Shillong, October 26 (MExN): IIM Shillong hosted TEDx, a platform where the power of ideas met the enthusiasm of young, brilliant minds. This year’s event, held under the theme ‘Solitude to Solidarity: The Evolution and Significance of Communities,’ delve
Crusaders waging a war against hunger have now joined the fight against Covid-19.
The Robin Hood Army (RHA), a volunteer-based organisation which collects excess food from restaurants and distributes it to the less fortunate across the world, has started a drive to facilitate the donation and receipt of blood plasma at many cities in India, including Calcutta.
The drive started late April in Calcutta, Patna, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Jaipur and Lucknow, among other places.
Plasma collected from the blood of a person three to four weeks after his or her recovery from Covid-19 is expected to contain antiviral antibodies, said doctors.
Using debt for impact
Sudy Sampathkumar is a partner in The Bridgespan Group’s Mumbai office. He recently joined Bridgespan from Bain & Company, and has more than 30 years of consulting and private equity experience. Sudy has deep experience in strategy, performance improvement, and organisational consulting across a wide range of sectors, and he has published a number of articles in business and news magazines and newspapers in India.
Sam Whittemore is a manager in Bridgespan’s Boston office. Since joining the organisation in 2015, he has worked on a range of cases with impact investors, foundations, and non-profit organisations. Sam’s impact investing work involves designing and implementing due diligence methodology and processes for various impact investing funds, with a focus on the potential impact of investments.