Posted on April 21, 2009 by Raj Melville
Vibha Krishnamurthy is the founder of Ummeed, and Ashish Karamchandani, leader of Monitor, Monitor Inclusive Markets, visit Boston
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Posted on February 28, 2009 by Raj Melville
Ashoka has launched a youth movement called Ashoka’s Youth Venture (http://genv.net/).As part of their efforts to spur innovation, they have teamed up with a number of organizations to hold youth oriented social innovation competitions. The latest one is “Tapping Youth Innovation, a Water Campaign”
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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Raj Melville
I wrote an article recently on how Indian Americans can take a step towards increasing charitable giving. Equally applicable even if you are not an Indian American 
I have reproduced the entire article below.
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Posted on July 27, 2008 by Raj Melville
I had the pleasure of moderating a wonderful panel on “The New Philanthropy – New models for Social Impact” with four great speakers presenting a wide range of activities that their different organizations pursue in the social sector. The cross section of organizations provided a range of perspectives on the innovative new approaches being adopted to help solve some of the most pressing social issues worldwide.
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Posted on July 11, 2008 by Raj Melville
Last year I had written a piece for a conference blog with the title “Innovative models for Social Change”. I think the theme and topic is still relevant and I have reproduced it below.
Next week, I will be moderating a panel that will be addressing this theme at the 50th Anniversary celebrations for my Alma mater. I am fortunate to have several of the innovative organizations that I mention in the post to be a part of my panel.
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