• Media Article

Effects of Data Science in Education Across Workforce

  • Source : Simplilearn
  • 1 June 2025
This article examines the widespread effects of data science on education and its implications for the global workforce. It discusses how data science is transforming teaching and learning methodologies, enabling personalized education, and providing insights into student performance. Furthermore, the piece explores how a data-literate workforce is becoming increasingly vital across various sectors, highlighting the need for educational institutions to integrate data science skills into curricula to prepare individuals for future job markets and drive innovation.
  • Case Study

Dhwani Rural Information Systems: Bridging the Technological Divide

  • Source : ISDM
  • 1 June 2023
This case study explores the journey of Dhwani Rural Information Systems, a social enterprise founded in 2012 by engineers Sunandan Madan and Swapnil Aggarwal. Focused on integrating technology into social sector organisations without disrupting their core functions, Dhwani has identified and standardised solutions for common technology challenges. The case highlights the need for a hybrid culture balancing development and technology, addressing challenges in talent sourcing, retention, and learning. With over 120 employees and 50+ projects, Dhwani’s experience offers insights for practitioners and researchers on building resilient, mission-driven social enterprises in competition with private sector talent demands.
  • Case Study

Atma: Education, Inclusion and Acceleration

  • Source : ISDM
  • 1 June 2023
This case study traces the journey of Atma, an “accelerator” for education NGOs in India since 2007, providing strategic consulting and capacity-building support. With a team of professionals transitioning from corporate to development sectors, Atma exemplifies the motivations behind such career shifts. It also runs a volunteering programme, placing skilled private-sector professionals in partner NGOs to enhance their organisational growth. The case highlights Atma’s impact in addressing a key need of small and mid-sized NGOs, capacity building, to help them mobilise resources, develop capabilities, and navigate challenges in their mission-driven work.
  • Case Study

Danamojo: Sustaining A Relational Platform

  • Source : ISDM & CSIP
  • 1 May 2023
This case study explores the journey of Dhaval Udani and danamojo, a social enterprise founded in 2016 to enhance charitable giving in India through digital technology. Focused on trust, transparency, and commitment, danamojo represents a new wave of organisations bringing specialised expertise to civil society while preserving its ethos. Despite being a young organisation, the case delves into its founder’s motivations, platform development, resource challenges, and culture of integrity. It highlights that beyond ideas, funds, and expertise, qualities like diligence, determination, and commitment are key to sustaining a meaningful and impactful social enterprise.
  • Case Study

Arghyam: A praxis on regenerating a groundwater civilisation

  • Source : ISDM & CSIP
  • 1 May 2023
Arghyam began as a funding organisation and has grown into a key voice in India’s water ecosystem. By 2022, it was collaborating with various organisations to advance water security solutions. This case study examines Arghyam’s strategic shifts, particularly its 2018 pivot towards leveraging digital technology for scalable impact. The transition required internal realignment, new engagement models, and enhanced capabilities while maintaining a lean structure. Arghyam’s journey highlights how addressing complex challenges does not always require vast resources but rather strategic agility, intentional decision-making, and a sustained commitment to a singular philanthropic cause.
  • Case Study

Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA): Instituting an ideal

  • Source : ISDM & CSIP
  • 1 March 2023
This case study traces the journey of Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA), a Mumbai-based NGO co-founded in 1984 by Minar Pimple and his peers to develop an indigenous model of social work. Despite India’s changing landscape, YUVA remains committed to empowering marginalised youth, fostering social justice, and upholding feminist ideals. The case explores YUVA’s evolution, leadership transitions, financial struggles, and resilience. It also highlights the role of academic spaces in shaping civil society and offers insights into how a feminist organisation operates, providing a valuable perspective on organisational development and talent management in the social sector.
  • Case Study

Ummeed Child Development Center: A hope for Acceptance

  • Source : ISDM & CSIP
  • 1 March 2023
This case study explores the journey of Ummeed Child Development Center, a Mumbai-based non-profit dedicated to developmental disabilities in children. Founded by developmental paediatrician Vibha Krishnamurthy, Ummeed has played a pioneering role in bringing these disabilities into public discourse and fostering holistic awareness and interventions. By transforming parental anxiety into a collective, supportive process, it has become a key reference for childhood disabilities. The case also examines how Ummeed sustains a culture of care, integrating diverse expertise while staying true to its mission. It speaks to management practitioners, parents, and society at large, offering hope and inclusivity.
  • Case Study

Good Business Lab: Designing for Wellbeing

  • Source : ISDM & CSIP
  • 2 March 2023
This case study explores the journey of Good Business Lab (GBL), a non-profit founded in Bengaluru in 2017, now operating across India, the USA, and Latin America. GBL applies research to encourage businesses, especially in labour-intensive industries, to invest in worker wellbeing. By blending rigorous research with a balanced business-worker approach, it has carved a unique niche in India’s social sector. With nearly 100 employees, GBL focuses on organisational design, sustainability, and embedding wellbeing—its core research theme—into its own practices, offering insights into building a research-driven, impact-focused organisation in a dynamic, global landscape.
  • Book

A New Era of Giving

  • Source : ISDM
  • 2 March 2023
The act of giving is deeply entrenched in Indian culture, a virtue that has only grown with time. Philanthropy in India is growing at a steady pace, with a surge in funds and advancements in practices. The question remains, how can this redistribution of wealth be effectively harnessed to achieve transformative social change and more inclusive development? In A New Era of Giving, thought leaders from India and abroad share their insights and perspectives on the challenges and issues to be addressed to make a shift from a charitable model of support to an approach that prioritises social justice.
  • Case Study

Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action (SNEHA): An ethos of care

  • Source : ISDM & CSIP
  • 1 January 2023
This case study explores the journey of SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action), a public health non-profit founded in Mumbai in 1999. Rooted in India’s tradition of community-driven healthcare, SNEHA focuses on prevention, maternal and child health, and reducing reliance on institutional care. From modest beginnings, it now manages Rs. 29 crore in funds, scaling pilot projects into large interventions. The case examines how SNEHA’s adaptive approach, organisational culture, and technology adoption have enabled it to sustain high-quality care with a team of 500 staff and 6,000 volunteers in densely populated urban settlements.
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