DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia 2018
The DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia (SVC Asia) is an Asia-wide competition for social enterprises, open to anymember of the public. Organised by DBS Foundation and NUS Enterprise, the Challenge aims to identify and support innovative new ideas and existing social ventures that have the potential to generate positive, scalable and sustainable social impact.The 5th […]
Deshpande Foundation Leaders Accelerating Development (LEAD) programme
Young people under the age of 30 years, who have innovative ideas to make the twin cities ‘smarter,’ now have an opportunity to pitch their ideas and also get the initial funding required for their projects. Leadership Challenge Guidelines for Participation: Any youth under the age of 30 are eligible to take part! The best 30 […]
Design: Impact Awards
The Design: Impact Awards (DIA) by Titan, in collaboration with Tata Trusts, is a program that identifies, celebrates and supports innovative product designs that cause social change. We invite you to be the advocates of DIA in our quest to find such designs and the people behind those. About Design: Impact Awards Social change happens when the right […]
DFAT WASH Research Awards
Research organisations are invited to submit proposals for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Research Awards under the Water for Women Fund. Proposals should be lodged by 17:00 hrs (Canberra time), 27 February 2018. The Water for Women Fund commenced on 14 December 2017. It is a flagship program in Australia’s engagement in WASH and is […]
Digital Innovation Bootcamp
Do you have a digital innovation idea to solve social and environmental issues in your community? Perhaps you are looking to generate sustainable revenue from your digital innovation prototype? Apply now for the 2-day Digital Innovation Bootcamp! Eligible countries include: Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, Mexico and Indonesia. Through a Digital Innovation Bootcamp the innovation factory wants […]
Digital Technology Innovations for Resilience Survey
Are you using digital technology to help individuals, communities or governments in Asia adapt to shocks and chronic stresses? If so, we want to hear from you. FHI 360 is working with the Rockefeller Foundation, in association with the Global Resilience Partnership, to identify potential digital technology innovations that may have a positive impact on […]
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Funding
The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation seeks to dramatically improve the lives of people and the world around us through innovative strategies, systems changing approaches, and disrupting technologies. Our goal is to find social entrepreneurs with dynamic ideas and nurture them at the early stages with maximum leverage and total commitment. Prospects for our portfolio of […]
EduDoc 2018 – An International Short Film Competition
Edudoc, is our international short film competition, that brings the stories of entrepreneurs, and the impact of policy on everyday education practice, into the spotlight. The winning entries to Edudoc are screened at a special screening ceremony as a part of the School Choice National Conference, scheduled to be held on 14 December 2018. Now in its 4th […]
Elevator Pitch Contest
DO YOU HAVE A DISRUPTIVE SOLUTION IN NUTRITION ASSESSMENT? Sight and Life Foundation, a nutrition think tank, is inviting ideas from students and young professionals who can design an innovative product, service, technology or application to advance or improve existing tools used for nutrition assessment. INNOVATIONS IN NUTRITION ASSESSMENT An elevator pitch is a critical […]
Ennovent’s Partnership Program
Ennovent is seeking to partner with individuals to jointly develop and implement innovation projects to take novel business ideas into low-income markets in South East Asia, particularly Philippines and Indonesia. These innovation projects can be across sectors including Education, Healthcare, Agri-business, Finance, WASH, Energy. Benefits will include the opportunity to collaborate with a diversified network, […]
Entrepreneur search for WildStuff
A joint initiative of WWF, Ennovent and PayTM, WildStuff is a global marketplace that allows smallholder farmers and global consumers to share in the conservation of tiger species and their habitat. We are seeking an entrepreneur to transform the idea to a viable business in collaboration with the other Co-founders. Interested applicants can register here. […]
Epic’s 2018 Global Selection Process
Epic supports children and youth globally, connecting philanthropists with outstanding non-profits & social enterprises. We are excited to announce the launch of our 2018 selection process. Organizations selected by epic will be eligible to receive multi-year unrestricted grant funding. Epic will focus on identifying high-impact nonprofits and social enterprises that meet all of the following criteria: Demographic […]
Executive Education Course 2019: At J-PAL South Asia
J-PAL/CLEAR South Asia at IFMR is now accepting applications for its annual Executive Education Course on Evaluating Social Programmes, to be held from July 1st-5th, 2019 at The Claridges, New Delhi. About the course This five-day in-person training gives participants a thorough understanding of why and when researchers and policymakers might choose to conduct randomised […]
Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy: Are you an aspiring change maker?
2015 marked the inauguration of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Social Impact Strategy’s Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy. The Executive Program is designed for talented mid-career professionals and aspiring change makers. Students of the program spend eight months completing a rigorous online curriculum, which includes video lectures, readings, and group discussions. This digital […]
Farming for Biodiversity
Unsustainable agricultural practices remain one of the greatest threats to ecosystems and biodiversity. As the global population grows, so too does the demand for food – requiring production increases and potentially even greater impacts on the environment. Widespread land use and agricultural practices must change to reduce these losses. Yet, behavior change in this field […]
Financial Health: India 2018
Since 2015, Village Capital has sought to address significant gaps that India continues to face in financial health despite major progress on the parts of both the government and private sector to expand access and participation. According to the World Bank, while 80% of the adult population in India holds a bank account, in large […]
FinTech India 2017
FinTech in India is booming, with $1.7 billion invested in Indian fintech startups so far in 2017, and demand growing for both consumer and enterprise fintech products. The Government of India implemented schemes such as Jan Dhan Yojana, which has resulted in the opening of over 295 million bank accounts and 99% of households in […]
Frontier Incubators
Frontier Incubators is part of an initiative called Scaling Frontier Innovation (SFI) from the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s InnovationXchange (iXc). The initiative is focused on the Asia-Pacific region and aims to help bridge the gap in development financing, grow the ecosystem that supports private investment in social innovation and social enterprises, […]
Frontier Innovators
Frontier Innovators is a search for innovative businesses in the Asia-Pacific that are delivering impact through their work that supports the Sustainable Development Goals. An initiative of the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s innovationXchange, and delivered by SecondMuse, the program will select up to 15 businesses from across the region, elevate their […]
Fundamentals of Impact Investing: A View from the Field
Get started on your journey to becoming an impact investing expert by applying to the spring IIX Impact Institute course, Fundamentals of Impact Investing: A View from the Field. 14-week certificate program is structured for professionals to gain expertise on impact investing from both a theoretical and practical perspective via a combination of interactive webinars and an immersion week in Singapore […]
Future Agro Challenge
Future Agro Challenge (FAC) is the leading global competition that discovers innovative fundable food, agtech, and agriculture ventures addressing national, regional, and global challenges, from farm to fork. Over the past four years FAC has organized a national competition in over 60 countries across 5 continents. This year, BLOCK71 Jakarta and ANGIN are proudly bringing […]
Future Food Asia Award 2018
We are thrilled to announce the second year of the Future Food Asia Award. Our team was humbled by the reception we received for last year’s event and we hope to push a step further as we broaden our horizon of the award by adding new sub-sectors and gaining the support of both current and […]
GGEF Women Eco Game Changer Awards
GGEF Women Eco Game Changer Awards is the first awards in Asia to give recognition to women who use innovation to create social and/or environmental impact. The inaugural awards was successfully launched in August 2017, followed by an awards dinner at PMQ Hong Kong. Due to overwhelming response, we are calling for the 2nd Annual GGEF Women Eco Game […]
Givfunds Social Impact Challenge 2019
Givfunds Social Ventures invites you to be a part of Givfunds Social Impact Challenge 2019, which is an opportunity to raise low-cost loan for your social enterprise. Challenge Statement: Share a sustainable project where you can create social impact utilising a loan of INR 2-8 lacs at 4%PA for 6-12 months. Steps for Application– Step […]
Global Giving June 2017 Accelerator
GlobalGiving is now accepting application for the June 2017 Accelerator. The Accelerator is an opportunity for you and your organization to build skills, access tools, and grow your base of supporters to achieve crowdfunding success. When you graduate, your organization becomes a permanent member of GlobalGiving, and you’ll have access to all the tools, training, and one-on-one […]
Global Giving March 2017 Accelerator
What’s the GlobalGiving Accelerator? The GlobalGiving Accelerator is a great opportunity to join the GlobalGiving community. Through the Accelerator training curriculum, you will learn how to maximize your online fundraising potential. You’ll then put your new skills to the test by participating in the Accelerator crowdfunding campaign. You will learn all about GlobalGiving’s great features and get […]
Global Giving March 2018 Accelerator
Ready to upgrade your online fundraising? GlobalGiving is now accepting applications for the March 2018 Accelerator. The Accelerator is an opportunity for you and your organization to build skills, access tools, and grow your base of supporters to achieve crowdfunding success. When you graduate, your organization becomes a permanent member of GlobalGiving, and you’ll have access to all the […]
Global Giving Year End 2016 Accelerator
What’s the GlobalGiving Accelerator? The GlobalGiving Accelerator is a great opportunity to join the GlobalGiving community. Through the Accelerator training curriculum, you will learn how to maximize your online fundraising potential. You’ll then put your new skills to the test by participating in the Accelerator crowdfunding campaign. You will learn all about GlobalGiving’s great features and get […]
Global Social Benefit Institute (GSBI) Boost Program
Global Social Benefit Institute (GSBI) Boost Program is an acceleration program that packs core business lessons for early stage social enterprises into a powerful three day workshop. Social entrepreneurs will gain a better understanding of business fundamentals, improve their strategic thinking, and articulate a business plan that demonstrates impact, growth, and long-term financial sustainability. By […]
GMC Calibrator
Scaling India’s ‘Learning to Earning’ Calibre through Improved User Engagement With over 980 million mobile subscribers in India, mobile devices offer the prospect of high penetration and access to affordable and quality education and earning opportunities at scale. The GMC Calibrator is a Six-Month Blended Accelerator Program launched by Gray Matters Capital in April 2018 […]
Google Ad Grants
Google Ad Grants works just like Google AdWords online advertising, by displaying your message to people who are searching for nonprofit like yours. If you’re a qualifiying nonprofit, you’ll receive $10,000 USD in in-kind AdWords advertising every month. Google Ad Grants shows your search ads to people who are searching Google for nonprofits like yours, […]
Google Launchpad Accelerator
Launchpad Accelerator is a six-month acceleration program for growth-stage startups from emerging markets. Through this program, startups get the opportunity to collaborate with Google engineers, Silicon Valley experts, and top mentors from around the world. The program offers equity-free support, Google product credits, and an all-expense-paid training in San Francisco. Are you up for the […]
Grants4Apps Singapore Challenge
Bayer is launching Grants4Apps Singapore, an open innovation program to foster and support innovative digital health technology in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. In the inaugural round, Bayer is partnering the National University of Singapore (NUS) to launch an open innovation challenge in Singapore and across Asia Pacific. We are looking for innovative solutions […]
GRI Standards Certified Training Course
As GRI’s Certified Training Partner in Singapore, CSRWorks International conducts high quality GRI Standards training course. We offer 2-day GRI-certified training programme on the GRI Standards. The course includes real-life local and regional case studies and GRI-certified training material. The GRI Standards are the first and most widely used global standards for sustainability reporting. The […]
GSEF 2016 – Call for proposals!
The City of Montreal and the Chantier de l’économie sociale co-organize the next Global Social Economy Forum -GSEF2016, to be held 7-9 September 2016 which will focus on the collaboration between local governments and the social and solidarity economy (SSE) organizations for the development of cities. Call for proposals If you are aware of innovative […]
Happy Cities Summit 2018 Pitch Competition
Rapid urbanization is taking place, especially in the developing world. Many new cities are emerging and several existing cities are expanding rapidly. Case in point: Amaravati, the greenfield capital of Andhra Pradesh in India, is being developed with a planned population of 3.5 million! While these cities aspire to become liveable, smart and sustainable, they […]
