Author: yazdi

Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship

Zayed Future Energy Prize 2015 – Rs. 24 Crores

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Zayed Future Energy Prize 2015 Submissions now open logoSubmissions and nominations for the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize are now open . The Zayed Future Energy Prize is an annual US$4 million (Rs 24 Crore) award which recognizes individuals, organisations and schools who have made significant strides to advance the fields of renewable energy and sustainability.

Zayed Future Energy Prize 2015

This year submissions will are being accepted across five categories:

  • Large Corporation,
  • Small and Medium Enterprise (SME),
  • Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO),
  • Lifetime Achievement
  • Global High Schools.

To submit your nominations and applications visit the award website at: www.ZayedFutureEnergyPrize.com.

Last Date for Submissions : 14 July, 2014.

The Zayed Future Energy Prize now in it’s 7th year has awarded 30 winners across six continents and impacted millions of lives. Over the years, Prize winners have trained thousands of women as green technicians; delivered solar home systems to millions in Bangladesh; created access to safe drinking water to millions in Africa; and funded university scholarship to students around the world.

Winners of the 2014 Zayed Future Energy Prize, announced in January this year include ABB, Abellon CleanEnergy, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Wang Chuanfu, the founder and chairman of BYD Co Ltd, the Chinese auto and battery maker, and five high schools from across the globe.

Courtesy : http://indiamicrofinance.com/zayed-future-energy-prize-2015-submissions-now-open.html

Education, Social Entrepreneurship

Master of Social Entrepreneurship

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Deshpande Center Social Entrepreneurship, with an aim to demystify social entrepreneurship for young and creative minds, this residential program is carefully designed from a practitioner’s perspective. MSE is hosted by the DCSE that has been a breeding ground of several start-ups, an international network of enterprises and concrete partnerships.

Deshpande Centre for Social Entrepreneurship campus which provides a cutting-edge environment with fully equipped classrooms featuring audio and video facilities and WiFi. The center has additional facilities such as an incubation space, auditorium, digital lab, seminar hall and a robust library containing books, magazines, journals and contemporary digital content.

Why DCSE:

  • DCSE objective to make “learning relevant and responsive to real time challenges” and to embark on an even more ambitious aim to help students not just ‘learn’ about entrepreneurship but find the inspirations and tools of becoming an entrepreneurs themselves.
  • Possibility of getting incubated in our Entrepreneur in Residence program
  • Paid internships during the summer vacations
  • With over 100 for profits and not –for profits who all are engaged with DCSE to solve social issues with a compassionate heart and entrepreneurial mindset.
  • Over 100+ Renown Guest Speaker from Non-Profit and for profit sectors.

If you are passionate about social issues but still possess an entrepreneurial acumen to venture into innovative yet sustainable initiatives – submit your application be a part of an exciting entrepreneurial journey.

Please contact us for more information: 
Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Vidyanagar, Hubli – 580 031
Karnataka, India
mse@dfmail.org
+91 96861 13996
Education, Finance

Scholarship for Female Indian Entrepreneurs

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The Bonita Trust, the Israel Asia Leaders Fellowship, and the Sofaer International MBA at Tel Aviv University present a unique scholarship opportunity for Indian Female Entrepreneurs.

The Bonita Trust Israel-India Leaders Scholarship includes:

  • Full tuition at Tel Aviv University’s International MBA
  • Full participation in the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship
  • Potential seed funding for an Israel-India venture following program

 

Requirements

  • Relevant for the 2014-15 academic year
  • Applicants must meet the admission guidelines for both the Sofaer International MBA and the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship
  • GMAT or GRE is required

Interested applicants are asked to complete the following form.

Questions can be sent to: 

Sofaer International MBA: Rebecca Ash, Admission Director, rebash@tauex.tau.ac.il

Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship: fellowship@israelasiacenter.org

http://en-recanati.tau.ac.il/imba/bonitatrust

Innovation

Fin – Wear the World

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This Invention From India Is Going to Change The Way We Live Forever!

Fin is basically a tiny hardware product that users can wear on their thumbs as a ring. The ring will then convert the user’s whole palm into a gesture interface. The project has already raised about $200,000 from some 1,600 people around the world who have already pre-ordered the product. Previous to this, Fin’s initial target for the project was to raise $100,000. However, back in mid-February when it found that its target was getting accomplished faster than expected, the campaign’s deadline was extended to March 9, and this resulted in the doubling of its monetary collections.

Read more at: http://www.gizbot.com/tech-biz/india-based-wearable-device-fin-experiencing-massive-response-boasts-016320.html

Management, Motivations

5 Things Super Lucky People Do

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Do you feel lucky? Here’s a clear-cut approach for improving your luck today.

So often I have witnessed people excuse their own inadequacies by crediting the success of others to luck.  Salespeople I know disparage their more successful competitors as lucky. If those salespeople would make as many calls or work as many hours as their competitors, they would realize that their probability of closing is fairly equal. The competitors are simply swinging the bat more often.

The truth is that seemingly lucky people are opportunists. They do the things that allow them to take advantage of the world around them. For them, it’s not about being in the way of good luck or bad. It’s the actions they take to get what Jim Collins refers to as a high return on luck whichever way the pendulum swings. Follow these five tips and you can be as lucky as anyone, no four-leaf clover or rabbit’s foot required.

Click Here for the 5 simple steps to become lucky !

Motivations

The key to success? Grit

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Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of “grit” as a predictor of success.

 

Management, Marketing

Simple Sales Tracker for Startups

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Over the last several years, while I’ve used a variety of  tools from mere contact managers through sophisticated deal trackers to full-fledged CRM suites, I’ve found myself returning each time to a simple spreadsheet-based sales tracker, at least in the early days. The tracker has not only evolved as I’ve learned but stayed surprisingly simple and has worked just as well in a fund-raising function at non-profits as it has in a for-profit startup.

As I promised these founders, I’m open sourcing the sample tracker as an Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The tracker can be used for selling products or services or combinations thereof. You can download it here.

The tracker has three parts.

Click Here for more details

Motivations

Small Grants Competition – US Consulate General, Mumbai

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We would like to inform you of an exciting opportunity.  The U.S. Consulate General Mumbai is holding a small grants competition to fund programs that promote U.S.-India relations.  This is your chance to make a difference.

The deadline for submission of proposals is Tuesday, April 22, 2014.  Programs must occur in western India (the states of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, and/or Maharashtra).  Proposals can include, but are not limited to, projects, seminars, conferences, workshops, exhibitions and outreach campaigns.

Proposals must focus on one of the following three priority areas of the U.S. Mission to India:

1. Promote better U.S.-India bilateral relations, with an emphasis on business ties.  Examples include, but are not limited to, projects that through linkages with U.S. counterparts strengthen educational institutions, civil society organizations, or the emerging leaders in these fields; support economic cooperation; promote workers’ rights or women’s empowerment; address environmental protection and climate change; or involve corporate social responsibility.

2. Encourage regional and global roles for India.  Examples include, but are not limited to, projects that support academic, civil society, and other exchanges and projects that strengthen ties between the United States, India, and its regional neighbors, assisting in the development of friendly, sympathetic, economically beneficial and peaceful relations.

3. Enhance security cooperation.  Examples include, but are not limited to, projects that counter extremism; counter falsehoods, messaging, and propaganda; present accurate information on U.S.-India cooperation; and provide educational opportunities for Indian youth.

The deadline for submission is Tuesday, April 22, 2014. 

A panel composed of Consulate staff members will review each complete proposal received before the application deadline.  Please note that selected proposals will have to complete additional forms and registration documents within thirty days of notification in order to receive funding. 

What are the selection criteria for the Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program?

  • The project supports one or more of the grant priorities outlined above.
  •  The proposals should be submitted via email or mail and should include a written narrative in English.
  • This competition is open only to individuals, non-governmental organizations, public education institutions, and other legally-recognized non-profit institutions that meet Indian and/or U.S. technical and legal requirements to develop and implement public diplomacy programs.
  • Indian organizations must have registered and received a Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) number from the Government of India.

 

How can I apply for the Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program?

An application form and full description of the program are attached.  Applicants may submit their proposals to the U.S. Consulate General Mumbai by emailing a completed application form to MumbaiPublicAffairs@state.gov.  You can also find more information and fill out the application form by visiting http://www.grants.gov/search/basic.do and searching for Funding Opportunity Number MRFP14-01.

We look forward to receiving your proposals.  Please feel free to share this information with other colleagues and contacts.

Thank you,

U.S. Consulate General Mumbai

MRFP14-01 – US Consulate Mumbai Small Grants Program

RFP – suggested application format