India’s Growing Sustainable Food Movement
SUSTAINABILITY. It’s a popular catchphrase these days in the development sector that now includes food and agriculture. But what does…
Prometheus Unbound: Fire And Optimism In India
By CHIDANAND RAJGHATTA —- EVEN in the United States, a country that’s no stranger to monumental acts of philanthropy, Azim…
A Fresh Look At What We Eat
IT was the autumn of 2004 when Canadian environmentalists Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon discovered a diet that would start a…
The Princess Of Charity
MEGHAN MARKLE, actress, philanthropist, activist, humanitarian, World Vision ambassador, UN Women’s advocate for political participation and leadership, now has another title:…
Small Talk With Udai Malhotra
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
When Fundraisers Become Fun Raisers
AS a professional fundraiser in a previous life, we all strive for that ONE idea that will set our fundraisers…
5 simple inventions saving the environment
WHEN it comes to saving the environment world renowned physicist Stephen Hawking once said, “We have given our planet the…
Cops Are Tops On Social Media
POLICE have always been associated with a certain seriousness and their constant alerts about safety, traffic rules and drunken driving in…
Poet Put His Stamp On The Subcontinent
THE humanist spirit of Kazi Nazrul Islam, known as the “rebel” poet is alive and strong. Despite religious strife still…
Small Talk with Tejshvi Jain
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
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…
5 Ads That Broke Gender Cliches In 2017
DO you recall those ads where a woman is seen either in the kitchen or doing the laundry? Of course, you do! Ad…
Kerala’s Focus On Its People Has Paid Off
KERALA is known to most of us for its touristy tagline, “God’s own country”. It is a sought after holiday…
Small Talk With Nikita Gupta
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
A Realisation Of My Privilege
By WYONNA D’SOUZA —- WHEN I was in class 2, I remember breaking the shower while trying to fix it…
Can We Trust NGOs?
YOU might not have heard of this unusual form of measurement, but the Edelman Trust Barometer has been tracking trust…
Action on words that went viral
YOU might have seen people posting #MeToo on their social media accounts lately. You may have even thought, “What’s the…
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…
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…
Why You Should Hand Over All Your Money Right Now
By SHOVON CHOWDHURY —- MONEY is important, and we think about it a lot. This is normal. But we need to recognise…
Your 500 Bucks Deconstructed: How Small Donations Help
ONE thing that often stops us from donating to a cause we find meaningful is believing we are too broke to make a…
Who Are We To Decide Who Deserves Charity?
By SANGHAMITRA CHAKRABORTY —- THERE is a time in your life when your child asks you questions. Lots of questions, repeatedly and…
Giving Is Actually (Scientifically) Good For You
WE’VE all experienced how great it feels to give to someone we love or who is genuinely in need. But did…