Blog categorized as Social Impact
My 2026 Goals for surajsudhakar.com
31 Jan 2026 04:22 PM
In 2026, I want to slowly build my own corner of the internet while becoming a better builder, writer, and learner.
Fellowship Recruitment: Finding the Best—or Marketing to the Rest?
31 Jan 2026 04:22 PM
Fellowship recruitment often prioritises big numbers over finding the right people.
Take the Least Risky Path
14 Jan 2026 05:30 PM
Why starting in the hardest places can be the riskiest way to build social impact.
Expertise in the Social Sector?
15 May 2025 05:34 PM
A personal reflection on how clear definitions and a Harvard Business Review framework reshaped my understanding of expertise in the social sector.
Frequently Received Advice (FRA*) - Why Don’t You Just Do Some Consulting?
12 May 2025 04:59 PM
Why I’m choosing focus over freelance: A social entrepreneur’s perspective on saying no to consulting to stay committed to building impact.
The Case for a For-Profit Social Enterprise - Part 2
09 May 2025 04:21 PM
Why I chose to build CoolCoach as a for-profit social enterprise—and how this model drives scalable, sustainable impact.
The Case for a For-Profit Social Enterprise - Part 1
07 May 2025 08:36 PM
Why I chose the for-profit path to build a scalable, impact-driven solution for NCDs.
Frequently Received Advice (FRA*) - You should reduce the length of your Fellowship program!
22 Apr 2025 03:56 PM
If you wouldn’t build your own career in 4 weeks, why expect poor youth to?
When Proof of Concept Isn’t Enough: Fundraising Realities in the Social Sector
10 Apr 2025 08:46 PM
In the early days, circa 2017, our request for meetings was not even answered by prospective funders. Fitness Coaching as a solution to the inactivity problem among school students in underserved schools, and as a career opportunity for sports persons from poor families was not getting any traction ...