http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/02/04/engineers-for-social-impact Comments for "Engineers for Social Impact" en http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/02/04/engineers-for-social-impact#comment-21447 Good initiative. I am also an engineer working as a development professional. It will be good to see more engineers in this field I welcome all the engineers who love to enter in this field<br class="clear" /> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:49:04 -0500 sathiyabama comment 21447 at http://www.nextbillion.net http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/02/04/engineers-for-social-impact <p><img src="http://www.e4si.org/logo.jpg/logo-small.jpg" border="0" width="64" height="96" align="left" />As <a href="/blogs/2008/01/30/bringing-talent-to-the-bop-sector" title="Talent Strategy">Moses pointed out</a> last week, a good talent strategy is key to the success of &quot;base of the pyramid&quot;  enterprises.<br /><br />A few months back, I had <a href="/blogs/2007/09/16/talent-strategy-for-nextbillion-enterprises" title="Talent Strategy for NextBillion Enterprises">blogged</a> about my idea to bring top talent into the development sector. We are excited to announce the launch of Engineers for Social Impact - a student-driven initiative in India.<br /> </p><div> <strong><span><br />Application Deadline: March 2, 2008</span></strong> </div> <br /><div class="plain"><div> <span><strong><span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.e4si.org/">Engineers for Social Impact</a></span></strong> is a unique fellowship program to connect the best engineering talent to the most credible social enterprises that drive <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.e4si.org/philosophy">market-based solutions</a></span> to development in India.</span> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span><br /> In 2008, an eminent panel of <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.e4si.org/advisers">judges</a></span> will select 5 E4SI Fellows to gain from challenging <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.e4si.org/immersion">immersion</a></span> experiences in partner social enterprises. In addition, they will join a select cohort of outstanding young leaders committed to social impact and build valuable relationships with leaders in the development sector. <br /> <br /> E4SI <span class="link-external"><a href="http://www.e4si.org/ournetwork">partner</a></span> social enterprises (founded by alumni from schools such as Harvard, Wharton, INSEAD and IIT) are leaders in education, energy, health, microfinance and multiple bottom-line investment advisory services.<br /><br /> </span> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span>The application is <span style="font-weight: bold">open to current undergraduate students at </span><span class="link-external"><a style="font-weight: bold" href="http://www.e4si.org/ournetwork">select Indian engineering schools</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold">.</span></span> </div></div><br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/02/04/engineers-for-social-impact">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/02/04/engineers-for-social-impact#comment Strategy Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:00:02 -0500 Nitin Rao 5151 at http://www.nextbillion.net