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Best practices, lessons, and functional expertise on communications, fundraising, leadership and talent, and technology.

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Fundraising & Communications
FCRA: The background, the myths, and the facts
Read about the April 2022 FCRA Supreme Court ruling, and how it affects Indian nonprofits.
by Sanjay Agarwal | 6 min read

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Failure Files
No right time for hard decisions | Dilip Pattubala
Dilip Pattubala, co-founder of Uninhibited, a nonprofit working on ending the stigma around menstruation, talks about how he was unable to step back from an unhealthy power dynamic with a funding partner and how this affected both his and his team’s well-being.
2 min read
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Gender
Working with men and boys: What you need to know
This two-year study of gender programmes working with men and boys to end violence against women shares important observations for practitioners and funders.
by Devyani Srinivasan | 8 min read
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Leadership & Talent
What do India’s SMEs need as they recover from the pandemic?
The pandemic has adversely impacted small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, their contribution to India's GDP can be enhanced through focused investments.
by Samir Sathe | 7 min read
Failure Files podcast written on a dark blue background and an illustration of a person watering a bit F in the ground
Failure Files
Let’s talk about burnout | Mary Ellen Matsui
What happens when a leader fails to protect their own well-being? Mary Ellen Matsui shares her story of burnout during her time as the CEO of Atma, an accelerator for education nonprofits and social enterprises, and the lessons she learnt from it.
2 min read
Failure Files podcast written on a dark blue background and an illustration of a person watering a bit F in the ground
Failure Files
Learning to be a better, braver leader | Manjot Kaur
Do leaders need to always have their act together? Manjot Kaur tells us how she learnt about the importance of compassion and listening, after her authoritative leadership style left her team feeling stressed, tired, and unwilling to cooperate with her.
2 min read
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Technology | April 20, 2022
Challenges with tech in midsize to large nonprofits
Nonprofits, even midsize to large ones, rarely have a seamless tech adoption journey. Here are some common issues that crop up and ways to tackle them.
by Shobhit Mathur | 7 min read
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Philanthropy & CSR | April 20, 2022
Looking East: Tapping into Southeast Asian diaspora giving
What are the myths about philanthropy in Asia, and how can we start tapping into diaspora giving?
by Aravindan Srinivasan, Naina Subberwal Batra | 5 min read
Shaila, an enumerator at Good Business Lab is standing in a garment factory and reading a report
Gender | April 19, 2022
Breaking the glass ceiling, one survey at a time
A day in the life of an enumerator from Karnataka who talks about the challenges of being a working woman and the value of good communication in data collection.
by Shaila Mahalamani | 6 min read
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Youth | April 15, 2022
More than just a seat at the table
Five ways to ensure meaningful youth participation in your programme.
by Ada Grewal, Yashi Jain | 5 min read
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Monitoring & Evaluation | April 15, 2022
Why we need to pay research participants
Despite their significant contributions to data collection, research participants are often inadequately compensated. Here’s why this must change.
by Douglas MacKay | 7 min read
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Technology | March 30, 2022
Why India needs tech for the common good
The government needs to start creating markets for public interest technologies to address development and social challenges.
by Abhishek Reddy M, Rami Reddy P | 5 min read
One red paper boats followed by two blue boats and two green boats. A recent report unpacks the challenges around people management in the social sector, and what can be done about them | Pexels
Leadership & Talent | March 11, 2022
The social sector needs to invest in people
A recent report unpacks the challenges around people management in the development sector, and what can be done about them.
by Derrek Xavier | 5 min read
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Board & Governance | March 2, 2022
Nonprofit boards—for the founder or for the organisation?
What does good governance look like in nonprofits that are largely founder-driven?
by Aarti Madhusudan | 4 min read
colourful woollen matrix - organisational culture
Leadership & Talent | February 24, 2022
Two myths about organisation culture, and what to do about them
'Culture' is a term that nonprofits are using more and more. But what exactly is organisation culture? And how can it help attract, engage, and retain employees?
by Arjav Chakravarti | 6 min read
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Advocacy & Government | February 23, 2022
Why does the government need to build an innovation practice?
As the need to reinvent public service delivery systems becomes even more critical, how can we reimagine an innovation practice in the public sector?
by Anjum Dhamija | 5 min read
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