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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

CEO

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 24, 2018

How to ace your nonprofit job interview

Job interviews can be nerve wracking, particularly if you're unsure of what to expect. But we've got you covered—here are some tips to keep in mind before that next job interview.

by Ayesha Marfatia, Saahil Kejriwal | 1 min read

September 05, 2018

The leadership crisis

It is all too dangerous to put the fate of an organisation into the hands of one single person, but democratic leadership is difficult to put into practice. A good starting point is ensuring the organisation's collective voice is heard.

by Deepankar Roy | 3 min read

August 27, 2018

Existential Development: Don't ruin my promotion, okay?

Everybody loves a good comic strip. And we finally have one for the development sector. Existential Development is the webcomic you've been waiting for.

by Chandrima Das | 1 min read

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