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organisational development
June 24, 2025
A playbook for scaling impact
From working with governments to building open tools, nonprofits have found diverse ways to scale impact. A new report offers lessons from those who’ve done it.
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India Development Review
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7 min read
May 28, 2025
The long-term effects of trust-based philanthropy
A three-year study reveals how nonprofits used MacKenzie Scott’s unrestricted grants and how the funding influenced their resource allocation, leadership, and impact.
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India Development Review
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6 min read
May 15, 2025
“If we don’t have failures, we haven’t done our job”
Darren Walker, president of Ford Foundation, talks about the new era of philanthropy in India, centring communities, and the value of failure.
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India Development Review
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2 min read
May 14, 2025
‘Women’s work’: Unpacking gender bias and inequality in nonprofits
Gender-based disparities and biases often manifest in work culture. Creating spaces for dialogue can provide support and drive more equitable practices.
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Parijat Ghosh
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7 min read
November 13, 2024
Attracting young leaders to the social sector
Young professionals from the private sector can bring valuable skills to the social sector, but nonprofits often struggle to attract and retain them. How can this change?
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Rajneesh Chowdhury
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6 min read
October 30, 2024
SUPPORTED BY ATECF
Case study: Embedding capacity building into organisational culture
The need for nurturing organisational capacities is well-known, but how can a nonprofit integrate capacity building into its value system? Universe Simplified Foundation's journey presents a roadmap.
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Derrek Xavier
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Devanshi Vaid
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10 min read
September 27, 2024
SUPPORTED BY ATECF
Case study: The importance of investing in people and organisational culture
Building a people-centric work culture leads to organisational growth for nonprofits. Makkala Jagriti's experience in effective internal capacity building shows how.
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Saba Kohli Dave
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Devanshi Vaid
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10 min read
July 31, 2024
SUPPORTED BY ATECF
“You cannot have scale without inclusion”
Raj Mariwala, director of Mariwala Health Initiative, talks about their changing idea of philanthropy and why it is important to build systems for the margins.
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India Development Review
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2 min read
July 23, 2024
When and how to adopt new tech tools
The ever-changing digital landscape requires civil society organisations to adapt to new tech and data practices. Here are some ways they can navigate this.
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Bárbara Paes
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Cathy Richards
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7 min read
May 15, 2024
How organisations can drive systemic change
This report on systemic change exemplars highlights a combination of eight practices used by Indian nonprofits to create impact at scale.
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India Development Review
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7 min read
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