New Board of Advisor for Music – Chris Avinash !

We are excited to welcome our new member for the Board of Advisors, Chris Avinash as an advisor for Music. Chris has a dynamic experience in Music, he has been passionately contributing and promoting music in Bangalore and India ! Welcome on board… check out his link :

http://www.chrisavinash.com

http://www.chrisavinash.com

Our New Trustee on Board !

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Mrs. Archana Shastri as a Trustee of Sulochana Development Trust. Mrs. Shastri is presently the head of department of Kaladarshana division of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) that are facilitating the dissemination of cultural
heritage through exhibitions, workshops, seminars and events. She has a rich and diverse experience in Art and Design education, Theatre, Crafts,  research and publications. Archana has been the chairperson of Fashion Design and then Fashion communication department in National
Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Delhi, and established sound design education and academic streamlining during her tenure.

A very warm welcome again !

PopTech

PopTech is an innovation network – a global community of leaders, thinkers, and doers from many different disciplines (science, technology, corporate leadership, social entrepreneurship, design, the arts and humanities, media), who come together to explore the social impact of new technologies, the forces of change shaping our future, and new approaches to solving the world’s most significant challenges. It does so by creating transformational experiences that showcase the ideas, trends, challenges and opportunities that are shaping the future, which are brought together at an annual conference.

PopTech also has other efforts – a Social Innovation Fellows program that trains and mentors next-generation social entrepreneurs; PopTech Labs – which brings together focused groups of thought leaders and stakeholders to explore critical areas of future innovation; and Accelerator Initiatives, a multidisciplinary collaboration to create breakthrough new approaches to some of the world’s toughest challenges.

http://www.poptech.com/

ICICI Fellows

ICICI Fellows is a social leadership programme intended to train and equip India’s emerging talent to stage the country’s development at the grassroots level. It is a 2-year intensive programme that focuses on personal coaching, mentorship, experiential modules and hands-on training (in addition to management training) to provide an insight into social dynamics. After completion of 2 months of training, the selected fellows will be deployed in a leading NGO, anywhere in India.

For more details and how to apply, visit: http://icicifellows.org/talkserver/page/Home/s

UnLtd India

Unltd India is a scheme that aims to find, fund and support India’s next generation of social entrepreneurs, those who have ideas and skills to create a better world. They work with start-up social entrepreneurs to help them grow as leaders and create high-impact, sustainable organizations ready for scaling and further investment.

Unltd India currently pursues these programmes – Seed funding, Incubation support, Co-working space, and an annual conference focused on start-up social entrepreneurs in India. It also helps hosts changemakers and leaders from across the world on social entrepreneurship exploration in India.

http://www.unltdindia.org/

Marico Innovation Foundation

The Marico Innovation Foundation’s mission is to fuel innovation in India. It aims to provide a framework to leverage innovation for quantum growth. The foundation intends to undertake cutting edge research into innovation, and intends to propagate these findings through large-scale mass platforms. It has undertaken these initiatives under two broad categories – Business and Social innovation. Some of the projects undertaken by the foundation are Research projects, Talks and presentations at industry conferences and national conferences, Innovation for India Awards, and Orbit Shifting Innovation, a live course in applied innovation with business schools across India.

http://www.maricoinnovationfoundation.org/

Global Changemakers

Global Changemakers is a global network of young community activists, volunteer workers or social entrepreneurs that provides opportunities to share experiences and help young people make practical and visible differences in their communities, countries and regions.

It is an initiative of the British Council, which is currently working with the World Economic Forum (WEF). It also aims to work with other international forums such as the UN to ensure that the youth voice is heard and the participants’ skills are shaped by the experience.

http://www.global-changemakers.net/

iVolunteer

iVolunteer is an initiative seeking to create a volunteering movement in India. It works through its volunteer centres and various non-profit partners to create a volunteering infrastructure that will reduce the time and cost of recruiting volunteers and thereby making it easier for volunteers to make a difference in their local community.

One can choose from a range of volunteering opportunities that support issues like HIV/AIDS, children, senior citizens, the environment, animals and differently abled people, that may be of various durations: one-time, short term, long term and online.

They also offer fellowships –      iVolunteer India Fellow is an exclusive volunteering programme that offers an opportunity to work at the grass-root level for a full-time period of 2 months, while the iVolunteer India Fellow Youth Programme is targeted at a younger audience, for those looking to serve 6 months in rural areas.

Visit http://www.ivolunteer.in/ for details.

Center for Social Initiative & Management

The Center for Social Initiative & Management (CSIM) is a business school that enables social entrepreneurs with professional competence to excel in individual initiatives, build social consciousness and catalyze social change. Its ultimate goal is to strengthen the new generation leaders who will contribute to a vibrant, just and inclusive society.

CSIM is one of the first to offer programs in Social Entrepreneurship. The curriculum is devised to teach subjects that are relevant to run sustainable and innovative social enterprises, providing hands-on experience by placing students on internships with social work agencies and supporting them to launch their social initiatives. CSIM also maintains a lasting relationship with its students after they complete their studies, serving as a resource hub for capacity building activities.

http://www.csim.in/

India Carbon Outlook

Carbon Outlook is an independent information marketplace tracking actions related to the carbon economy as well as their impact. It provides in-depth business and policy analyses, updates on the latest trends on carbon commerce, and expert inputs on the GHG (greenhouse gases) emission reduction as well as adaptation measures being undertaken.

India is the first region being focused on by Carbon Outlook. It is a platform with an exclusive focus on carbon-professionals in India, providing them with up-to-date news, views and data to keep track of industry developments. It primarily aims to foster requisite discussion on the ‘growth paradox’ – can development and economic growth continue while at the same time transitioning towards more efficient carbon usage - as it impacts India at a policy and market level.

http://india.carbon-outlook.com/