Leadership & Talent

Nonprofits often rely on surveys to gather insights and inform their work. However, social norms may restrict women from responding openly to male surveyors, making it crucial for nonprofits to engage more women field surveyors.

A number of risks, both real and perceived, stop nonprofits from talking about failure. Here's how various stakeholders can work together to overcome them.

In Part II of a conversation with Dream a Dream CEO Suchetha Bhat and co-founder Vishal Talreja learn about what it took to rebuild an organisation in crisis, and why it needed a new kind of leadership.

In Part I of this conversation, Dream a Dream’s co-founder Vishal Talreja and CEO Suchetha Bhat share the story of the organisation’s implosion, Vishal’s burnout, and how owning up to failure was the first step in building back differently.

Gaurav Singh of Slam Out Loud talks about the time when he and his co-founder took on more work than they had the capacity to manage, and how this led to them losing the project of their dreams.

In Part II of this conversation, Dream a Dream CEO Suchetha Bhat and co-founder Vishal Talreja talk about what it took to rebuild an organisation in crisis, and how that led to discovering a new kind of leadership—one that the world needs more of.

In Part I of this conversation with IDR, Dream a Dream’s co-founder Vishal Talreja and CEO Suchetha Bhat share the story of the organisation’s implosion, Vishal’s burnout, and how owning up to failure was the first step in figuring out the way to build back up.

Nisha Subramaniam, co-founder of Kanavu, an education nonprofit working in rural Tamil Nadu, shares how the founding team’s failure to think through the feasibility of a project ended up stretching the team too thin and almost jeopardised the future of their organisation.

The pandemic has adversely impacted small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, their contribution to India's GDP can be enhanced through focused investments.

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.