fundraising

An Olympic 2021 hurdle event in which the running track is an infinite loop in which people are running. The hurdles, from left to right are running out of money, unending feeling of doom, begging funders for overheards, sense of purpose vs crippling self-doublt, quantifying impact every quarter, running out of money, structural inequality, keeping up with compliance, and donor reporting 24/7. The hurdle on the far right, labelled CSR committees, seems to have fallen down. On the far right, one exhausted man lies outside the ring on the floor-nonprofit life
August 2, 2021
This nonprofit life Ep 15 | Olympics 2021
Special track and field event: Infinite Hurdles, for the nonprofit sector. There's only one way to win: never stop running.
by Rachita Vora | 2 min read
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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 | 4 min read
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July 15, 2021
Why can’t more philanthropists think like MacKenzie Scott?
Unrestricted grants for nonprofits are hard to come by. Here's why funders need to place bigger bets on the social sector.
by R Sriram, Vanessa D’Souza | 5 min read
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March 22, 2021
Answers on grant reports if nonprofits were brutally honest: Part IV
Ever wondered what your answers on grant reports would be if you could be completely honest? Here's a glimpse.
by Vu Le | 4 min read
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March 19, 2021
It’s time for funders to pay-what-it-takes
The chronic underfunding of administrative costs undermines the impact both funders and nonprofits strive for.
by Donald Yeh, Shashank Rastogi, Pritha Venkatachalam | 4 min read
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February 3, 2021
The fundraising challenges plaguing Indian nonprofits
A new study finds that the key fundraising challenges Indian nonprofits face are building strategy and attracting new donors.
by Morry Rao Hermón | 4 min read
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November 24, 2020
The rise of gender lens investing in Asia
The definition as well as scale of gender lens investing has expanded significantly. However, we still have a long way to go.
by India Development Review | 6 min read
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November 13, 2020
Lessons in crowdfunding
Five strategies that worked, and five that didn’t.
by Ananya Tiwari, Suganya Sankaran | 4 min read
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October 10, 2020
FAQs on the FCRA Act 2020
All your questions on the FCRA Act 2020, broken down and answered simply.
by Sattva Consulting | 6 min read
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August 4, 2020
Concerns around India’s social stock exchange
Based on the global experience of similar exchanges, this article suggests recommendations to strengthen the governance and accountability of the proposed SSE.
by Sandeep Sachdeva | 7 min read
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