This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Arun Maira argues that while there is much emphasis on scaling up organizations to achieve impact, there are many advantages to small organizations. • Are you funding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropists are utilizing impact investing to improve education outcomes across the globe. Impact investing can help mobilize communities to deliver on valuable social change initiatives. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nilesh Nimkar explains how standardized testing in the Indian context fails to adequately describe learning and further disadvantages marginalized children. • How can funders work to ensure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amitabh Behar explains why the 2019 elections in India should be a wake-up call for civil society. • How could the elections impact civil society? What does…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 2019 State of Working India report by Azim Premji University (APU) revealed that the overall unemployment rate in 2018 doubled from what it was from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Studies show that the future workforce will require young people to develop employability skills, such as communication, digital literacy, and problem solving to be successful. India’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Deepak Ramola started a program called Out of the Syllabus as a way to use teachers’ stories to reach students. • While students are learning technical skills…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vipul Jain at IDR goes over how and why childcare institutions in India need to change and not be treated as a last resort. • Why are childcare…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This SciDevNet post examines the rise of clean energy solutions across remote areas, specifically rural India and China, and how it intersects with economic development. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dipa Nag Chowdhury shares lessons from the MacArthur Foundation’s efforts in community-focused philanthropy in India. • How can funders work to share learnings from success and failures? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • C S Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray follow the daily lives of sanitation workers in urban India who provide essential services for communities. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • India Development Review analyses data following the implementation of the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act (FCRA). • How do regulations influence the flow of philanthropic dollars? •…