Leadership Blogs - by Anshuman Prasad, Director – Finance & Partnerships- Development Consortium Editorial Note: Every organisation has a visible story: programmes, impact, growth. But behind it, there is always a quieter force that shapes how all of this becomes possible: Financial leadership. In the early stages, finance is often seen as administrative—something that supports the work. What we don’t talk about as often is how it evolves into something far more central. A fu

Leadership Blogs - by Anamika Srivastava - Founder & CEO - Development Consortium Editorial Note: In this third reflection, Anamika Srivastava, Founder and CEO of Development Consortium (DC), writes about that shift. The moment when leadership moves from building an organisation to stewarding its future. This is Part 3 of a three-part reflection on what it truly takes to build and evolve an institution. Together, these reflections trace a leadership journey from survival, to

Leadership Blogs - by Anshuman Prasad, Director – Finance & Partnerships - Development Consortium Editorial Note: Knowing that financial leadership matters is one thing. Building an organisation where it actually functions that way is another . In Part 1 of this series , we explored why financial leadership is so often underestimated in non-profits, and what is quietly at risk when it remains on the margins. But awareness alone doesn't change how organisations are run. The h

Leadership Blogs - by Anamika Srivastava - Founder & CEO - Development Consortium Editorial Note: “There were months when salaries were paid from my own savings.” This is not a headline you usually see from a nonprofit CEO. In The Founder’s Saga, our CEO Anamika Srivastava shares the untold side of building Development Consortium - 3 AM fundraising anxiety, hard decisions, leading through fog, and learning to bend without breaking. This is Part 2 of a threefold reflection on

Leadership Blogs - by Anshuman Prasad, Director – Finance & Partnerships - Development Consortium Editorial Note: Non-profits are known for their causes, not their balance sheets. We often shed light on impact, equity, and change, but far less on what holds the light, that is, reserves, compliance, or cash flow. Yet every ambitious mission rests on a foundation of financial decisions made quietly and consistently over time. They do not shine. They hold the structure that allo

Leadership Blogs - by Karthikeyan R - Head - South India Programs - Development Consortium Editorial Note: Written by Karthigeyan R, Head - South India Programs at Development Consortium, this piece reflects on the recent pause in NGO access to government schools in Karnataka and how it has disrupted long-standing partnerships that strengthened teaching, infrastructure, and learning quality. While the government aims to protect classroom time, the blanket restrictions overlo