National Social Entrepreneurship Forum

National Social Entrepreneurship Forum

Founded	February 2009
Type	Non Profit
Location	Headquarters in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Website	http://nsef-india.org

National Social Entrepreneurship Forum (NSEF) is a non-profit organization supporting youth-driven social innovations & entrepreneurship in India.

History

National Social Entrepreneurship Forum was founded by Yashveer Singh ^[1] and Srikumar Murthy G in 2009 at Bangalore, India. Since its inception, NSEF has undertaken social entrepreneurial activities in several academic institutes ^[2] and cities ^[3] across India and has worked in collaboration with various organizations such as Villgro, Samhita Social Ventures, ^[4] NASSCOM Social Innovation Honours, Ashoka Innovators for the Public, and Sankalp Forum to enable youth-driven social innovations and young social entrepreneurs. NSEF has trained thousands of students through its programs across India.^{[ citation needed ]}

Programs

• NSEF Idea Conferences - A platform to educate students about social innovations and to provide them with a launch pad for their social entrepreneurial ideas. ^[5]
• NSEF Authors of Change Program - A solutions delivery program for key challenges that social organizations are facing, by connecting them to student talent from across the country through internships. ^[6]
• NSEF Fellowship - A support program for students who start social ventures after completing college, to connect them with the resources and network they would need to grow their ventures. ^[7]

References

1. "Taking ideals and ideas to the classroom". The Times of India. 2011-11-14. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-10-16.
2. "PEC invites students to post own social business plan". The Indian Express. 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
3. "How to marry social impact and business, and win". DNA India. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
4. "NSEF: Promoting change makers". blog.samhita.org. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
5. Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai Idea Conference : http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/article2443382.ece?css=print
6. NSEF Authors of Change : http://www.sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/intern-and-help-bring-about-social-change
7. Future of Social Entrepreneurship : http://www.socialearth.org/interview-the-future-of-social-entrepreneurship-in-india

• http://www.nextbillion.net/blogpost.aspx?blogid=2657
• http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/nsef-a-net-impact-for-india-
• http://www.mybangalore.com/article/0910/being-the-change-yashveer-singh-takes-social-entrepreneurship-to-students-and-universities.html Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
• http://sankalpforum.com/national-social-entrepreneurship-forum-joins-hands-with-sankalp-forum-announces-launch-of-flagship-program/
• http://www.coolavenues.com/bschools/040809/iiml-entrepreneurship-social-samriddhhi.php

External links

• Official website