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Increased role for CSR would instantly transfer into increased engagement of employees

Shalabh Sahai (SS), Co-Founder & Director, iVolunteer is an alumnus of the prestigious Rural Management programme at IRMA. Dismayed at how oblivious skilled professionals were to the languishing social sector, iVolunteer came into being and made professional, skill-based volunteering a reality in India. The first and perhaps only one of its kind, iVolunteer is a social […]

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How I polished my GYAN with GYAN+

As a person, I enjoy learning things – online and offline. Marketing, Branding, Project Management are some of my favourite areas of learning. Being in charge of managing training programs for non-profits in Bangalore, it often doesn’t give me the chance to simply participate in these sessions. And here I was, at the GYAN+ training with […]

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Here’s a list of things you can do for #GoodDeedsDay

Good Deeds Day is an annual tradition of good deeds. Millions of people around the world choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, no matter how big or small to improve the lives of others and positively change the world. Choose a […]

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#GoodDeedsDay

Good Deeds Day! Good Deeds Day is an annual tradition of good deeds. Millions of people around the world choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, no matter how big or small to improve the lives of others and positively change the […]

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The Most Important Thing – Brand Your Organization

The 5-day GYAN+ programme organised by iVolunteer, Mumbai in collaboration with the Singapore International Foundation from 27th February to 3rd March 2017 on “Management Skills Training For Social Sector Project” was excellent. Subjects covered like Theory of Change, Project Management, Branding, Marketing & Communications and Leadership are highly useful to NGOs. Such programmes would help […]

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Aarti Madhusudan: #PowerInYou

Apart from being the founder of Governance Counts, an initiative that helps strengthen the Boards of NGOs. She is an alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore and has worked both in India and abroad on the subject of good governance. Within iVolunteer, […]

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Neha Shrivastava: #PowerInYou

      Neha Shrivastava, who grabbed her first work opportunity as a volunteer in a Primary Health center located in the small town of Katra in Jammu. She counselled people on primary health care, avoiding self-medication and preventive health care. Volunteering experience has helped Neha understand what she should look for in a volunteer […]

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Anubha Sharma – #PowerInYou

    After 20 years of working in the corporate dominion, Anubha took a detour from the service industry to serve humanity. In 2012, she set up an NGO called Angel Xpress Foundation (AXF). This platform connects educated adults who want to give back to school going children from slums through tutoring, mentoring programs that […]

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Swati Ingole: #PowerInYou

    Every year we acknowledge Men’s achievement and their contribution to our society as a great success but the self-made women of our country who fight against all odds are often unrecognised and unacknowledged for their achievements. So this year at iVolunteer we decided to interview some of these powerful women who are challenging […]

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Prarthana Prateek Kaul : #PowerInYou

    Meet Mrs. Prarthana Prateek Kaul, a cause marketer, motivational trainer, consultant & co-founder of GiftAbled. She started GiftAbled as a social enterprise which strives to create an ecosystem of like-minded individuals and collectively build a disabled-friendly, just, sensitive and healthy society. A multi-talented, multi-skilled woman with a decade long experience in the development […]