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Approaches, ideas, and fresh perspectives that cut across sectors within the social impact space.

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Dear 2024, make conferences fun again
In-person gatherings offer space for solidarity, ideation, collaboration, and celebration. But are we making the most of them?
by Natasha Joshi | 7 min read

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How organisations can drive systemic change
This report on systemic change exemplars highlights a combination of eight practices used by Indian nonprofits to create impact at scale.
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IDR Explains: The Loss and Damage Fund
In five questions, learn about this new climate financial mechanism, understand how it originated, what critics have to say about it, and what India stands to gain from it.
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What the social sector must learn about working in Northeast India
Funders and nonprofits that want to do meaningful work in the eight states must first understand the needs of the communities, especially the young people in the region.
by Jerry Thomas | 5 min read
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Systems thinking for climate: What nonprofits need
Grassroots nonprofits can apply a systems thinking approach only if their ecosystem of funders, intermediaries, and larger nonprofits embrace it as well.
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Laws that limit women’s employment in India
A report reveals that there are more than 150 labour laws that restrict women’s workforce participation in India and suggests ways to rectify the situation.
by Abhishek Singh | 6 min read
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