Session Partners
Third Sector Partners (TSP) is a not for profit company, founded in 2005, and in a short span of four years, has gained a pre-eminent distinction as India's first retained top management executive search firm exclusively dedicated to the social, environmental and development sectors. The company is are structured as a boutique search firm mandated with providing specialized services to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), institutions engaged in social and economic development and corporate implementing corporate social responsibility and sustainability programs.Third Sector Partners enable their clients to recruit CEOs, programme heads, top management functionaries and board members, who deliver exemplary leadership to manage change better and make a positive difference to the lives of communities around us. Third Sector Partners builds on, adapts and sectorally enhances the strengths and core competencies of the founding firm, Hunt Partner's, whose retained search methodology and talent management processes has made them the top 10 corporate CxO and top management search firm in the country.
SustainabilityCXO Partners Worldwide (SCXO) is a global high-end advisory and tactical implementation firm founded by Yale World Fellow, Unmesh Brahme, building on over two decades of experience in stakeholder management, advertising, public relations, marketing, finance, community development, sustainability, social enterprise management and venture funding, in response to a growing need to create a collaborative convergent model of impact, scale and organizational outcomes.
iVolunteer is an initiative of MITRA, a not-for-profit organisation working in the social development sector in India, headquartered in Delhi. MITRA was established in November 2000 as an entrepreneurial initiative by a group of graduates from Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA). Today MITRA has grown nationwide and has offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chennai.
The Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship at IIM Ahmedabad [CIIE] in 2009, launched a unique initiative called the MentorEdge for the Entrepreneurs in India. Mentor Edge was born out of the need to help entrepreneurs who couldn’t be incubated at CIIE because of its focus on Innovative Technology driven Incubation and thus cater to the larger ecosystem.
Mentoredge has now spread across 8 cities [Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore]. Each city has its set of Evangelists who co-ordinate locally with participants. The objective is to equip each city with its set of expert mentors who will be supporting the MentorEdge initiative by being available to guide the mentee entrepreneurs with their knowledge and expertise.
ET NOW is a business news channel in India, owned and operated by the Times Group. The news channel has a strategic partnership withReuters, a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters.
It is produced in collaboration with The Economic Times, a leading financial daily in India. It was formally launched on 17 June 2009. It is currently headed by Rahul Joshi.It is headquartered in Mumbai.
Innovation Alchemy engages with corporate organizations, civil society organizations and social enterprises involved in scaling high-impact ideas – and building sustainable models for growth. Innovation Alchemy provides collaborative consulting, research, capacity building and facilitation to teams that are looking to achieve breakthrough results. Innovation is a key ingredient of our thinking, process and methodology. .
Mentoring Partner
Dasra which means ‘enlightened giving’ in Sanskrit, is India's leading strategic philanthropy foundation.
We create collaborative giving platforms for high net-worth individuals through detailed sector mapping, intensive managerial support and rigorous impact assessment. We also enable non profits and social businesses to maximize impact by providing them with training, mentorship, managerial support and funding through our networks.
Dasra’s comprehensive approach of creating knowledgeable philanthropists and efficient entrepreneurs provides the thought leadership, interventions and resources required to move more people out of poverty faster.
Gray Ghost Ventures(GGV)
Gray Ghost Ventures(GGV) is the umbrella organization founded by Bob Pattillo. Built around social impact through investment and infrastructure development, GGV seeks catalytic, early-stage investments in the developing world. Depending upon the need and opportunity, we serve as creator and manager, sole funder, lead investor, co-investor, general partner, or limited partner in operating companies and investment funds around the world. GGV has played a significant role in the promotion of social investment globally. Our areas of work include: Microfinance, Social Venture Investment, and Affordable Private Schools.
Impact Law Ventures
Impact Law Venturesis a mission-driven, start-up law practice based in New Delhi, India and founded in early 2011 by Pankaj Jain for providing affordable access to legal counsel for the benefit of start-ups, small and growing businesses, social business enterprises, impact investors and non-profit organizations. Its service offerings are primarily at the intersection of start-up, sustainable development, social enterprise and impact investment sectors, designed to help clients wade through laws that were not originally designed with them in mind.
