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Collaboration
October 13, 2020
Getting partnership ready
Five steps to help ensure your collaboration isn’t in vain.
by
Sheena Gandhi
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4 min read
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
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5 min read
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
Sneha Philip
,
Tanaya Jagtiani
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6 min read
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
Kashyap Shah
,
Pritha Venkatachalam
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4 min read
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
Saahil Kejriwal
,
Smarinita Shetty
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8 min read
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
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4 min read
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
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4 min read
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
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4 min read
November 19, 2018
Building long-term sanitation solutions
As we mark World Toilet Day this November, we need to think about how we manage human faecal waste. This is particularly important in India—a country with the fastest growing urban population in the world.
by
Madhu Krishna
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4 min read
October 10, 2018
Everybody loves collaboration
It has long been acknowledged that collaboration is invaluable to the social sector. But what is much less clear is how to actually do this. Here are five strategies that enable actors with diverse interests to come together and work effectively.
by
Suparna Gupta
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5 min read
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