Crowdsourcing a Pandemic Response: How (Extra) Ordinary Indians are Making a Difference |
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India Innovation Institute Speaker Series at Rotman Livestream
Speakers: Ashish Goel, Founder CEO, Urban Ladder Sankar Krishnan, Chief Strategy Advisor, Ramco Group Girish Muckai, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, HEAL Software; CEO, Muck.AI; CEO, IIT Madras Foundation In Conversation with: Partha S. Mohanram, John H. Watson Chair in Value Investing; Area Coordinator, Accounting Area Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto; Director, India Innovation Institute, University of Toronto Topic: Crowdsourcing a Pandemic Response: How (Extra) Ordinary Indians are Making a Difference Session Host: India Innovation Institute, University of Toronto Covid Related Resources Google Sheet with Links and Information https://bit.ly/3eMhrAu Shared drive with information https://bit.ly/3xDCgXG Volunteering - Project StepOne, thousands of doctors, providing medical advice to mild/ moderate Covid patients as a triaging service https://projectstepone.org/ List of Charities - International The Humanitarian Coalition – a coalition of 12 Canadian international aid agencies, now running a special appeal for India’s Covid crisis. https://www.humanitariancoalition.ca/ IIT Madras is running a fundraiser, funds can be donated in India, US, Canada and other countries https://joyofgiving.alumni.iitm.ac.in/projects/uncategorised/covid-19-relief-for-india Help India Breathe – a fundraiser from the Canada India foundation https://gofund.me/b5b6e90f The Desai Foundation https://thedesaifoundation.org/ Sewa International https://www.sewausa.org/ https://sewacanada.com/ List of Charities - India The Antara Foundation, a public health NGO serving rural communities of millions through front line workers, providing essential Covid related support and enabling vaccination readiness https://antarafoundation.org Teach For India, an educational NGO, now offering Covid relief to underprivileged children and their families in multiple cities https://www.teachforindia.org/ Swasth Foundation, an Indian healthcare non profit, serving the urban lower income groups in Mumbai, through offering high quality and cost effective healthcare access; now also providing essential Covid relief, PPE and triaged care https://www.swasth.org/ Hemkunt foundation’s Oxygen related fundraising. https://hemkuntfoundation.com/oxygen-relief/ List of verified charities https://www.lifestyleasia.com/ind/culture/events/india-covid-19-crisis-donate-charity-verified-organisations/ A compiled list of all charities and resources can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iObPd6mWg3FhKPrPxo-etJMp0RddtG5DE5W7BemQyMI/edit?usp=sharing Located in downtown Toronto and part of the University of Toronto, the Rotman School of Management (http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca) is the leading business school in Canada. Rotman offers a Full-Time MBA program, and several programs for working professionals, including the Morning and Evening MBA, the One-Year Executive MBA, the Global Executive MBA and the Global Executive MBA for Healthcare and the Life Sciences. We also offer specialized master's programs like the Master of Finance, the Master of Financial Risk Management, Master of Management Analytics and the Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting - and non-degree courses through Executive Programs, the Initiative for Women in Business, and the Intercultural Skills Lab for internationally-trained professionals. Whichever degree or program you choose, Rotman will give an edge in your career and help you make the most of your potential. #Rotman #RotmanSchool |