Dear Social Innovators,
Greetings from the Pune International Centre (PIC)!
PIC’s National Conference on Social Innovation is in its 11th year.
Through this email, we invite you to apply and participate in this unique programme that recognises, supports, and celebrates social innovators that are addressing pressing societal issues.
The 11th National Conference on Social Innovation (NCSI) will be taking place in the month of November 2023 in Pune.
Who we are: PIC, launched in September 2011, is an independent ‘Think Tank’ which deliberates on issues of national importance and contributes to policy-making in India. Its membership comprises 400+ eminent individuals, 50+ national institutes, and several leading corporations from all over India and the world, who pool together their resources, capabilities, and experience in shaping the papers and programmes produced by PIC.
One of PIC's focus areas is Social Innovation. Our annual flagship programme, the National Conference on Social Innovation (NCSI), provides a platform for social innovators to showcase their innovations in front of a tailored audience comprising CSR representatives, impact investors, and incubators.
Link: https://tinyurl.com/NCSI2023
Last Date for Application - 15th September 2023 (Friday)
NOTE:
This conference will be held in Pune, Maharashtra. The selected Social Innovators/ Finalists will get an opportunity to present their Social Innovation (In-person) to leading CSR, Impact Investors, and Corporates.
NCSI offers:
- A cash award of Rs. 50,000/- for winners in each category- Urban, Rural and Tribal.
- Opportunity to be a part of the 9-month mentoring programme called Social Enterprise Mentorship Programme (SEMP).
- Easy access to the Shared Service Centre for Social Enterprises (SSC-SE), where you can get affordable and quality service access to more than ten service areas such as digital marketing, website, accounting and audit, designing, branding, legal compliance, intellectual property rights etc.
- Showcasing your work and networking with leading CSR/grant/donation/accelerator/impact investors.
Please feel free to circulate this among your network of social innovators/entrepreneurs who you think could benefit from participating in NCSI.
If you have any queries,
Please feel free to reach out to us at this number +91 7722071005/06
or by email at
s...@puneinternationalcentre.org
si...@puneinternationalcentre.org
