Programme

If done right, volunteering can be win-win for both the volunteers and nonprofit organisations. Here are five steps to get you started.

Successfully developing and expanding a programme in India can be challenging. Here's what the scaling up of an elderly assistance helpline can teach nonprofits about the same.

Five learnings for nonprofits to keep in mind before engaging in disaster management work.

We tend to think that RCTs are expensive, time consuming, and can only be done at scale. Here’s why those assumptions are wrong.

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.

Lessons from a livelihoods programme in Uttar Pradesh that used a behavioural nudge to help low-income households explore a new form of asset creation.

Behavioural interventions typically focus on the actions of programme participants. In order to boost their effectiveness, programmes also need to look at changing the behaviours of staff members.

Koyel Mandal, Chief of Programmes at Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, on India's climate change landscape, the role of civil society organisations, and the path to net-zero.

Good monitoring dashboards help with data analysis and programme implementation in the social sector. Here are seven things to keep in mind when building them.

Sarita Upadhyay reflects on her initial years at Medha, when the team got an opportunity to scale the organisation’s programme. However, decisions based on assumptions and an overall lack of preparedness resulted in the team losing out on almost two years of work.