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Programme

Nonprofits share insights and lessons learnt from designing, developing, and implementing programmes across a range of thematic areas.

A young girl staring up at the sky-programme
August 8, 2024
Making social change viable for young people
A programme with a narrative that empowers and inspires young people and a design that embeds their needs within it is key to engaging today's youth.
by Srishti Gupta, Rajika Seth | 6 min read
an ASHA worker reads a report of a pregnant woman at her house in Chennai, India--grassroots workers
July 9, 2024
A case for building research capacities at the grassroots
Frontline workers and grassroots organisations routinely collect data but lack the resources to analyse and put it to use. Why is this a problem, and what can be done to address it?
by Aarohi Damle | 8 min read
an abstract drawing with pink, blue, green, and purple shapes--transforming social impact learning
May 22, 2024
Transforming how we learn: What could this mean for social impact?
A glimpse at the lessons that emerged while designing a programme for social impact leaders in the Global South.
by Kurt Peleman, Nadya Pryana, Sejal Maheshwari, Yee Zhen Ang | 7 min read
a stack of files-evidence
April 25, 2024
How evidence can contribute to effective policymaking
Policymakers and implementers haven't fully embraced evidence based on research. Here's how to better link such evidence with policy decisions.
by David de Ferranti | 6 min read
puzzle pieces against a wall-organisational development
March 21, 2024
Case study: Organisational development at the grassroots
This case study outlines how instituting formal structures, policies, and processes can influence the operations and impact of a grassroots nonprofit.
by Jasmine Bal | 9 min read
pencil and rulers on a paper_codification
March 5, 2024
A social sector playbook: The time has come
To scale social impact models, we should turn proven processes and principles into a cross-sector code.
by Anantika Singh | 4 min read
a group of women walking down a hospital corridor--interactive service design
February 16, 2024
Making interactive design work for social impact
The products and services that nonprofits deliver are crucial to addressing social challenges, so their design matters. Here's what Noora Health learned from using simulations for service delivery.
by Nupoor Rajkumar, Pranav Bidwe | 6 min read
People climbing down a flight of stairs of a building with a mural of Babasaheb Ambedkar--constitutional values
January 30, 2024
How to build constitutional values at the grassroots
Here's how civil society and the government can ensure that constitutional values get translated into their work with communities on ground.
by Halima Ansari, Saba Kohli Dave | 7 min read
a boy holds the lid of a tin as a woman looks at him, with sacks in the background--livelihoods
January 23, 2024
Lessons from a livelihoods pilot in Guinea
BRAC’s Graduation Approach has been used to build livelihoods for those in extreme poverty. Here are lessons from its application in restoring the livelihoods of a community relocated due to mining.
by Anton Simanowitz | 6 min read
two men standing in an urban colony-active citizens
December 14, 2023
Lessons from building active citizens in Mumbai’s M-East ward
Learn what it takes to nurture grassroots leaders in urban settlements where welfare policies fail to reach those who need them the most.
by Yasmin Mulla, Geetanjali Jha Chakraborty | 6 min read
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