Saturday, January 23, 2021
National Skills Network
  • Home
  • Skill Story
  • Skill Talk
  • News
    • Events
    • News digest
    • NSN Newsletter Archives
    • Other Newsletters
  • Resources
    • How To’s
    • Reports
    • E-books
    • Construction Learning Videos
    • Learning Videos
    • Upcoming webinars and virtual events
  • Skill2Jobs
    • Employability Skills
    • Apprenticeships & Internships
    • Jobs
    • Projects
  • About us
  • Success Stories
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Skill Story
  • Skill Talk
  • News
    • Events
    • News digest
    • NSN Newsletter Archives
    • Other Newsletters
  • Resources
    • How To’s
    • Reports
    • E-books
    • Construction Learning Videos
    • Learning Videos
    • Upcoming webinars and virtual events
  • Skill2Jobs
    • Employability Skills
    • Apprenticeships & Internships
    • Jobs
    • Projects
  • About us
  • Success Stories
No Result
View All Result
National Skills Network
No Result
View All Result

Top 9 early-stage non-profit entrepreneurs graduate from N/Core

by Anindita Shome
March 10, 2018
in Events, Training partners
0

N/Core, the incubator entirely for nonprofit startups that works for poverty-related issues, celebrated the conclusion of N/1 – its first cohort of incubatees on 9th March, 2018. Selected from 1032 applicants, 9 exceptional entrepreneurs got a chance to showcase their work at Soiree N/1 – an exclusive gathering of philanthropists, sector leaders, Heads of Foundations, and CSR leaders at CoWrks, Bangalore.

The event was hosted by N/Core Partners – Mr. Sanjay Purohit (EkStep Foundation), Mr. K R Lakshminarayanan (Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives), Mr. Ujwal Thakar (former CEO, Pratham and Give India) and Mr. Maneesh Dhir (former Head, Apple India) and was attended by eminent personalities including Vijay Mahajan (Founder – Basix), Mr. Binny Bansal (Founder- Flipkart), Mr. Naveen Tewari (Founder- InMobi), Ms. Sindhushree Khullar (first CEO- NITI Aayog), Mr. Kulmeet Bawa (Adobe) and more.

Highlights

The immense originality of ideas presented at the demo – such as digitizing music to elevate livelihood of folk singers, developing entrepreneurship in remote Bihar, transforming public healthcare using SixSigma and Lean Methologies, measuring contaminant levels using a smartphone, etc. – were testimony to the cohort’s potential for huge success in transforming lives at a large scale. 

the_nudge_ncoreCommenting on entrepreneurs having mentors and role models, Mr. Madhav Chavan (Founder – Pratham) said, “A successful entrepreneur is one who is his original self and not copying someone else.”

Atul Satija, Founder and CEO of The/Nudge Foundation, was thrilled to see the potential for large scale impact through the work of the N/1 cohort. “The time to make big bets on nonprofits is now” he said. “There’s incredible talent that’s entering the fray, new alliances being forged, CSR partners bringing their technical and financial might to the mix, government and civil society for the first time willing to take a chance and invest in these ideas.”

Concluding the event, Mr. Ramesh Mangaleswaran, Senior Partner McKinsey and company said, “This country is and always has been on the move. All of us from the corporate world end up doing social work with a very narrow lens. These young entrepreneurs have really inspired me today and I am sure that the future of India is bright.”

Over the past 6 months, N/Core has supported and enabled the entrepreneurs on the N/1 cohort to accelerate their journey through an innovation grant, mentoring by N/Core Partners and through interactions with the best and brightest minds in both the development, as well as corporate sectors. The organizations that were part of this journey are:

  1. Project Potential: Empowering youth in Bihar through entrepreneurship
  2. Saarthi Education: Increasing parental involvement in education
  3. Foundation for Environmental Monitoring: An open source platform for monitoring water and soil quality
  4. Akshar Foundation: Accelerated schooling for community development
  5. Sukhibhava: Empowering women with access to menstrual hygiene
  6. Navgurukul: Accelerated skills development for careers in technology
  7. Sushrat Foundation: Transforming public healthcare
  8. Anahad Foundation: Elevating folk and tribal music through digitization
  9. The Education Alliance: Transforming the public school system

N/Core has further plans to incubate 30 nonprofits every year, including technology startups solving problems of poverty.

Tags: non-profit entrepreneurs graduate from N/Coresocial startupsstartup incubationThe Nudge Foundation
Previous Post

Orion Edutech Awards

Next Post

Wings India 2018: Why skill development is critical to support the growth of Aviation Industry

 

Next Post
wings-india-2018-skill-development

Wings India 2018: Why skill development is critical to support the growth of Aviation Industry

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
10 best online learning portals in India for students and teachers

10 best online learning portals in India for students and teachers

June 26, 2020
BSNL certified vocational internships

BSNL certified vocational internships for engineering diploma students

May 25, 2020
Skill development government schemes in India

Top 10 organizations, missions and schemes for skill development, livelihoods and gainful employment

May 29, 2016
preserving_the_handloom_heritage_by_enabling_sustainable_livelihood_for_weavers

Preserving the handloom heritage by enabling sustainable livelihood for weavers

October 23, 2019
Siemens Technical Academy STA

Siemens Technical Academy (STA), Mumbai – German Dual VET transforms the lives of youth in India

213
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra PMKK

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra – PMKK

98
B.Vocational Degree

B.Voc Degree Courses: What do they offer and who can apply?

76
Recognition of Prior Learning RPL

Recognition of Prior Learning – RPL

76
NSDC collaborates with CSULB

NSDC collaborates with CSULB to enrich digital offering for skill seekers

January 21, 2021
Newsbytes on Skill Development

Newsbytes on Skill Development and Vocational Training – 19012021

January 19, 2021
PMKVY 3.0

PMKVY 3.0 to focus on strengthening District Skill Committees (DSC) for demand-driven skill training

January 16, 2021
This international organization empowers people

This international organization empowers people through promotion of work-based learning

January 15, 2021

Recent News

NSDC collaborates with CSULB

NSDC collaborates with CSULB to enrich digital offering for skill seekers

January 21, 2021
Newsbytes on Skill Development

Newsbytes on Skill Development and Vocational Training – 19012021

January 19, 2021
PMKVY 3.0

PMKVY 3.0 to focus on strengthening District Skill Committees (DSC) for demand-driven skill training

January 16, 2021
This international organization empowers people

This international organization empowers people through promotion of work-based learning

January 15, 2021

ABOUT

National Skills Network (NSN) captures and shares the positive impact of various training, skill development and vocational education initiatives in India.

To know more about Our Team: Click here

ADDRESS

National Skills Network – NSN
c/o NSN Media Services
Launchpad, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)
IIIT, Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500032
Email us: contact@nationalskillsnetwork.com

Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

  • About
  • Privacy
  • Contact

Copyright © 2021 National Skills Network - NSN

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Skill Story
  • Skill Talk
  • News
    • Events
    • News digest
    • NSN Newsletter Archives
    • Other Newsletters
  • Resources
    • How To’s
    • Reports
    • E-books
    • Construction Learning Videos
    • Learning Videos
    • Upcoming webinars and virtual events
  • Skill2Jobs
    • Employability Skills
    • Apprenticeships & Internships
    • Jobs
    • Projects
  • About us
  • Success Stories

Copyright © 2021 National Skills Network - NSN