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gond artwork portraying a group of animals--community building
April 28, 2023
The power of building a community
For nonprofits to achieve scale, it is important to nurture a community around shared values. Building platforms that cultivate care, trust, and value for users can help.
by Gautam John | 5 min read
women farmers harvesting crop
April 18, 2023
What will it take to reduce women’s drudgery in agriculture?
From sowing to sorting, manual labour by women is widespread in agriculture in India. Mechanisation and investment in R&D can solve this challenge.
by Marisha | 3 min read
A man using laptop under a shade while another man waits in line with a cylinder_technology for nonprofits
February 23, 2023
Tech for nonprofits: To build or buy?
Should nonprofits invest in building their own tech applications or buy off-the-shelf technology? Here's a quick guide.
by Prapti Bhatia | 5 min read
blue, red, and green grafitti on a wall--adivasi languages
January 31, 2023
“Language is like air; we understand its relevance in its absence”
Two young Adivasi cultural activists talk about their work of conserving and digitising their languages and the challenges they face in their endeavour.
by Debojit Dutta | 7 min read
Auto rickshaw meter saying for hire_platform cooperatives
January 20, 2023
Platform co-ops: Democratising the digital economy
The dominance of a few aggregator platforms offering food delivery and transport services harms workers and consumers alike. How can platform cooperatives help?
by Anagha Sasidharan, Nivedita Krishna | 6 min read
Two women sitting on the ground, surrounded by weaving baskets_open network for digital commerce
January 13, 2023
Indian artisans are still missing from e-commerce platforms
High logistical costs and a lack of digital know-how are some factors keeping Indian artisans out of e-commerce. How can the recently launched Open Network for Digital Commerce change this?
by Abhishek Modi, Parul Gupta | 5 min read
two women standing--nonprofit programme
December 21, 2022
A new paradigm for nonprofit programming
Because people's lives and contexts keep changing, nonprofit programmes need to constantly iterate to factor in new information. Technology and real-time data can play a big role here.
by Temina Madon | 7 min read
School girls working on laptops-EdTech
September 2, 2022
EdTech in India needs stronger regulation
Misleading ads and data and privacy violations by Indian EdTech companies are rampant; it’s time for a regulatory framework with some teeth.
by Anirudh Chakradhar | 5 min read
A woman using a digital tablet-digital rights and privacy
August 9, 2022
Data protection and digital rights in India
In a country where digital literacy and access still have a long way to go, what shape do digital rights and data protection laws need to take?
by India Development Review | 6 min read
man using tech for data collection
April 20, 2022
Challenges with tech in midsize to large nonprofits
Nonprofits, even midsize to large ones, rarely have a seamless tech adoption journey. Here are some common issues that crop up and ways to tackle them.
by Shobhit Mathur | 7 min read
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