Gaur & Chopra Escape Velocity Grant
Aakanksha Gaur and Paras Chopra, a couple living in Pune, India, understand that a little bit of money can be life-altering for a young person with high potential. It can help start a company, fund a...
Author: Arthan
iPitch 2021: Applications are OPEN! $5 Million & 11 impact investors
iPitch is Villgro’s annual deal discovery platform for impact investors & incubators to discover India’s best social entrepreneurs — rebuilding the lives of the underserved communities in Agriculture, Climate Action, Healthcare, Shelter-tech and Housing, Livelihood...
Resiliency Grant Program
The Internet Society Foundation’s Resiliency Program supports projects that increase network resiliency in communities prone to natural disasters so that these communities will be better able to prepare for and withstand the effects of...
Open Society Foundations Commit $100 Million to Support Feminist Political Mobilization and Leadership
The Open Society Foundations will invest more than $100 million over the next five years in strengthening a range of feminist-led movements and increasing their leadership across a broad range of sectors, from politics...
Where do you begin if you don’t know anything about the development sector?
By Manasa Acharya In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of young professionals seeking to engage in work that contributes to social impact. This has often been a gradual trend,...
Call for Applications: DA CHANGEMAKER PROGRAM 2021
Bringing together passionate individuals to advocate & fundraise for Adult Literacy About the programme TARA Akshar+, an adult literacy programme has made more than 2 lakh women foundationally literate to read, write and numerate....
Multiple Job Openings! Hiring Now
Job Openings at Azim Premji Foundation and World Wildlife Fund. Apply Now! World Wildlife Fund: WWF’s work has evolved from saving species and landscapes to addressing the larger global threats and forces that impact...
Gender equality, climate justice and education go hand in hand
The following article is taken from The Elders’ Intergenerational Climate Blog Series 2021. Climate justice activist Julieta Martínez from Chile reflects on the intersection between climate change, gender equality, and education and calls for...
Africa-Asia Impact Investing Fellowship
Social investment networks, AVPN and AVPA, will be launching the inaugural Africa-Asia Impact Investing Fellowship to nurture asset owners and capital managers into becoming effective impact investing practitioners. Leveraging strong networks in Asia and...
OCTAVA SOCIAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE
How can Edtech solutions improve learning outcomes for underserved learners in Southeast Asia while being affordable and accessible? The Octava Foundation is partnering with MIT Solve to launch the inaugural Octava Social Innovation Challenge, aimed at identifying and...