Expertise

Skills and functions that are core to growing programmes and organisations. Written by practitioners, this section provides insights on the ‘how-to‘ of institution building, and the pathways to achieving long-lasting impact.

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Fundraising & Communications

Seven ways to create entertainment with impact

Communicating a message through entertainment can be difficult, because you have to be careful not to preach to the audience, while keeping them engaged with the issue at hand.

by Anushka Shah, Kavindya Thennakoon | 6 min read

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Leadership & Talent

What corporates can learn from nonprofits

Nonprofits are often expected to be more business-like in their operations, but corporates also stand to learn a lot from them.

by Jayant Rastogi | 4 min read

Primary school student girls in a classroom in Rajasthan-DIBs

Fundraising & Communications

To DIB or not to DIB

A relatively new approach to development funding, DIBs come with a number of challenges. It's important to understand which contexts and sectors lend themselves to a successful DIB.

by Vikram Gandhi | 7 min read

Fundraising & Communications

8 tips for communicating ideas to busy policymakers

How foundations, nonprofits, and others can effectively convey—and convince policymakers to support—their programmes and proposals for social change.

by Odette Chalaby, Lisa Witter | 6 min read

CEO

Board & Governance

Managing an 'inherited' board

Incoming CEOs do not just inherit the organisation's staff and programmes, but also its board. Here are some tips to make the best of the new CEO-board relationship.

by Aarti Madhusudan | 5 min read

Fundraising & Communications

Building your website 101

Your website is usually the first reference point for your organisation, so making sure you have an informative, engaging website is imperative.

by Amita Chauhan | 5 min read

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The challenge for civil society

"The strength of civil society institutions needs to be built up as a balancing force between the state and market institutions... Let us not be supplicants for leftovers from the government or corporate tables."

by Vijay Mahajan | 5 min read

Philanthropy & CSR

Funding the atypical

There is a very important role that smaller organisations—the ones that don’t fit conventional moulds—play in the development of our country. We need to expand our view of what we can and should support.

by Nimesh Sumati | 4 min read

Does bottom-up development work?

Though it may seem like an ideal paradigm—with community members themselves actively participating—the impact of community-driven development may not be as significant as it seems.

by India Development Review | 4 min read

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Indian people gathered around a television-entertainment education

Fundraising & Communications

Seven ways to create entertainment with impact

Communicating a message through entertainment can be difficult, because you have to be careful not to preach to the audience, while keeping them engaged with the issue at hand.

by Anushka Shah, Kavindya Thennakoon | 6 min read

Magic bus teacher sitting with students near a tree - corporates

Leadership & Talent

What corporates can learn from nonprofits

Nonprofits are often expected to be more business-like in their operations, but corporates also stand to learn a lot from them.

by Jayant Rastogi | 4 min read

Primary school student girls in a classroom in Rajasthan-DIBs

Fundraising & Communications

To DIB or not to DIB

A relatively new approach to development funding, DIBs come with a number of challenges. It's important to understand which contexts and sectors lend themselves to a successful DIB.

by Vikram Gandhi | 7 min read

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