Leadership Insights

by Rajyashree IqbalWomen Leadership
Reading Time: 3 minutes

What She Saw in an Afternoon

On intersectionality and the women who carry more than gender One Monday morning, some years ago, a colleague stopped me...

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by Samina AlamBoard Governance
Reading Time: 5 minutes

What Is a Nonprofit Advisory Board? A Guide for SPO Leaders

Every social purpose organisation (SPO) has a legal board, however skeletal its composition may be. It is common for the...

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by Ravin KhoslaBoard Governance
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Serving on an Advisory Board: A Practitioner’s Perspective on Strategic Leadership

My first exposure to real social impact came from a small, innocuous school run by the Army in Faroona, a...

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by Archana Ramachandran, Jasmine Saha, Prerna GuptaANLM Program
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Infrastructure beyond Inspiration: What Social Sector Institutions Actually Need to Last

India’s social sector has never had a shortage of vision. What it lacks, in most cases, is the management infrastructure...

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Building the Right Scaffolding: How The ILSS Board Governance Program Shaped Our Advisory Thinking at Foundation for Excellence
by Ram KolavennuBoard Governance
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Building the Right Scaffolding: How The ILSS Board Governance Program Shaped Our Advisory Thinking at Foundation for Excellence

When you lead a social purpose organisation, you carry two burdens simultaneously: the urgency of the work in front of...

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From Compliance to Catalysts: The Future of Nonprofit Boards in India
by Samina AlamBoard Governance
Reading Time: 7 minutes

From Compliance to Catalysts: The Future of Nonprofit Boards in India

Insights from the Delhi and Mumbai launch of the ILSS Report on The State of Advisory Boards in India’s Social...

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by Yashika SharmaFundraising
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How Indian Nonprofits Can Move From Short-Term Funding to Long-Term Financial Sustainability

It is no secret that one of the biggest challenges for nonprofits is the relentless cycle of grant-chasing that leaves...

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by Archana RamachandranLeadership
Reading Time: 9 minutes

Leadership in the Social Sector is a Practice, Not a Position

At the end of January, we celebrated a meaningful milestone – the Silver Jubilee of The ILSS Leadership Program. Over...

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by ILSSGlimpses Home
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Why It’s a Good Time to Launch a Startup in the Social Sector

Starting something in the social sector can feel unsettling, especially if you don’t come from a development background. Unlike launching...

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by IlssuserWomen Leadership
Reading Time: 2 minutes

This Women’s Day, Let’s Talk About Something
We Don’t Discuss Enough

Walk into most nonprofits across India, and you’ll see women everywhere leading field programs, managing communities, coordinating volunteers, running day-to-day...

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