Find out about the latest happenings and annoucements for Spark the Rise.
Spark the Rise Grand Finale Mechanics
Dear Sparks, 3 weeks to go before the Grand Finale! Wondering about voting schedule, Jury's picks and voting mechanics? Everything you need to know for the Grand Finale has been published on the FAQ Page. Click here to find all the answers to your questions. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to receive live.. Read more
11 March 2012
Regarding the Results of Round 6
Dear Spark the Rise Community: Thank you all for your enthusiastic participation in Round 6 of Spark the Rise. It’s been an incredible journey thus far and we’re very excited for the Grand Finale. There have been some concerns expressed on our Discussion Forum and Facebook about the results of Round 6. Let there be no doubt: We re-assure you that the results announced yesterday are accurate and were.. Read more
02 March 2012
Jury Picks for the Grand Finale
Hello everyone, The jury has chosen 6 finalists to enter the Grand Finale, along with the 12 finalists selected by public vote. Drumroll… AVANI: Caring for the Earth. Avani generates energy from pine needles to power rural areas. HEAD HELD HIGH: A Social Movement Towards Transforming Rural Poverty. Head Held High trains rural Indians to become knowledge workers for BPO companies. .. Read more
01 March 2012
Round 6 winners and Jury's finalists announcements delayed
Dear Sparks, Important Update! Spark the Rise Round 6 winners and Jury's 6 finalists announcement is postponed to tomorrow Thursday at 5 pm. .. Read more
29 February 2012
Facebook is experiencing bugs at present
Dear Sparks, We are currently experiencing bugs on our Facebook page. Posts that our fans are posting are disappearing. Also, posts that we are making ourselves are not showing on the Mahindra Rise Facebook Page. We have spoken to.. Read more
23 February 2012
Clarifications on the results of Round 5
Dear Spark the Rise Community, Once again, thank you for your hard work and for your active participation on the site – this has been an exciting month. Regarding the final results for Round 5: in the weeks leading up to our announcement yesterday, we conducted a series of thorough security checks to ensure that no fake votes were included in the final tally. These security checks were the same as.. Read more
08 February 2012
Dear Spark the Rise Folks, We will no longer be accepting votes coming from users using email providers listed below. Any votes cast from these domains will be voided. We recommend people that would like to register on the site to use traditional email providers such as Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo. We shall ban any other unusual domains from the.. Read more
07 February 2012
Round 5 Winners will be announced on Tuesday, February 7th
Dear Spark the Rise Community, We would like to inform you that we will now be announcing the winners of Round 5 on at 5 PM on Tuesday, February 7th. We take the voting process very seriously, and we will be continuing our security check over the next few days to ensure that the results are fair.. Read more
02 February 2012
Re-Submissions Welcome Until 12 PM Tonight
Dear Spark the Rise Community, We will be accepting re-submissions of projects that were submitted by the 31st of January, but were rejected for being incomplete, until midnight tonight, the 2nd of February. Please note that this does not mean we are accepting new projects; we will only be re-considering re-submissions. Also, please be aware that a re-submission does not necessarily mean your project will be accepted. .. Read more
02 February 2012
Dear Spark the Risers, Voting for Round 6, the final round of Spark the Rise, is closing on 25 February! Make sure to support your favorite projects to help them win a monthly grant and even make it to the final round. We’ll be announcing the Round 6 winners on 29 February. We will also announce the jury’s choice for 6 additional finalists. This means that.. Read more
01 February 2012