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August 4, 2022
Returnable grants: Securing the financially vulnerable
The returnable grant offers an interest-free solution that can help India's economically vulnerable withstand pandemic-induced financial shocks.
by
Evans Rebello
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Noshir Dadrawala
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5 min read
July 19, 2022
Pitching your true-cost needs to funders
Nonprofits and funders don't always align on the importance of funding organisational development. Understanding funder motivations can help bridge this gap.
by
Anushka Siddiqui
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Pritha Venkatachalam
,
Shashank Rastogi
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6 min read
June 1, 2022
Fundraising from a funder’s point of view
Over 10 years of fundraising best practices, distilled.
by
Roopa Kudva
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5 min read
October 22, 2021
SUPPORTED BY TECH4DEV
How the social sector thinks about tech is wrong
Here’s what donors, nonprofits, and intermediary organisations should be thinking about to better integrate tech into social sector work.
by
Donald Lobo
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Sanjeev Dharap
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7 min read
September 28, 2021
Yes, we will give you the money
A day in the life of a fundraising professional who helps mobilise money for a nonprofit from a wide range of funders.
by
Lakshmi Menon
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6 min read
September 27, 2021
What funders say vs what they mean
Where is the lie though?
by
Sumathy Krishnan
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2 min read
September 7, 2021
SUPPORTED BY THE GROW FUND
Reflections: Philanthropy in India during COVID-19
Vidya Shah of EdelGive Foundation talks about what funders did and didn’t get right during COVID-19, and what the way forward should be.
by
Devanshi Vaid
,
Smarinita Shetty
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6 min read
September 2, 2021
SUPPORTED BY TECH4DEV
How to think about funding technology in the social sector
Funders need to broaden their approach to supporting technology, focusing as much on the tech ecosystem as they do on individual projects.
by
Riah Forbes
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4 min read
August 13, 2021
A playlist for your workweek
Here are some song lyrics that aptly describe our feelings every day, week, month, and year.
by
Shreya Adhikari
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2 min read
July 22, 2021
Where Indian philanthropy has gone wrong
The cost-based funding approach of Indian philanthropists does more harm than good for nonprofits and for their impact.
by
Rathish Balakrishnan
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4 min read
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