• Blog

Why India needs to start washing its hands more

  • Source : ISDM
‘In Fact’ is a quarterly newsletter by ISDM DataShakti. ISDM DataShakti, powered by Capgemini, is a pioneering single-window SDG data platform that makes SDG data easily accessible to social sector professionals like you, so you can focus on creating change on the ground.
  • Blog

Double trouble: Why India urgently needs policies to address the challenges of bothits youth, and elderly population

  • Source : ISDM
‘In Fact’ is a quarterly newsletter by ISDM DataSights. ISDM DataSights is a pioneering single-window SDG data platform that democratises data access for the social sector, developed by the Indian School of Development Management (ISDM), and powered by Capgemini.
  • Blog

Crash Course in Reality: The Road Safety Crisis

  • Source : ISDM
‘In Fact’ is a quarterly newsletter developed by the team at ISDM DataSights, a free-to-use, pioneering single-window platform developed by the Indian School of Development Management (ISDM), powered by Capgemini. ISDM DataSights hosts unified datasets, insights, and analytics on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to help social sector organisations make evidence-based decisions and amplify social progress.
  • Case Study

Designing Impact, Building from the Ground Up: The RBPM – Dr. Priti Story

  • Source : ISDM
  • 10 February 2026
In the growing urgency of India’s environmental crisis, the question is no longer whether change is needed but how to design, sustain, and ensure communities own and apply it effectively. For Dr. Priti Singh, a development professional with over two decades of experience, this question became deeply personal.
  • Book

Development Management in Practice

  • Source : ISDM
  • 30 December 2025
This book is a compilation of research papers and case studies presented at ISDM’s Dialogues on Development Management (DoDM) event held in 2024. The book brings together a rich collection of empirical insights and analyses from practitioners, researchers, and development professionals engaged in strengthening the social sector in India. The volume illuminates how theory and practice intersect across three thematic pillars, Talent Management for Inclusive Development, Empowering the Marginalised through Intervention Management, and Organisational Efficiency in Sociological and Technological Dimensions, to advance the field of development management.
  • Paper / Report

Funders’ Perspectives on Data Maturity of Social Purpose Organisations in India

  • Source : ISDM
  • 27 November 2025
Funders’ Perspectives on Data Maturity of Social Purpose Organisations in India is an addendum to the State of the Sector Report published by ISDM CDSSI. It explores how funders view data-driven decision-making in India’s social sector. The insights in this report come from a roundtable discussion, that was held with 19 representatives, from CSRs, family foundations, philanthropic investors, outcome-based funders, and thought leaders. It shows that data maturity is a sector-wide challenge that requires collaboration, trust, and alignment between funders, SPOs, governments, and communities.
  • Case Study

Rooted in Trust, Rising Together

  • Source : ISDM
  • 16 October 2025
In one of Chennai’s oldest urban settlements, over 3,000 families navigate daily challenges marked by poverty, addiction, and instability. Many children return from school to difficult home environments with limited support. Amidst this, one young woman chose to respond— not with sympathy, but with sustained action. Although Vedika was overjoyed, she was left overwhelmed by the amount of work she was putting in. Fundraising, curriculum, operations, team building, trauma counselling—she was doing everything alone. There was no advisory board. No formal governance structure. Just urgency, heart, and a mounting emotional toll on her.
  • Event Report

Pune and Mumbai Summary Report: Systems Convening for Philanthropy for Inclusive Development

  • Source : ISDM
  • 1 April 2024
This report summarises insights from two systems thinking convenings held in Pune and Mumbai in April 2024. Organised by CPID at ISDM, the convenings engaged stakeholders to reflect on challenges and systemic traps in Indian philanthropy, and proposed collaborative, inclusive approaches for sustainable development.
  • Event Report

Summary Report: Systems Convening for Philanthropy for Inclusive Development.

  • Source : ISDM
  • 1 November 2024
This report summarises the first systems convening held by CPID at ISDM in September 2023, where funders, SPOs, and PSOs used systems thinking to reflect on philanthropic dilemmas in India. Themes include trust-based philanthropy, flexibility in funding, community participation, and the use of the Iceberg Model to uncover behavioural, institutional, and belief system barriers.
  • Blog

RBPM- The Missing Piece- Why RBPM is Essential for Social Change

  • Source : ISDM
  • 8 April 2024
Social change initiatives in India are driven by a collective desire to make a positive difference. Billions of dollars are poured into programs aimed at tackling complex issues like poverty, education, and healthcare. But often, the impact of these programs is difficult to measure, leading to a nagging question: are we truly achieving lasting change?This is where Results-Based Program Management (RBPM) steps in as the missing piece. RBPM is a structured approach that equips program managers with the skills and…
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