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Rs 5,500-cr India Innovation Fund to focus on job creation
NEW DELHI: The government today said the Rs 5,500-crore 'India Inclusive Innovation Fund' will focus on generating employment and supporting livelihoods across the country through innovative enterprises.
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- Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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India CSR Bill Creates Ripples in the Social Sector: Big companies would have to spend 2% of profits on CSR, but could the sector absorb it?
The Indian parliament is in the process of passing a bill mandating large companies dedicate 2 percent of their profits toward CSR activities. The big question is whether the social sector could actually absorb it.
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- Impact Assessment
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What’s Next for Impact Investing Series: : 5 Things You Need to Know About Impact Investing Metrics
After the IDB joined the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), the Inter-American Development Bank’s Opportunities for the Majority Initiative (OMJ), which focuses on Base of the Pyramid sustainable business models, restructured its impact measurement system across its grant and investment portfolio, putting Impact Reporting & Investment Standard (IRIS) metrics at its core.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- impact investing
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Measuring Impact – Do Non-Profits Do It Better?: Reflections on Dasra’s Philanthropy Week
The number of millionaires in India is growing, and their interest in philanthropy along with the growth of corporate foundations in India means that the social sector will receive an infusion of capital. Born from an era of private sector growth these new funders will likely bring high expectations for scale and impact to the table when assessing social initiatives. Dasra’s Philanthropy Week, is a unique forum in India to compare a number of social enterprises to the standards of these high impact philanthropists.
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- Impact Assessment, Social Enterprise
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Made to Measure? Understanding Investor Challenges with Social Impact Measurement: Two new publications explore the upsides and downsides of metrics platforms
Never before have impact investors had so many social measurement approaches and tools at their fingertips to evaluate the effectiveness of their investments. Yet investors are keenly aware of their limitations and challenges. Purpose Capital conducted a interviewed more than 20 Canadian impact investors to better understand how they use metrics.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- impact investing
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How social entrepreneurs are inspiring change across Africa
Leadership programmes are facilitating social enterprise projects that could be a viable alternative to aid
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- Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Obama in SOTU: Eradicate extreme poverty in 20 years
In a Feb. 12 speech focused on improving the lot of the U.S. middle class, Obama also vowed to help stabilize countries such as Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Mali, and help to spread democracy from the Middle East to South-East Asia.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Measuring Socio-Economic Impact : Tackling some tough questions
When interacting with members and partners of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), several questions about how to tackle the challenge of measuring socio-economic impact often come up.
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- Impact Assessment