Goonj: Ordinary people, extraordinary power
THERE’S a recent image that will remain etched in our collective memory for a long time: 40,000 farmers from Nashik…
Bollywood Stars Are Turning Green
WE all love to read about what our favourite celebrities are up to, but it’s always nice to hear that…
Privilege And Bias Affect Our Empathy: Alex Gabbay
By ALEX GABBAY —- IN 2001, I moved to Kathmandu to produce three films for UNICEF. Whilst making them I…
More celebs need to be real-life heroes
By CHIRAG MALKANI —- BONO, the rockstar and activist, acknowledges the power of celebrity, saying: “It’s silly, but it’s a kind…
Is there a disconnect between donor giving and NGO needs?
AS a donor, do you have a preconceived notion of what your giving experience should look like? In today’s culture…
The Oceans’ Speedo-ed Superhero
LEWIS PUGH, a name you’ve probably never heard, is one of the most important unsung heroes of our planet. Gifted…
Small Talk With Maitreyee Kumar
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
Be Kind, It’s Natural
By AARTI MADHUSUDAN —- IT was 42 degrees. The sun was beating down with a vengeance at 12 noon. I…
Working In Social Sector Similar To Parenting
By GAURAV SHAH —- WHILE there may be numerous ways of bringing up children out there in the world, there’s…
My Big Fat Charity Wedding
IN India, weddings give us the opportunity to celebrate our culture through elaborate customs and rituals. We all know what…
No To HIV Stigma, It’s Official
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the world’s worst health epidemics. Today 36.7million people globally live with…
Can We Trust NGOs?
YOU might not have heard of this unusual form of measurement, but the Edelman Trust Barometer has been tracking trust…
Small Talk With Vishal Talreja
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
Change Yourself, Change The World
By VENKAT KRISHNAN N —- I HAD an interesting conversation with a seasoned development professional some years back, as he held…
Small Talk With Virendra ‘Sam’ Singh
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
Making Giving Global
By GAUTAM ADHIKARI —- WASHINGTON DC: Politically and ideologically this country is polarised. Conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats are barely on…
The Other Side Of Chance The Rapper
AMERICAN musician, songwriter, and producer Chancellor Johnathan Bennett, better known as Chance The Rapper, has not only made a name for…
Small Talk With Chris Harrison
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
Working In The Impact Space: Three Under-Addressed Challenges
CHALLENGES. We all face them, regardless of where we work; however, they are more pronounced when it comes to the…
The Quiet Altruism Of George Michael
BRITISH singer songwriter George Michael who first made headlines as one-half of the teen duo Wham!, was one of the…
A Non-Frightening Fact About Stephen King
STEPHEN KING. The man who brought us cult classics like The Shining and Shawshank Redemption. (Yes, they were books before…
Indira Gandhi Was Nehru’s Gift Of Hope To Japan
1949 in Japan was a difficult time. World War II had seen to the attack of over 67 of its cities…
Tied Up In ‘Nots’
By SARA ADHIKARI —- WANTING to live by self-imposed ethical rules has never been more difficult than now. The other day,…
JFK: The Man Who Silently Refused His Salary
THE recent debacle that was the American election has left half the world stunned in its wake. Suddenly, we are standing…
How it all began at Neptune Foundation
THE Neptune Foundation has been built under The Neptune Group, one of India’s leading real-estate companies. Social work has been the…