FYSE

06/01/2016

Incubator seeks startups with a heart for Singapore elderly

Up to 10 concept-to-prototype stage social impact startups will receive S$10,000 funding up front, co-working space, and mentorship by successful entrepreneurs. Applications will close on January 17.

http://unframed.so/unaging/

Welcome to UNAGING Are you eager to create real change? Have an idea on how to improve the lives of the elderly in Singapore? Calling all entrepreneurs, self-starters and dreamers! UNAGING is a program for passionate and committed entrepreneurs wanti...

05/01/2016

Apply now!

The Do School's Entrepreneurship for Good Program brings together 20 young aspiring impact entrepreneurs from all over the globe: to work on a challenge and then, over the course of the next 10 months, to implement their own venture.

The upcoming challenge is all about empowering employees at H&M and beyond on their way to greater life and job satisfaction. How can we enable employees to gain a sense of their unique contribution to business and society? What are innovative ways to track and measure people’s impact – and to scale it across teams and to other businesses? That’s exactly what you would be working on!!!

http://thedoschool.org/blog/challenges/future-of-work-challenge/

27/11/2015

SIF’s YOUNG SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS WORKSHOP 2016

The YSE program inspires, equips and enables youth of different nationalities to build their social enterprises in Singapore and beyond. If you are age 18 to 30 years old and with an idea for a social enterprise, we want to help you make it happen!

What we offer: An ecosystem of changemakers. Mentorship from industry experts. Overseas study visits to gain insights. Grants of up to SGD$ 20,000!

http://www.sif.org.sg/yseapply

Young Social Entrepreneurs

09/11/2015

Consumers *can* transform fashion into a force for good.

Tomorrow, join Ashoka Changemakers to discuss how in a Twitter chat:

http://bit.ly/fabtwitterchat1

How to empower consumers to transform fashion into a force for good.

09/11/2015

How do you solve a problem like the climate crisis? 18 TED Talks to find out what's being done

We all know about the climate crisis. We all want to stay informed — but the information can be overwhelming. Watch these talks to hear what’s at stake and find out what's being done.

06/11/2015

Is your innovation contributing to the Global Goals? Apply to the Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards before November 18th! http://po.st/GG2015

05/11/2015

If we are to truly become a startup nation, then it’s important this attitude changes. K Vaitheeswaran and IndiaPlaza's story.

It was two am sometime around September 2013. My cell phone was going off the hook. This was a daily occurrence. The creditors were relentless and restless, calling me for dues the company owed them. A company that had other directors and investors. Yet, when things went downhill, I was all alone.

04/11/2015

It makes me cry (softy me!)

The brand's short film illustrates the emotional power of a smile.

04/11/2015

Hey folks in Myanmar - join in!

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER! About the Event; The Social Innovation Weekend will be the first event of the Social Innovation Lab (more information below!) and run by UNICEF in partnership with Project Hub Yangon. It will bring together 40 participants from a variety of backgro…

04/11/2015

As a global community, we all want to end poverty.

Mia Birdsong suggests a great place to start: Let's honor the skills, drive and initiative that poor people bring to the struggle every day. She asks us to look again at people in poverty: They may be broke — but they're not broken.

As a global community, we all want to end poverty. Mia Birdsong suggests a great place to start: Let's honor the skills, drive and initiative that poor people bring to the struggle every day. She asks us to look again at people in poverty: They may be broke — but they're not broken.

03/11/2015

12 incredibly useful podcasts for entrepreneurs and startups to learn to start, strategize, lead, and grow your business.

http://tinyurl.com/pcron9y

03/11/2015

96% of urbanization will occur in developing countries in the next 15 years.

The 2016 Hult Prize "President's Challenge" is Crowded Urban Spaces and will focus on economic inclusion, more specifically, doubling the incomes of the residents who live in some of the toughest conditions in the world through improved mobility and increased connectivity to people, products, services and capital by 2022.

The 2016 Hult Prize "President's Challenge" is Crowded Urban Spaces and will focus on economic inclusion, more specifically, doubling the incomes of the residents who live in some of the toughest conditions in the world through improved mobility and increased connectivity to people, products, servic…

21/10/2015

These two guys show you the 3 ways our world can be a heck of a lot better by 2030.

The Global Goals are where it's at.

21/10/2015

In climate science, dealing with the doubters has long been a part of the job. Why not do it with a wig and a song?

This is a parody song of Simon and Garfunkel's classic "The Sound of Silence," from the album "Wednesday Morning, 3AM" (1964). Find the lyrics below the desc...

20/10/2015

When will other governments follow? France has made it illegal for supermarkets to throw out edible food.

12/10/2015

09/09/2015

For all change agents with new ideas on social issues from Central and Eastern Europe: Ashoka and Social Impact are hosting 4 day summit in Sofia, Bulgaria from Nov 9 - 13 for and to be. Participants will develop their Business Model and get to know innovative tools gaining plenty of inspiration from the peers on their ideas. All travel and accommodation cost are covered, 3 winners are invited to the Social Impact Lab in Berlin. Applications are due Sep 13th, http://startery.de/application-startery-cee

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09/09/2015

35% of students drop out after 2nd grade, 65% after 5th grade. Only 1.5% of students go beyond 10th grade. Our Gold Hour is addressing educations inequality in tribal areas of Bangladesh. And he needs your help!

http://ourgoldenhour.org/Our_Golden_Hour/Our_Golden_Hour.html