The trauma from the second Covid surge is still fresh in India. We conducted surveys with 60 jobholders from six partner companies across India to find out what they are experiencing and what support they need.
What does it take to keep going?
Ten years ago this month, we were three founders of a fledgling non-profit organization. None of us had ever started nor run a non-profit. None of us had formal fundraising experience, nor were we independently wealthy. But what we did have was deep, lived experience in building programs for extremely poor communities.
Measuring Impact isn’t Easy, but We’ve Done it Since Day One: Meet Upaya’s IM Dream Team
10 Things We Have Learned in 10 Years
How Upaya's Community Rallied Around Our Partner Companies in India
These Companies Are Building A More Sustainable Planet
Uncovering Hidden Gender Wage Inequalities
Making Space for Strong Women To Be Themselves
Let's not waste this crisis
How Measuring Impact Looks Different During COVID-19
On-the-ground survey data is extremely important in informing Upaya’s impact work in India. With COVID-19 disrupting this practice, at a time when information from the field is more crucial than ever, we had to adapt. Here’s what you should know to effectively collect survey data during the age of COVID-19.
Now More Than Ever
Navigating Turbulent Waters: Upaya’s Three Wave Strategy
It would be easy to feel paralyzed by the scale of the COVID-19 crisis. And yet, this is a time when we need to be decisive, clear on our strategy, and deliberately moving forward to accomplish our goals. That’s why we are thinking about this in three phases: immediate relief, short-term stabilization and long-term expansion.
Virtual Reality: Making an Online Fundraiser Connect with Donors
50,000 Jobs by 2022
Let's Acknowledge the Real Value—and Cost—of Measuring Impact
Recent findings reveal a sharp increase in investors who are systematically reporting on the impact of their portfolios. We should not, however, rest on our laurels until we remove the roadblocks that are preventing smaller, lesser-resourced investors from fully adopting impact measurement and management (IMM) practices.
All About Outcomes: SoPact Webinar
Can You Quantify Net Good?
Why the Impact First vs Finance First Debate in Impact Investing Shouldn’t Be a Debate
More of our fellow impact investors are proudly pronouncing that they are deploying their capital to have impact and that their financial goals are more modest. These “impact first” investors are moving out of the defensive crouch that seemed to characterize this approach in the early years of the industry.
