Philanthropy & CSR

A closer look at the complex internal CSR decision making processes at companies, and their impact on the social sector.

Media attention on COVID-19 deaths due to a lack of oxygen in big cities has skewed donor priorities. This is impacting relief efforts on the ground.

Rohini Nilekani on how philanthropy can underwrite social sector failures in practice and what she has learnt from her own failures as an activist philanthropist.

While designing India’s social stock exchange, emphasis should be laid on ensuring independent leadership, ensuring scale, building investor and donor appetite, and developing a viable business model.

The chronic underfunding of administrative costs undermines the impact both funders and nonprofits strive for.

Philanthropy can play a role in mitigating air pollution and environmental degradation caused by agricultural practices in Punjab and Haryana.

A new study offers big philanthropy a framework to understand the risks and unintended consequences of their funding decisions.

The amendments to the CSR Rules have officially been passed by the Government of India. Here's a comprehensive list of their implications on corporates and nonprofits.

Abha Thorat Shah and Saleem Khan of British Asian Trust talk about the appetite for social finance in India and what it takes to build a robust ecosystem around it.

A new study finds that the key fundraising challenges Indian nonprofits face are building strategy and attracting new donors.