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Articles by India Development Review

Sh*t nonprofits say: At home

My life as a series of Seinfeld moments

12 reasons I missed your webinar

More memes for the quarantined

TV shows with a nonprofit twist

Comics in the time of COVID-19

Listening to the pandemic

12 signs that you've adjusted to being in quarantine

A new work from home dictionary

The government's COVID-19 mandate to FCRA nonprofits

COVID-19: Voices from the margins

10 of our favourite work from home memes

Five ways to manage teams while working remotely

Sanitary Panels | Eggshells for you to walk on

The social sector response to COVID-19

Donors, how #OnTrend are you?

Good morning, friends

Preparing for the annual donor meeting

Email lingo, and what it actually means

Sh*t nonprofits say: Part II

IDR Explains | Local government in India

If historic leaders worked in today's development sector

The anatomy of a corporate crossover

Pin the blame, and other party games

2019 Wrapped: Nonprofit edition

In solidarity

What's missing when we talk about gender-based violence?

Your new age nonprofit needs a new age name

IDR Explains | Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs)

Diwali gifts: Nonprofit style

If talk-show hosts were panel moderators

Take part in #GivingTuesday

IDR Explains | Impact investing

#NonprofitPickupLines Part III

Nonprofit flow chart | Should you write that research report?

Sh*t nonprofits say

If the Godfather ran a nonprofit

Nonprofits vs social enterprises

Here’s how you can hire and retain talent better

P Sainath: The water crisis is not caused by drought

#SixWordHorrorStory | The nonprofit edition

How to upward manage your boss

A new dictionary for nonprofits - Part II

IDR Explains | FCRA

The jobs crisis severely affects educated youth and women

The largest study on India's everyday giving market

The most accurate data on FCRA today

What would Shakespeare say?

CSR giving in India is heavily skewed

Looking forward: What the social sector can expect in 2019-2020

Trends that shaped the social sector in 2018-2019

10 things that stayed with us in 2018-2019

Lower salaries lead to higher impact

Nonprofit flow chart | Will I get my FCRA licence?

Is Brooklyn Nine-Nine actually about nonprofits?

A new dictionary for nonprofits

Hierarchy of needs for nonprofits

The funding landscape of sustainable livelihoods

So much 'work', so little time

IDR Select: Toolkits and upskilling

Sustainable livelihoods: Where donors need to focus

An ode to your younger, less-jaded self

Webcomic | Some of our favourite Sanitary Panels

Four pie-charts that describe how we spend our time

IDR Explains | Development Impact Bonds

IDR Select: November's picks

How to appear broke ‘enough’ on your next donor visit

IDR Select: #MeToo

12 Disney gifs that describe your nonprofit life

IDR Select: What caught our attention this September

IDR Explains | Frontline Health Workers

Does bottom-up development work?

Nonprofit flow chart | Will you get funding?

IDR Select: On our radar this August

Driving ESG Investing in Asia

IDR Select: Our favourite picks

The gaps and opportunities in low-income housing

How funders become their own enemy