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July 15, 2019

Resignation emails: Rectified

What if you could be truly honest in your last email to your co-workers?

by Arjav Chakravarti | 1 min read

July 08, 2019

Finding a job in the development sector

The many emotions you feel while job hunting in the social sector, captured through moments from one of our favourite sitcoms—Parks and Recreation.

by Saahil Kejriwal, Shubhi Jindal | 1 min read

dwight schrute the office yelling

June 24, 2019

#SixWordHorrorStory | The nonprofit edition

Nonprofit horror stories in six words or less, all based on real life experiences.

by India Development Review | 1 min read

Dog leading another dog by the leash _ IDR love language

June 17, 2019

How to upward manage your boss

Have you heard of the five love languages? Doesn’t matter. Here’s how you can use them to upward manage like a boss.

by India Development Review | 1 min read

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June 10, 2019

Honest job descriptions in less than 50 words

Because if we’re being honest, what you do isn’t really that complicated at all.

by Karan Malik | 1 min read

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June 03, 2019

A new dictionary for nonprofits - Part II

Sometimes, the words we use in our daily nonprofit life don't do justice to the way things actually work. So, we decided to take those words, and add, subtract, or change a few letters to come up with a new, more accurate definition.

by India Development Review | 1 min read

Complan ad - 2x faster growth

May 27, 2019

Talking to your funders through Indian ads

Don't have a communications team to help you with funder relations? Not to worry, these ads will ensure that you have the right answer for any question that comes your way.

by Jenifer D’Costa | 1 min read

Daenerys Targaryen Game of Thrones

May 20, 2019

Game of Thrones characters, re-imagined (no finale spoilers)

We found a surprising number of parallels between Westeros and the social sector, and with the series coming to an end, we thought we'd assign the characters some new roles.

by Ayesha Marfatia, Lamya Karachiwala, Saahil Kejriwal | 1 min read

chairs and umbrella on beach_pxhere_nonprofit humour

May 13, 2019

'Out-of-office' emails you wish you could send

What would your out-of-office emails look like if you could say exactly what you wanted to.

by Akhil Paliath | 1 min read

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May 06, 2019

Haiku-ing your way through nonprofit life

Do you have a lot of nonprofit angst? Why waste it when you can channel it into poetry.

by Vu Le | 1 min read

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