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Schwab Foundation's Two Decades of Impact Report

Vishy KurugantiMay 09, 20202 mins

A few times a year, I Google a few variants of “social enterprise news” with the hope of uncovering new kids on the block or some new social impact report. Measuring social impact is hard. For…

Reason #999: Why you should care about Social Enterprises

Vishy KurugantiAugust 07, 20121 mins

If you want to understand which brand “owns” a concept/term, all you need to do is type the query into your favorite search engine. Type “social enterprise” and you’ll see a results page similar to…

Master of Social Entrepreneurship from Deshpande Education Trust

Vishy KurugantiJuly 11, 20121 mins

The Deshpande Education Trust (DET) feels that it isn’t doing enough to further the cause of social entrepreneurship in India. I’m so glad they felt that way. A week ago, DET announced the launch of…

Greatest Social Entrepreneurs of All Time?

Vishy KurugantiJuly 09, 20123 mins

Another day. Another list. Not.Going.To.Get.Worked.Up.This.Time. (Hint: my reaction to the Forbes list of 30 social entrepreneurs) But seriously there’s nothing to get worked up about a “greatest of…

Just WHAT exactly is Shared Value?

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 14, 20123 mins

A few months ago, I attended a very interesting panel discussion organized by Forbes India. It was my introduction to Shared Value – a concept which, loosely speaking, is like ‘Corporate Social…

The myth of scalability in Indian social enterprises

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 02, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy blog.druva.com Last summer, I attended a few sessions of the Acara Summer Institute – a three-week crash course in social entrepreneurship at the university level. I introduced myself to…

A Call to Social Arms – Part 1

Vishy KurugantiJuly 25, 20113 mins

Israel’s mandatory military service program has long been an ideal for some concerned Indian citizens (Israeli citizens need to put in a 2-3 year military stint after turning 18). They argue that a…

Why I Like These Social Enterprises – Part 1

Vishy KurugantiJuly 18, 20113 mins

Pic: courtesy inthroughit.wordpress.com It recently struck me that I should start adding a “What I like about <enterprise x>” section to each post. The section would include social metrics the…

The Acara Institute Challenge: inspiring social entrepreneurship at the university level

Vishy KurugantiJune 24, 20112 mins

Pic courtesy acarainstitute.org [Editor’s Note: In the past fortnight, I had a Skype call with Fred Rose, Co-Founder & CEO of Acara Institute, and a meeting with Arun Patre, their India Manager. The…

India's Ashoka Fellows

Vishy KurugantiJune 10, 20113 mins

Pic: courtesy india.ashoka.org [Editor’s Note: Last month, I sat down with Solomon Prakash for the first of what promises to be many more interesting conversations. Solomon is a serial social…

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