Sustainability can mean different things for different people. A small business like ours would mean keeping ourselves afloat. In my consulting career, it would mean sustainability reporting. Even for folks in CSR space it largely refers to if projects can sustain the outcomes without the funding. ...
2 ways of choosing social impact projects
Actually there are many ways of choosing CSR / philanthropic activities any organisation wants to do. But we would like to focus on 2 ways we look at it. So what are the 2 ways I look at it? Well location specific and location-agnostic projects. Location agnostic projects No matter what activity you...
CSR to construct a classroom,toilet or do more
We are back again here to talk about what else but CSR. I am sure by many of you are in unenviable position to perform the balancing act of how to readjust the funds available. Should you wait and watch for another wave of COVID to provide relief then? ( not sure if its gonna […]...
Corporate social responsibility In India : In my backyard or distant lands
Over the past 5 yrs or so in corporate social responsibility space in India, some of the discussions have been too centred around a particular location. The location is often determined by the potential for engaging employees. I am steering away from volunteering since many times both mean the same....
What do I do first in Education ?
Education gets top priority when it comes to CSR, Govt or foundations. It should also, after all its what will shape our nation. Someone who wants to invest in education itself will have their hands full with a multitude of problems to address. We are working on such interventions in Bangalore with ...
Diwali, Calendars et al
Hi Everyone, So, Diwali is on us. We in Bangalore celebrated yesterday (and some today) , while some will be celebrating Today (I could be wrong about this!) Of course with a prayer that let there be less crackers burst, or rains whole day. ( I just read of cloud seeding in delhi to reduce [&helli...
Building your website
Its been over a year or so when we embarked on building our website. Needless to say we underestimated the work needed to put up a website, earlier this year we decided to get some one knows what they are doing. Since we had little idea what it takes , it took us a while […]...
2 sides of the coin
These were 2 contrasting pieces of news on the same day. It gladdens our heart to see Tata Group restoring their Heritage HQ in mumbai and showcasing their history through it. While closer to home, a bridge which...
Say hi to the #biggest fish
Today is InternationalWhaleSharkDay. It is biggest fish in the world. It is found on waters in west coast of India.Wildlife Trust of India has been working for over a decade with communities , Govt Dept and Fisher folk ensuring the sustenance of this majestic species. View this cool story on Google ...
Hiring & Diversity
What a push for diversity ! from Walmart eCommerce CEO Marc Lore .We have never seen gender ( if anything there is a bias that women can’t do certain roles) even come up for discussion in any hiring discussion. Another aspect of diversity is what industry person has worked , how long has the p...