This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In India, private schools are only about 7 to 10 percent of institutions but serve 40 percent of students. Although private schools are typically known for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author explains the importance of scaling social innovation in India, focusing on key expectations of educational NGOs, examining why they must demonstrate impact, cost-effectiveness and work within…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In an interview with India Development Review, Oxfam India’s CEO Amitabh Behar discusses how new technologies are helping nonprofits from a management standpoint, but that the human…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex reports on the efforts to prevent cervical cancer through screenings and wider use of the HPV vaccine. Funding is still a major challenge, but initiatives like…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · There is a big difference between investing for impact and investing for return. On one hand, there are impact-driven altruists looking to have a positive effect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • India Development Review notes a recent farmers demonstration in the Mumbai region to explore how the average person can catalyze lasting social change, in India and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Budget private schools in India are on the rise as public and expensive private schools fail to meet demand for education. • How can philanthropy help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • India struggles with having enough capacity to address and treat individuals with mental health issues. As they try to create policies and awareness regarding these illnesses, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: •Inequality is becoming more and more prevalent in some countries. This network of wealthy Indians are pledging their commitment to philanthropy in an effort to help address poverty…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • India Development Review’s Swarna Rajagopalan provides insight and advice on helping smaller nonprofits thrive and shares challenges with her own organization in the sector. • What can smaller…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The National Health Protection Scheme will help Indians’ health and financial well-being. however, the success of the policy will depend on exactly how it functions. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • On Think Tanks interviewed Shamika Ravi, the director of research at Brookings India, about the success of her programs and the future of think tank communities in India.…