People's profit

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

The measure of a non-profit's success is when

people, specially the more marginalised sections for whom they are set up for, profit by their work. It may not necessarily be about organising x number of programmes. Quantity may count, but quality must count as well. Also, there has to be empathy, not charity towards the section that one is... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Some people are part of non-profits for publicity and

only do things in them that will get them into the limelight. Others slog behind the curtains towards the objectives for which the non-profit was set up. I don't like the limelighters, nor the modesty people. I like people who will work sincerely and committedly towards the cause and if the cause... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Special Economic Zones the world over are recipes for disaster for the

local people. What's special about special economic zones? For whom are they special? If someone should profit from the special economic zones, it has to be the marginalised sections of society. But they are even further marginalised by such zones, as these zones are allotted to big time big mioney... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Different organisational styles under one roof?

Sometimes there are such differences in organisational styles that it seems impossible for certain persons to function together under the roof of one organisation. In such situations, is it better that they still try in the interests of the cause that they are fighting for or would it serve the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Independence Day in India - today what's the role of non-profits?

Is that about peple's profit? Yes and no. We do not have colonialism, so that's a gain. But we have neo-colonialism. That's a loss. How does a non-profit engage with this kind of situation? After Independence, Some non-profits took upon themselves the task of nation-building and that was possibly... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 20, 2007

Actions, words, feelings, thoughts, dreams, reality....who am I

My actions speak louder than words, My words speak louder than feelings My feelings speak louder than thoughts; My thoughts speak louder than dreams My dreams speak louder than reality - Who am I? A non-profit, a people's profit!!! Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

If people have to profit, then people must participate in the process

towards profit. Non-profits are usually perceived as groups of volunteers or groups that get funds that get spent for the particular social cause that the non-profit stands for and where there is no commercial value to the work. But nowadays given the need for non-profits and the need for the time... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Can the Government itself be an enterprise in people's hands?

No, not a public private partnership, but a public enterprise with all the services rendered together as a whole. Just like every enterprise has a social responsibility, so too this can be the case with this Government enterprise of governance? At the same care is taken that there is no... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

For people to be able to profit from development, they must have the space

to plan that development. To have the space, they have to be organised to demand the space, and to go ahead and actually press for it. No one with privileges will actually easily give up the wide berth they have. After all, they stand to gain from the status quo - the situation as it is. What do you... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Profit or loss?

Profit or loss When working with Government or Profit or loss With people's empowerment? Calculations how? I want to know now For the lines are blurred When the sops are stirred. The sops dissolve Like sugar in the non-profit And before you know you're like the sugar-coated State - like it? Sign in to see full entry.

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