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Collaboration

Strategies and perspectives on how social sector organisations can build and sustain successful partnerships in order to amplify impact in India.

Three farmers at the India farmers' protests with their hands raised_Ravan Khosa_Wikimedia Commons-collective
December 21, 2021
What makes collectives successful?
Community-based collectives have the power to drive transformative social change. Here’s how civil society stakeholders can better support them.
by Pritha Venkatachalam, Riti Mohapatra, Vansh Chaudhary | 6 min read
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June 22, 2021
How can nonprofits get their programmes partnership ready?
Partnerships will allow nonprofits to scale their ideas and approaches. Here are some ways they can choose the right partner and adapt their programmes accordingly.
by Sheena Gandhi | 4 min read
Different coloured chairs
October 13, 2020
Getting partnership ready
Five steps to help ensure your collaboration isn’t in vain.
by Sheena Gandhi | 4 min read
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July 9, 2020
Effective coalitions form bottom up, not top down
“The world needs local systems solutions to solve global problems. Therefore, all civil society actors must be good multi-stakeholder coalition builders on the ground.”
by Arun Maira | 5 min read
kerala snake boat race-collaboration
May 8, 2020
Lessons for future collaborators
Collaborative action has the potential to amplify impact, particularly in times of crisis. Here are five lessons from collaboratives that are responding to COVID-19.
by Tanaya Jagtiani, Sneha Philip | 6 min read
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February 25, 2020
The 3Cs of collaboration
Social sector players recognise the power of collective action, but few are able to practice it. Here's what they need to do.
by Pritha Venkatachalam, Kashyap Shah | 4 min read
hands weaving a frame_pixabay_jpal
February 20, 2020
“Prepare to be surprised”
Iqbal Dhaliwal, Global Executive Director of J-PAL shares important lessons he has learned over years of working with governments.
by Smarinita Shetty, Saahil Kejriwal | 8 min read
Indian women with their babies waiting for immunisation
March 20, 2019
A different approach to working with the government
We often have a binary view of working with the government—focusing either on accountability or reform. There is a third method that leverages government resources as a public good.
by Shamik Trehan | 4 min read
ASwaminathan-water being drawn from a well - clean water
February 26, 2019
An integrated approach to water quality management
Chemical contamination of drinking water is a significant health concern in India, one we haven’t realised the magnitude of. Practitioners across sectors must come together to tackle this issue.
by Ayan Biswas, Vikas Ratanjee | 4 min read
Indian women weaves carpet on a loom at Jaipur Rugs-collaboration
February 14, 2019
Collaboration doesn’t work. Here’s why.
Given the size and complexity of the problems the social sector is trying to solve, the need for collaboration is obvious. Why then, are people not collaborating?
by Ananthapadmanabhan Guruswamy | 4 min read
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