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June 26, 2019

Why is there a collective silence around capacity building?

Nonprofits work on some of the most challenging social problems, and they need the right talent and tools, along with capital to cover their true costs.

by Amit Chandra, Pritha Venkatachalam | 3 min read

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June 04, 2019

Finding your social purpose

Lessons from a programme that nurtures young leadership for social change.

by Amrut Bang | 5 min read

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April 01, 2019

Lower salaries lead to higher impact

While professionals in the social sector have long been advocating for better salaries, new research indicates that nonprofits that don't reward high performance monetarily have higher impact on ground.

by India Development Review | 2 min read

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March 13, 2019

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

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January 09, 2019

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

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November 27, 2018

Understanding community health workers

Both government schemes and nonprofit health interventions are heavily dependent on frontline health workers. Here's an insight into what motivates them, the challenges they face, and how these are overcome.

by Anuja Jayaraman, Nikhat Shaikh | 3 min read

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November 01, 2018

Striking a balance between structure and process

Restructuring an organisation is not just about changing people and processes. We need to focus on the intangibles like power structures, and the quality of supervision and decision-making.

by Deepankar Roy | 4 min read

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October 24, 2018

6 steps to attract good talent

Competing with corporates can be difficult in terms of salary and perks, but here are some tried and tested tips nonprofits can follow to recruit great talent.

by Olivia Wold, Paul Breloff | 3 min read

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October 19, 2018

What's affecting public sector performance?

Most of the ‘reforms’ that are being introduced to address poor delivery of social services are silent on the issue of inadequate human resources, among other shortfalls in capacity.

by Dipa Sinha, Kiran Bhatty | 4 min read

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September 27, 2018

A workforce of women with a near-impossible mandate

Though they are the backbone of India’s child development programme, there isn’t enough interest in understanding Anganwadi workers themselves—what drives them, their challenges, and what can be done to fully unleash their potential.

by Ananthapadmanabhan Guruswamy, Kavitha Kuruganti | 7 min read

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