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Will India’s 2014 Budget create an enabling ecosystem for enterprises?
During the recent launch of a news outlet in India, former chairman of Microsoft India, author and impact investor Ravi Venkatesan opined that enterprises catering to low-income markets were no longer part of ‘Act 2’. …
Legal mandate for corporate social responsibility (1): India draws the (triple bottom) line
This is the first of two blogs looking at India’s new CSR legislation. This will look at what the new legislation means; the second will look at some issues for companies and NGOs arising from …
The ‘So-What’ of your Impact Story: Understanding the role played by impact funds in driving ‘impact’
It has been only 7 years since the term ‘Impact Investing’ was formally coined, but for a relatively young sector, the numbers aren’t too disappointing. Indian funds have invested in enterprises across a wide range …
Dasra Philanthropy Week kicks off in Mumbai
Wednesday, 5 March: Dasra has gathered over 200 people for the first of its three conference days of Philanthropy Week. The venue is unusual, and quite historic – the old trading floor of the Bombay …
GSBI Accelerator program: Shucking the Husk
It turned out to be both a blessing and a challenge to have a good reputation coming in to the GSBI® Accelerator program at Santa Clara University. I had attended this program in 2009, when …
The SOCAP diary
A chance meeting on a panel with Kevin Jones, founder of SOCAP, meant not only that I got invited to attend SOCAP but also that I was asked to join Kevin at the plenary session …
India takes centre stage in impact investing
With growing social capitalism, impact investing is picking up pace in India. Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm co-founded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam, is looking to invest $200 million in …
How women in rural India are adapting to a changing climate
At a meeting with women farmers in the Sundarbans in West Bengal, India, they share how climate change is increasing women’s burden and responsibilities on farms and at home as men leave in search of …
Philanthropy must be prepared to talk dirty
In October 2012, Dasra published a report on access to toilets and sanitation in urban India, with plans to launch a Giving Circle around that theme at the same time. Dasra Giving Circles are a …
Philanthropy week highlights need for more social collaboration in India
‘Collaboration’ is the bugle call from social change leaders globally. It is understood that the scale and complexity of social problems make it imperative for broader cross-sector collaboration. While the answer stares us in …
