THE WORLD BANK 2013 INDIA DEVELOPMENT MARKETPLACE COMPETITIVE GRANT
With a grant pledge of USD 1 million, the 2013  India Development Marketplace (India DM) seeks to build on the work it has done in supporting social enterprises in India so far.  This World Bank initiative aims to surface high-impact social development solutions that have demonstrated initial outcomes and provide catalytic support in helping to scale their work further.
Applying a multi-layer approach, the DM meets this objective first by providing crucial funding to back these projects (USD 50,000 to USD 100,000 per …

APPLICATIONS OPEN: For Customized capacity building, strategic advisory support & acceleration facilitation for organizations working on innovative social enterprise models and seeking to scale the impact of their work.

Innovation Alchemy is proud to be collaborating with Marico Innovation Foundation for the third year running to kick off the third batch of the Social Innovation Acceleration program.
Marico Innovation Foundation supports the cost of this program under their catalytic CSR agenda to facilitate Innovation in India.
The Acceleration Program uses Innovation Alchemy’s Alchemize™ methodology which is designed to help Development Entrepreneurs, Social Enterprises …

Alchemix™ is a curated, open forum discussion between entrepreneurs, innovators, creative minds and engaged citizens. Alchemix sessions are designed by Innovation Alchemy as a peer learning initiative and take a deep, insightful look at high-impact ideas from an innovation and scale lens. Previous speakers include social entrepreneurs, founders and  leaders from organisations like Ashoka, Pratham Books, Swasth, Waterwala, mDhil, YourStory.in and many more.
The next session is scheduled for Wednesday, 21st November, 2012 and will be hosted in Bangalore. Time:  5.00 pm to 7.00 pm IST, at the Dream:in center. Register Now

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This research was done as a part of the Alchemix Blog Series: Dispatches from the Field
We are, therefore we invent. Technology represents one of the most fundamental applications of human intelligence. Given the gift of conscious thought, human beings are constantly striving to improve, enhance and evolve their lives. Defined as the application of scientific knowledge for specific purposes, technology is the engineered end result of the conscious human thought, harnessing the potential in nature for the purposes of our convenience. Little surprise then that it is at the crux …

Tweet Chat: Sustainable Housing – Innovations, Opportunities, Barriers

#Alchemix
2:00 pm – 3:00pm, Wednesday August 22nd 2012
Join us online on Wednesday the 22nd of August 2012 for another Alchemix Tweet Chat.  This time the discussion is on Sustainable Housing in India and the Innovation happening in this space. The chat will last an hour and is an opportunity to engage with practitioners in the field, discuss and learn from their insights.
 
Featured Practitioners:
Rakhi Mehra co-founder of Micro Home Solutions (@microHS). Rakhi co-founded mHS, determined to make people and players think more …