Blog tagged as fundraising

From Roark to Real: Learning to Show My Work

13 Apr 2025 01:20 PM

Austin Kleon's book, Show Your Work! is a small and short book, but it has had an outsized impact on me. Discovering Austin's book seemed like the literal manifestation of the quote — when the student is ready, the teacher appearsoften attributed to Buddhism.

 

I have always leaned towards th...

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 ...

Book Review - Inclusive Business Models by Sourav Mukherji

28 Mar 2025 02:48 PM

My verdictIf you are someone who is even remotely interested in inclusive business models, please do read this book.

"The session by Prof. Sourav Mukherji on inclusive business models was my highlight," shared Vishnu, my co-founder at CoolCoach Academy. He was attending an incubati...

Frequently Received Advice (FRA*) - You are the CFO (Chief Fundraising Officer)!

26 Mar 2025 07:01 PM

Am I? 

I am always baffled when successful founders tell me that fundraising is the main job of a social sector founder/CEO. It is definitely part of the job, but the main one, seriously? 

When asked to elaborate in public, I get a polished response: "Founders are the custodia...