Vera takes pride in welcoming the eight members of the 2014-2015 Fellowship Program, the second cohort selected for this year-long, hands-on consulting experience. Nikhil Kalambur, Lexa Koenig, Aleksa Krolls, Caroline Liegey, Vivaan Misra, and Josh Wunderlich will be based in … Read More
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Vera Welcomes Tilly Josephson as New India Country Director
Vera is pleased to welcome Alethea (Tilly) Josephson as our India Country Director and the newest member of the growing Vera team. Tilly joins Vera from the Salesforce.com Foundation, where she was the Regional Lead for the Asia Pacific region, … Read More
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Vera Awarded First Annual Social Impact Award at Harvard Social Enterprise Conference 2014
Vera was honored to receive the first annual Social Impact Award at the 15th Harvard Social Enterprise Conference this weekend, March 29-30, 2014. The award, presented by keynote speaker and Echoing Green President Cheryl Dorsey, highlights individuals and organizations who … Read More
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Vera’s Fellowship Program: Reflections on Technology, Social Impact, and Personal Growth
With applications open for the 2014-2015 Vera Fellowship program, we sat down with Jill Shah, a current Fellow in Vera’s Mumbai office, to provide potential applicants with insight into her Fellowship experience. Born in Mumbai and raised in northern New … Read More
Humans: There’s no App for That
“SMS makes organizations more responsive to community needs!” “Social media brings us closer to the beneficiaries of our work!” “Mobile is changing everything!” “Social entrepreneurs everywhere are measuring and scaling social impact!” A quick look at any social impact-related blog … Read More