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Help twelve Global SE students goto India to learn

Please support Amanda, Abi, Kristen, Navee, Maddy, Maria, Matt, Parisa, Phu, Sam, Varun, and Yoshi as they raise funds to offset their personal travel expenses for their learning experience in India. The students have put together a silent auction. Support them … Continue reading

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Anna Hazare and Corruption in India

By Kipaya Kapiga Corruption is not a new force in the Indian political landscape, but the current public outcries are very strong. During the two months, it was rare to not catch glimpse of an anti-corruption themed headline. The detrimental … Continue reading

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Maintaining integrity: Should “social” enterprises pay less than market wage?

By Kipaya Kapiga This is part two of two-part blog post. It can be difficult for social ventures to maintain as sense of integrity when it comes to compensation. As is the case with American non profits, there is a … Continue reading

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Getting customers to care about social issues

By Kipaya Kapiga This is part one of a two-part blog post How do social ventures maintain integrity? During the roughly two months I’ve been in India, I’ve had a lot of time to consider this question and my encounters … Continue reading

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Understanding the ecosystem

By Sam Susanin Below Sam reflects on a session with one of our partner organizations in India. Center for Social Initiative and Management (CSIM) runs a program similar to Global SE for professionals. The GSE team attended our last CSIM … Continue reading

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