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How to Support Women Social Entrepreneurs in India
Realizing the transformative potential of women’s leadership in India’s social enterprise sector will require persistent efforts to refine and mainstream gender-lens investing.
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The Collaborative Mind-set for Scaling Social Change
Two approaches for nonprofits that want to work effectively with the government in India.
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Women, Prosperity, and Social Change in India
Social enterprise, which promises both economic empowerment and social trans-formation, is driving tremendous positive change in the lives of women in India. But it is also at the heart of a growing debate about the past and future of India's social sector.
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Circular Social Innovation in India
Social enterprises in India are using restorative and regenerative, circular economy principles to address the deep-seated sustainable development challenges.
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A New Impact Investing Model for Education
School entrepreneurs in India have a new option, with loans that encourage better test scores.
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The Dignity Mind-Set for Scaling Social Change
How some Indian nonprofits are serving many by elevating the humanity of each constituent.
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The Innovative Hiring Mind-set for Scaling Social Change
To scale their reach when qualified recruits are scarce, innovative Indian nonprofits are seeking out promising candidates from the fringe.
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A Cultural View of Sanitation
Ending open defecation isn't just about building more toilets—it's also about making sure the culture is receptive to new sanitation practices.
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The Radical Frugality Mind-set for Scaling Social Change
How successful Indian nonprofits reduce costs while extending impact, even when scarcity abounds.
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The Denominator Mind-set for Scaling Social Change
How do India’s social innovators extend their reach to many constituents? They focus on the entire problem and adapt as they confront it.
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As the world’s largest democracy, few if any countries are more important than India when it comes to the practice of social innovation. That’s why in 2015 Stanford Social Innovation Review co-produced the first print edition of Impact India, followed by a second print edition in 2017. Today, SSIR offers ongoing online coverage of social innovation in India.