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We are excited to share the latest ongoings at ISDM. Firstly, we would like to congratulate the Post Graduate Program in Development Management (PGP DM) class of 2021-2022 on successfully completing the program. In fact, 88% of the class is already placed in social purpose organisations (SPOs) across the country. We now await the next class of the PGP DM to commence their journey with us. We also take immense pride in sharing that the first and founding batch of the Women on Boards program is successfully concluded. We now have 24 women ready to take leadership and boardroom positions at SPOs. The Women on Boards program is one of the offerings of our Strategic Capacity Building team at ISDM and aspires to have 100 women on boards of SPOs by 2023. The applications for the next batch will open on July 15, 2022. The work at the Centre of Philanthropy for Social Justice (CPSJ) is gaining momentum as we conducted more conversations with leaders of the Indian social sector and received more than 50 applications for the ISDM-CPSJ Research Fellowship. We are truly excited to see what lies ahead. Some interesting strides in our work on establishing a body of knowledge on Development Management under the ISDM Knowledge and Research Centre are underway. We will soon publish our findings on the regional consultations conducted as part of the talent management practices in the Indian social sector. Work on the next reports on understanding motivation and its impact on talent management is underway. Our achievements are impossible without a strong, dedicated and passionate team. The team at ISDM has grown, and we have added new members who bring decades of experience along with their immense belief in the vision and mission of ISDM. We welcome them and look forward to a long and fruitful association. There is a lot more in store for our readers and well-wishers. We look forward to your continued support, encouragement and faith in ISDM. Warmly, |
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CENTRE OF PHILANTHROPY The 2022 Philanthropy & Social Justice Conversation Series This series features conversations with thought leaders and practitioners on the need to reshape the role and tap the potential of philanthropy for social justice in India. In the last few months, we released two new episodes as part of the series. Episode 2: Rati Forbes In this episode, Rati Forbes, Director, Forbes Marshall and Head, Forbes Marshall Foundation is in conversation with Urvi Shriram, Lead, ISDM CPSJ. The episode included discussions on the essential difference between charity and philanthropy and how philanthropists can add greater value to the social purpose organisations that they are associated with. Watch the video here. Episode 3: Aniket Doegar This episode features Aniket Doegar, Founder and CEO, Haqdarshak, in conversation with Urvi Shriram. The episode focused on the need to empower communities most affected by social inequities that organisations and funders are trying to address for sustainable impact. Watch the video here. ISDM CPSJ Research Fellowship program The ISDM CPSJ Research Fellowship program opened for applications on April 1, 2022. As of June 2022, the program has received 50+ applications. This part-time program of 18 months is due to begin in August 2022 and will enable fellows to share their research with each other, receive peer feedback from subject experts and international faculty, and build a supportive community of inquiry through a hybrid mode. Currently, the external selection committee members are evaluating the top ten proposals, out of which five will be selected. The orientation program for the selected fellows will be held on August 2, 2022. Other updates In July 2022, Ria Sinha and Urvi Shriram will present a paper titled “From Charity to Social Justice: Insights on Rethinking Philanthropy in India" at the International Society for Third Sector Research conference. The paper is based on insights gathered from academic and practitioner literature, philanthropists, funders and change makers who have supported social justice causes in India. It highlights the opportunities and challenges faced in reshaping philanthropy's role and responsibilities in helping create a more just, sustainable and equitable country. The study identifies the key elements required to make a shift from "cheque book philanthropy, which addresses gaps in society but often does not solve the root causes of social problems, to embedding a "social justice" lens in philanthropy. |
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Post Graduate Program in Development Management (PGP DM) The PGP DM class of 2021-2022 added more to their knowledge and skills pertaining to the landscape of corporate social responsibility and scale and sustainability as part of Term VII and Term VIII, respectively. This also marked the end of the program for this batch. Term VII (April 18, 2022 - May 22, 2022) The larger objective of this term was to understand the landscape of corporate social responsibility and the nuances of technology in management. The term also provides an opportunity to choose electives that enable critical thinking in the areas of social entrepreneurship, behavioural economics, digital marketing and impact investment. Here is an overview of the modules covered in this term:
Term VIII (May 23, 2022 - June 24, 2022) The final term of the PGM DM is a capstone term focused on scale and sustainability. Students learn different strategies for scaling impact in the social sector through case studies, guest lectures and panel discussions. Primarily, the students learn four strategies in this term: scaling up, scaling out, scaling deep, and scaling vertically. The unique features of this term include: |
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Guest lectures across topics were conducted to enrich the learning experience of the students. |
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A girl's unflinching spirit! - A blog by Aishwarya Shrivastava, Class of 2021-2022 In this blog, Aishwarya charts the journey of a young girl from Pali, Rajasthan. This young girl defies all odds to attain education and employment in a village where patriarchy and old-age norms restrict women to the household with no access to education or opportunities. Read here to know about her inspiring journey. |
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STRATEGIC CAPACITY BUILDING |
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Digital Transformation ISDM's Strategic Capacity Building vertical is focused on offering digital and social learning programs to support a wide range of stakeholders, including early tenured professionals, mid-level to senior-level management, and volunteers in the Indian social sector space, in their journeys to lead their organisations and teams more effectively. Our mission is to equip social sector leaders with the tools, techniques and frameworks that would help them in the most critical aspects of their projects: for instance, fundraising, OD, and data analysis, among others. To this effect, we will offer immersive micro-learnings/ knowledge nuggets specifically catering to the learning/upskilling needs of our partner SPOs and the wider ecosystem. Our focus remains on offering such procedures, tools and frameworks critical to professionals and organisations for scale; collaborating with other organisations as knowledge partners, and building a library of resources for professionals in the social sector. To know more, reach out to us at: womenonboards@isdm.org.in |
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RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT Talent Matters! ISDM's research study, Benchmarking Talent Management in the Indian Social Sector, has been receiving a positive response from the sector, with more than 200 social purpose organisations signing up to participate in the empirical exercise. The objective of the study is to create knowledge resources that can be leveraged by SPOs to make informed decisions related to talent management. The study will delve deep into how talent is defined by an SPO; the strategies adopted to manage talent; a deep dive into the management values, systems and processes and document the challenges related to talent, and the best practices adopted to mitigate them. Further, the study will benchmark compensation across different types of SPOs. So far, 98 in-depth interviews have been conducted with 104 participants from SPOs, covering C-level executives, vertical heads, board members and human resource consultants. The draft report and initial findings are currently under review. In addition, motivation of SPO professionals to work in the social sector is mapped using an online survey. The findings will enable the social sector leaders and human resources professionals to make evidence-based informed decisions with respect to talent management practices. To know more, write to us at research@isdm.org.in PLACEMENTS The placements for the PGP DM class of 2021-22 have been progressing successfully! |
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KEY PARTNERSHIPS ISDM is grateful to our supporters for their trust in our vision and our work. The ISDM family is thankful to Ambarish Raghuvanshi for his support as a Founder Sponsor. We are also very grateful to Jaya Murthy and SK Jain for their continued support and trust in ISDM. Annual Report for Donors, 2021-2022 This quarter marked the beginning of the new financial year at ISDM. In that context, the team developed a comprehensive annual report for the donors to showcase the progress made and the impact created through the funds received. The team also conducted grant audits for corporate donors. Strategic Grants Over the years, ISDM has largely received funding in the form of core grants by individuals and organisations who deeply believe in the overarching vision of scaling and mainstreaming Development Management to deliver sustained social impact. Moving forward, ISDM encourages donors to consider funding more strategic grants supported by clearly defined work deliverables. In that regard, ISDM has identified projects that could receive funding over the next three years (2022 - 2025): |
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Development Managers in Action |
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Welcoming New Members |
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WHAT ARE WE READING? Here's a peek into what our students, faculty and staff are reading |
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Transformative Scale: The Future of Growing What Works by Jeffrey Bradach & Abe Grindle A number of social sector leaders, philanthropists, and policymakers are experimenting with ways to deliver impact at a truly "transformative scale. "This article highlights nine pathways being explored by various pioneers in their efforts to solve social problems in the United States and abroad. The approaches proposed in the paper aren't exhaustive, nor are they necessarily new. But they represent a set of experiments that build on all our progress to date and could grow impact in ways that lead to lasting solutions. |
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