January 25, 2021

Spotted: Nonprofit CEO at Republic Day parade

What would the annual Republic Day festivities look like, from the perspective of the CEO of a nonprofit?

by Ayesha Marfatia

2 min read

1. When you climb the corporate ladder and emerge victorious (with enough of your soul left intact for you to join the social sector)

2. When you look at your annual budget and don’t want to face your donors

Man sitting backwards on a bike-Republic Day

3. Your department heads when you tell them that they need to stop squabbling and work together if they want a proper off-site trip this year

4. When you have the solution, but you haven’t zeroed in on the problem as yet

5. When you practice your power pose just to feel a sense of achievement (that no amount of grant proposals and meeting targets will achieve)

Soldiers performing stunts on a bike-Republic Day

Tags: indian ngos, Nonprofit Humour

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Ayesha Marfatia

Ayesha Marfatia is a development sector professional with seven years of experience across editorial, strategy, and communications verticals at nonprofit organisations. She started her career as part of the founding team at India Development Review (IDR) and later held communications positions at other nonprofits. Her writing has been featured by The Times of India, The Wire, Scroll, The Hindu, and other publications. In addition to editorial and communications expertise, Ayesha has a background of working closely with diverse partners on complex, multi-stakeholder projects.

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