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Primary school student girls in a classroom in Rajasthan-DIBs
February 21, 2019

To DIB or not to DIB

A relatively new approach to development funding, DIBs come with a number of challenges. It's important to understand which contexts and sectors lend themselves to a successful DIB.
by Vikram Gandhi | 7 min read
December 06, 2018

Questioning scale as we know it

Do we really understand scale, and the trade-offs we make in the pursuit of it?
by Ingrid Srinath | 6 min read
September 18, 2018

India’s impact capital vacuum—and what to do about it

Impact investing used to focus on supporting enterprises across the spectrum, but today most are primarily channeling capital towards scalable and financially sustainable business models only.
by Gagandeep Bakshi, Sameer Gaud | 3 min read
September 11, 2018

Redefining social entrepreneurs

The age-old debate around who qualifies as a social entrepreneur has been missing something crucial.
by Lexi Doolittle | 4 min read
September 07, 2018

Are the elite hijacking social change?

In Winners Take All, writer Anand Giridharadas calls out the hypocrisies of philanthropists.
by Mark Kramer | 6 min read
August 21, 2018

Too difficult, too disruptive, and too slow?

Evaluating the impact of humanitarian interventions is often dismissed as an impractical luxury. Lessons from seven evaluations in different contexts prove otherwise.
by Samidha Malhotra, Tara Kaul | 4 min read
ESG Investing
July 25, 2018

Driving ESG Investing in Asia

Integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investments may seem daunting. However evidence shows that it creates value for organisations. This AVPN report looks at how this can be achieved in the context of the Asian market.
by India Development Review | 5 min read
social impact
July 13, 2018

Tackling 'heropreneurship'

Why we need to move from 'the social entrepreneur' to social impact.
by Daniela Papi-Thornton | 5 min read
Women farmers in Karnataka
November 07, 2017

Social impact leads to financial returns

Contrary to public perception, social businesses can generate high returns. In fact, investors who ignore the impact investment space risk being left behind.
by Eric Savage | 4 min read
Social impact
October 09, 2017

Social impact for dummies

SROI. Leverage. Pivot. Theory of change. The ultimate dictionary to decode development language and make sense of what your colleagues are talking about. After all, someone's got to understand what these words really mean.
by Karan Malik | 1 min read
philanthropy
October 05, 2017

The changing face of philanthropy

The philosophy, scope and even the ‘currency’ of giving have seen dramatic shifts in keeping with the nature of the challenges faced by society. And it augurs well for the development sector.
by Debasish Mitter | 3 min read
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