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    Aerial view of a large building with a rectangular courtyard, surrounded by densely packed buildings, busy streets, and market stalls--AI for social impact
    September 10, 2026
    How AI is changing what nonprofits can deliver
    Leveraging AI has helped two climate nonprofits offer more targeted, scalable, and accountable interventions. Here's how.
    by India Development Review | 7 min read
    a woman writing something on a yellow sticky note stuck on a whiteboard with several other pink- and yellow-coloured sticky notes--fundraising
    September 3, 2026
    Everyone a fundraiser
    How Pravah turned fundraising from a specialised function into a shared organisational responsibility.
    by Malavika Rachel Pavamani, Nayanika Das, Bhavi Barad | 7 min read
    people seated around circular tables in a brightly lit hall--organisational development
    August 11, 2026
    Making a case for capacity building
    Grassroots organisations often struggle to fund organisational development. Practitioners share how they raise these conversations with funders successfully. 
    by Rakesh Swami, Rajika Seth | 5 min read
    Hands shaping a bowl on a potter's wheel with several bowls placed on the ground around the wheel--advisory boards
    February 20, 2026
    Nonprofits need advisory boards that actually help them grow
    From fundraising and strategy to leadership transitions, advisory boards help nonprofits strengthen governance.
    by Payaswini Tailor, Samina Alam | 8 min read
    A collage showing field documentation activities: on the left, two people sit on a bamboo floor inside a small rural shop during an interview; on the right, a group walks through a forested area above an image of a man filming with a camera on a tripod outdoors--fellowships
    January 21, 2026
    Three fellows in a boat
    A free-flowing conversation among three social sector fellows on public policy and the importance of youth led development in shaping a better Tripura.
    by Anupam Sharma, Hansatanu Roy, Ishika Chakma | 8 min read
    Udaysingh Makwana stands in a cultivated farm field holding a hoe over his shoulder, with neat rows of young plants in the soil and trees visible in the background under an open sky.--social sector
    December 16, 2025
    After 30 years in the social sector, why am I being told to leave?
    A lack of projects and funding and shifts in hiring trends often lead to job insecurity for senior fieldworkers. The social sector must ensure space for grassroots expertise.
    by Udaysingh Makwana | 3 min read
    a group of women seated in a hall with their hands raised--Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
    November 5, 2025
    Building sustainable FPOs: Lessons from India’s cooperatives
    By early 2025, 10,000 FPOs had been set up in India under a central government scheme. But a focus on targets risks undermining what makes FPOs truly viable—community ownership, infrastructure, and capacity building.
    by Divyaa Poonam Gupta, Sanjana Mohanty | 7 min read
    A textile motif in shades of brown and that looks like a kaleidoscopic image-scale
    October 31, 2025
    Good intentions don’t scale, good systems do 
    Scaling impact isn’t about doing more, it’s about enabling others. Here's how decentralised delivery and shared ownership can drive scale.
    by Sudhir Subbaraman | 7 min read
    A hi-res image of a computer laptop and a Lego miniature figure holding the CTRL tab-technology for nonprofits.
    September 23, 2025
    Your burning tech questions, answered
    Three nonprofits share insights on what worked for them (and what didn't) as they navigated tough choices around tech.
    by Jasmine Bal, Derrek Xavier | 7 min read
    The image features a group of people sitting around two rectangular tables. The people are of different ages and genders, some have laptops and notebooks placed in front of them, and the group is engaged in a discussion. The people are smiling and laughing. The walls of the room have colourful drawings of animals, including a lion and a giraffe, painted on them._Neurodiversity
    August 26, 2025
    Reading our way to change 
    How a simple lunch-hour book club sparked a shift towards more compassionate, neurodiversity-affirming autism support.
    by Andre Filipe Velho | 2 min read
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