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What does Learning & Development mean to Atma? How important is it on an organisational level? As an organisation that focuses on the capacity building of education NGOs in India, we practice what we preach by fostering an environment of continuous learning among our staff.  Learning and development (L&D) is a core component of an Atma employee’s work. Over the past year, Atma has been running frequent L&D workshops- these are run by staff for staff and cover a variety of topics.  The topics covered in these sessions help support four thematic groups- making Atma an effec ..read more

Introducing Devyani, an engineering graduate with an impressive resume and a passion for the social sector. She speaks to us about why she wanted Atma on her resume and the connections she’s made in her volunteer journey.  Devyani, tell us a little about your background and work history so far? I am an engineering graduate and completed my graduation in 2018, post which I joined a start-up called Josh Talks, an impact-based media company. I knew I didn’t want to work with engineering, I wanted to do something in the development sector. I worked as a project manager with Josh Talks for abo ..read more

Sparsha Trust is an NGO aimed at improving the lives of vulnerable children through education. They focus on the many reasons that may prevent children from learning the skills they need to succeed. Untrained teachers, overcrowded classrooms, lack of career guidance and financial constraints that families face all contribute to this massive problem. Over six million talented kids drop out of school every year or receive an education that isn’t sufficient to help them achieve their dreams. Education is key to helping these kids reach their full potential and yet these problems, compounded by th ..read more

Meet Harinee, a biotechnology graduate turned recruitment director. She speaks to us about her wide range of experience in the social sector and how volunteering at Atma has helped her along her journey.  Harinee, tell us a little about your background and work history so far? I studied biotechnology and was working as a research associate. I then joined the Young India fellowship because I wanted to move into the social impact space. This was a good opportunity to study as well as pivot my career in a different direction to science. I was with Young India for a year and then joined Teach ..read more

Meet Astha, a science graduate from Delhi University and a Teach for India fellow. Astha gives us insight into how she got involved with Atma and what volunteering has meant to her. ‘I came across the organisation some time back, through a Teach for India webinar. I have always thought that there are so many organisations that are not maximising their resources and talent. I wanted to know, how can we increase their existing capacity and not build more organisations? I went through the Atma website and read volunteer interviews and testimonials which motivated me (hopefully this one will too ..read more

Introducing Izabella, a highly skilled professional, speaks to us about pivoting her career into the social sector and how volunteering at Atma has helped her along her journey. Atma volunteers have all kinds of backgrounds and bring a diverse skill set to the organisation. Izabella, who is originally from Brazil, began her career in the Brazil Stock Exchange in the innovation sector. She had dipped her toes in the social sector at the beginning of her career and is now pivoting her career in that direction by studying social innovation management at the Amani Institute in Berlin. “During this ..read more

Written by Sneha Arora Let’s start by addressing the elephant in the room – Fundraising is a Pandora’s box for most small and mid-sized NGOs in India. One enters the development sector with the assumption that funding will follow strong program delivery and impact. But that’s not always the case. We have seen NGOs delivering strong programs, but falling prey to either organizational or systemic deficiencies impacting fundraising. Successful fundraising requires a triad – strong program results, organizational capabilities, and a conducive environment. Organizational capabilities refer to the i ..read more

Written by Vanita Kariappa, Lead Consultant If you are an existing or an aspiring Consultant in the social sector, this article is for you! With a mere 4 years of Consulting at Atma, I have learned so much about this sector, the leaders and entrepreneurs of NGOs, the job of a Consultant, and also the vision of providing quality education to all children. I hope this article is able to give you an insight into being an Atma Consultant and to do that, I have listed 7 Best Practices that every Atma Consultant must follow and these best practices can also be applied in your day-to-day work if you ..read more

We are excited to announce the launch of a unique grant worth INR 5 lakhs. The grant is an initiative of Tarachand Ramnath Seva Trust (TRST) in collaboration with TBL Consultancy services. Atma is the implementing and capacity-building partner in this grant.  What makes this grant unique is that it will provide an opportunity for NGOs in Pune to receive 6 months of customised capacity-building support worth INR 2.5 lakhs and an additional, unrestricted fund of INR 2.5 lakhs.  5 NGOs will be selected in this cohort. We encourage NGOs with operations in Pune to apply soon before 30th ..read more