Fundraising can often feel like a numbers game: identify a donor, submit a proposal, wait for a response and move on to the next one. But for small, grassroots organisations, building sustainable funding relationships requires a different approach. This was the focus of the latest Community Connect fundraising session, led by Puja Biswas from IndiaDonates, […]
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What does it really take to build a strong grassroots organisation?It’s not just about running good programmes. It’s also about figuring out the less glamorous stuff: compliance deadlines, advisory boards, measuring impact, managing data and, sometimes, simply knowing what you should be measuring in the first place. These are exactly the kinds of questions that
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What does it really mean to monitor a programme? How is monitoring different from evaluation? And how do you measure changes that are important but difficult to quantify, such as a child’s confidence, participation or engagement? These were some of the questions that emerged during a recent session on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) with
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What does it really take for a young person to create change and, more importantly, to sustain that journey? On International Youth Day, the Foundation for Rebuilding Childhood (FRC) launched its inaugural FRC Conversations webinar with four grassroots leaders: Benoy Stephen of Y-Ultimate, Satyam Shrivastav of Chaitanya Kul, Purvi Yadav of Sahas Foundation, and Himanshu
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Sahas Foundation’s work focuses on empowering adolescents and young people to address issues of gender, sexuality, and mental health, while enabling them to challenge gender-based violence through a rights-based perspective. We are committed to building safe spaces where adolescents and young people find the courage to ask questions, stand up for their rights, and challenge
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What does the ripple effect of empowerment look like? For organisations that work with communities, youth leadership is both the outcome and the strategy for driving intergenerational change. Our partner organisation, Chaitanya Kul, which works in Uttar Pradesh on alternative schooling, shares an inspiring story of how a young leader from the community brought meaningful
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Communication is often treated as the final piece of a social impact project. A few social media posts are published, photographs from an event are shared, and a report is sent to donors. However, for grassroots organisations, communication is much more than visibility. It is a strategic function that helps organisations build partnerships, mobilise resources,
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Starting a new organisation comes with both excitement and challenges. Along with passion and commitment, there is a need to build strong systems and develop the skills needed to create lasting impact. About a year after our organisation was registered, our organisation, Inspiring Youth Foundation, had the opportunity to join the FRC 2026 Community Connect
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Lasting social change starts with strong local organisations. When grassroots partners have the right support, they are able to run better programmes, reach more people, and create long-term impact. Our 2026 cohort includes 16 grassroots organisations working across eight states in India. These partners work with children and young people from marginalised communities and focus
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On paper, compliance rarely excites anyone, even those spearheading programmes. For many working in NGOs, it feels like a checklist that sits somewhere between obligation and frustration. But in a recent session led by CA Mr. Kaushik, that perception began to shift. As part of our Community Connect capacity-building workshop series, the second session focused
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