 9 months. Over the years,...
United Nations 2021-22 Young Professionals Programme (YPP)
United Nations 2021-22 Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is NOW open until 13 Feb. 2022, for nationals from selected countries, in the below domains: 1. Social Affairs/Social Policy and Development: job opening: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=164785&Lang=en-US 2. Statistics and...
Mapping India’s Climate Vulnerability
A District-Level Assessment By Abinash Mohanty and Shreya Wadhawan OVERVIEW This study undertakes India’s first-of-its-kind district-level climate vulnerability assessment. It presents a climate vulnerability index (CVI) of states and union territories by mapping exposure,...
Nobel Laureate Dr. Esther Duflo joins Krea University’s Governing Council
Nobel Laureate Dr. Esther Duflo has been appointed as a Member of our Governing Council. Dr. Esther Duflo is an economist and professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of...
Malala Fund Girl Programme
How to apply for funding from the Malala Fund Girl Programme Malala Fund champions every girl’s right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education. Their Girls’ Programme gives girls the tools they need...
Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2021
By Climate Policy Initiative The 2021 edition of Climate Policy Initiative’s Global Landscape of Climate Finance Total climate finance has steadily increased over the last decade, reaching USD 632 billion in 2019/2020, but flows have slowed...
UnLtd India- Applications for Feb’22 Cohort are now open
UnLtd India is looking for the next cohort of social enterprises that are solving important social problems in innovative and impactful ways. They need to be in the early stages of Prototyping / Developing...