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20 Ways Nonprofit Leaders Can Support Younger Employees' Professional Development | Forbes, 16 apr 2024
Giving money to charity? Make sure you're not donating to the taxman too | IFA Magazine, 16 apr 2024
Volunteering: A Proven Way To Improve Employee Well-Being | Report Alert, 16 apr 2024
5 things I heard at the Skoll World Forum | Devex, 16 apr 2024
Sustainable communities through social entrepreneurship | The Manila Times, 16 apr 2024
The Connection Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Wellness | Corporate Wellness Magazine, 16 apr 2024
The charitable deduction is a complex, broken mess. There's a better way | Vox, 15 apr 2024
Lessons from the Field of Systems Change | HBS Social Enterprise Blog, 03 apr 2024
Inclusive Board Meetings | Stanford Social Innovation Review, 19 feb 2024
How nonprofits can build capabilities to catalyze impact | McKinsey, 05 feb 2024

January 2015

Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 31 jan 2015

Last year India became the first country to pass CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) as a law that requires corporates (Net Worth of Rs 500 crore or more; or Turnover of Rs 1000 crore or more; or Net Profit of Rs 5 crore or more) to compulsorily spend 2% of their net profits on social development annually. Recently PM Narendra Modi made 'Make in India' concept as part of government's policy and program to encourage and boost local manufacturing industry and make it a global hub. There are steps that are expected to be taken by the government to promote skill development among the youth to fulfil this mission. According to National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) the growing skill gap in India is estimated to be more than 250 million workers across various sectors by 2022. NSDC is a public-private partnership (PPP) initiated for skill development. Corporates can support the skill development programs and projects as part of their CSR activities. This collaborative approach will be a win-win for government, businesses and public, as it develops skilled workforce for companies, jobs for the unemployed and thriving economy for the nation. Read on...

Forbes: Skill Building through CSR: The Catalyst for 'Make in India'
Author: Vishesh Agarwal

Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 26 jan 2015

Nonprofits are always in need of support through funds, volunteers, materials etc. But if the nonprofit is a small one than the required help is even more. Jacqueline Wilson, founder of PrimeParentsClub.com, provides her opinion on why smaller nonprofits should be the focus of support of individuals and families - (1) Small nonprofits have little or no staff at all. (2) Salaries are super small (or non-existent) at smaller nonprofits. (3) Smaller nonprofits would go out of work without your help. (4) Small nonprofits rely on the kindness of strangers, i.e. anyone who can pitch in for support. (5) Smaller nonprofits aren't on the radar of big company donations. (6) Smaller nonprofits have even smaller marketing budgets. Read on...

Huffington Post: 6 Reasons Small Non-Profits Need Your Family's Help More Than the Bigger Non-Profits
Author: Jacqueline Wilson