Great decor but terrible foundation. Sounds familiar?

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Impact frameworks, strategic roadmaps and culture statements looks impressive on proposals for capacity building. But none of them replaces the work of actually fixing the cracks running through an institution’s foundation.

a cartoon showing two men standing in front of a crumbling building called "Capacity-Building Complex"--nonprofit humour
Illustration courtesy: Ishani Mody
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Anandhakrishnan S

Anandhakrishnan S is an editorial associate at IDR. Prior to this, he worked as a research analyst at Prosperiti, focusing on land and building regulations. He has also worked with various grassroots organisations on projects related to digital literacy, organic farming, and education. Anandhakrishnan holds a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Hyderabad.

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Debojit Dutta

Debojit Dutta heads IDR’s editorial features and is responsible for commissioning and producing content across its various verticals. He also leads IDR’s Northeast Media Fellowship and set up the author payment fund that compensates contributors from underserved backgrounds. He has previously worked in editorial roles with Sahapedia, The Quint, and The Sunday Guardian, and founded the literary webzine Antiserious. His writings have appeared in publications such as Himal Southasian, Scroll.in, and The Wire.

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