Tag: nonprofit

  • The crucial role of NGO fundraisers in creating impact in India

    The crucial role of NGO fundraisers in creating impact in India

    IN a country as diverse and complex as India, where social, economic and environmental challenges are multifaceted and vast in scale, the role of NGOs in driving positive change is indispensable. These organizations work tirelessly to address pressing issues such as poverty, education, healthcare, environmental conservation and more. However, their effectiveness hinges on a crucial […]

  • Importance of donations for NGOs in India

    Importance of donations for NGOs in India

    IN a country as diverse and complex as India, NGO donations play a vital role in addressing pressing social issues, uplifting marginalized communities, and fostering sustainable development. However, the successful operation of these NGOs heavily relies on one crucial element – donations. In addition to personal and financial benefits to individuals, such as being a […]

  • Why India Needs to Focus on the Education of its Children

    India caught the world’s eye when a recent UN report declared that more than half of the nation’s population is under the age of 25, accounting for more than 600 million people. With a major segment of its people constituting of children and youth, India surely seems to be on its way to a bright […]

  • Volunteering: Something For Your Soul

    After three nominations in the past, Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar for the Best Actor in 2016 for his impeccable performance in ‘The Revenant’. The point to note is that his award acceptance speech was nothing about himself! Spanning a much celebrated career and global fame, DiCaprio chose to speak about global warming instead. […]

  • Depression: A Threat To Be Reckoned With

    Back in the 14th century, an outcast was someone excluded from society for committing a crime or breaking the law. An outcast was someone like Robin Hood, he was celebrated. However, the definition underwent a drastic change by the time we got to the 21st century. Now an outcast is a depressed person, lurking in the […]

  • This Christmas you can change a life with Shop To Give

    For people like us in the 21st century, convenience is the new buzzword. We have Facebook to make new friends, Instagram to click aesthetic photos and the 280 characters of Twitter to air our opinions without any inhibition. This need for convenience has seeped into our bones so deeply that we want to do even […]

  • This businesswoman has a brilliant way to fight poverty

    It isn’t uncommon for entrepreneurs to be philanthropists. They run some of the world’s largest charitable organisations. But it isn’t often that you find someone who sells their multi-million dollar business and sets up a nonprofit that works to eradicate poverty with the money. That’s the story of Christel DeHaan, the 76-year-old founder of Christel […]

  • Why Women Empowerment Does Not Reach Villages

    In a country like ours where ~99 percent (Source: National Crime Records Bureau) of the rapes go unreported, the success of the #MeToo movement is a happy flip in favour of women empowerment. Indian women are starting to speak up of what is otherwise tucked away under the sheet of shame, and this is proving […]

  • Are You Celebrating India’s Giving Festival This Year?

    Don’t we all love a good festival? People coming together. Delicious food. Lots of gifts. Celebrations that go into the night. A feeling of love and togetherness that last for weeks. We all love a good festival. So how about a festival of good? People coming together to do good. Cooking delicious food for those […]

  • They saved 1000+ vulnerable newborns in Mumbai

    Imagine what India will look like if all our children are born healthy, grow up with a healthy and developed brain and body, and become productive members for the country! Imagine what that scale of economic growth will do for our country if malnutrition stops threatening our future. – Piyasree Mukherjee, FMCH “Health is Wealth” […]