Find out about the latest happenings and annoucements for Spark the Rise.
Round 1 winners to be announced at 6pm IST
Dear all, We’re delighted with the level of participation from our Sparks this season. Round 1 alone saw over 240,000 votes cast. Our team has been working furiously to tabulate the scores of your submissions. We will be bringing the site into maintenance mode at 4pm IST to prepare for the announcement of the results at 6pm IST today! You can still continue to vote via Missed Call or SMS during the maintainence.. Read more
01 November 2012
Routine Maintenance on Spark the Rise
Dear all, We will be running routine maintenance on the website on Saturday 20th October. To ensure that your experience on Spark the Rise will continue to be smooth, we are scheduling this between 00.00 – 05.00 hrs. We will also be adding a new tweaks in the forums as well as your profile pages, so watch out for them! We apologize for any inconvenience that this will cause. - Rise Team.. Read more
19 October 2012
Need help with your submission?
Dear all, Some of you have encountered issues while submitting, modifying, and/or verifying the status of your Project or Idea. Others have had similar difficulty with their profiles as well as with voting. We would like to help you to resolve these issues as quickly and as effortlessly as possible by streamlining the process of reporting a problem. To do this, please send an email to brand@mahindra.com along with the following information:.. Read more
18 October 2012
Be the Spark Meet-Up, Mumbai 15th September 2012
We all know India is quickly becoming a hub for social entrepreneurship. However, becoming a social entrepreneur does not come without challenges, and many still shy away from it. Thus, we need to strive to create an environment and an ecosystem that enables others to take this path. On September 15th, during the final Mumbai session of the ‘Be the Spark’ Meetups , we addressed this question: ‘How do we create an environment that encourages.. Read more
21 September 2012
In 2011, Spark the Rise empowered 48 innovators with grants, and enabled thousands more to join the movement to help India Rise. This year, Spark the Rise returns with a heightened sense of commitment, with more partnerships, more resources and more support to help innovators, entrepreneurs and volunteers to drive positive change. In 2012, Spark the Rise will enable change makers to drive positive change in India through: - Funding: more grants per round will.. Read more
17 September 2012
Project Re-submission Deadline Extended to 31 August 2012
Dear Project Champions, The second season of Spark the Rise is right around the corner! It's time to finally get things rolling. For this upcoming season, we're giving you – the Project Champions of Season One – the option of re-submitting your previous entries. Previous Project Champions: You can sign in and choose which of your past projects you would like to re-submit for the upcoming.. Read more
22 August 2012
Migration of Projects to Season Two
Dear Project Champions, We're very excited to announce that the second season of Spark the Rise is right around the corner! We've spent the past few months looking back on this year and planning for the year ahead – and now it's time to finally get things rolling. For this upcoming season, we're giving the Project Champions of Season One of Spark the Rise the option of re-submitting their previous.. Read more
06 August 2012
Spark the Rise Winners Announcement
Dear friends, This has been a great adventure. After 6 months of competition where we have seen amazing ideas, passion and innovation sparking from all over the country, we now know the final winners for this first edition of Spark the Rise. 1st place: SAM - Transforming Young Minds 2nd place: MAD - Make a Difference 3rd place: Education of.. Read more
22 April 2012
Dear Sparks, Take a look at our brand new discussions forum here. It sports a new design along with usability improvements and new functionality. Don't forget to Introduce Yourself in the section here! --Rise Team .. Read more
05 April 2012
Introducing Mobile Verification and SMS Voting
Dear Sparks, Three days to go before the Grand Finale! To ensure fairness in voting and allow non-users of the site to cast votes, we will introduce Mobile Verification and SMS Voting during the Grand Finale. Please note that due to regulatory guidelines regarding the usage of SMS, voting in the Finale is limited to mobile subscribers in India. Also some operators in Jammu & Kashmir may not allow users to cast votes.. Read more
30 March 2012