​This report explores the evolving role of NGOs in supporting women's economic empowerment through collective enterprises, highlighting key challenges, enabling conditions, and pathways for sustainable impact.

A behind-the-scenes look at how niiti co-designed a participatory, adaptable evaluation framework for the Women’s Financial Inclusion Initiative to enhance fintech impact and women’s agency. The process combined community insights, strategic alignment, and visual clarity to foster inclusive, data-driven innovation.

This study explores how governance indicators influence environmental policy processes in Indian cities by examining air pollution, dengue, and extreme heat across Delhi, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad. It reveals the contextual importance of indicators like transparency and participation, while proposing four additional dimensions including gender-inclusivity and informality.

This piece explores how building a culture of evaluation, distinct from standard M&E, can drive continuous learning, program improvement, and accountability. It highlights participatory processes, leadership commitment, and resource prioritization as critical to embedding sustainable evaluation practices across organizations.

This paper showcases how a participatory and consultative approach to developing a Theory of Change (ToC) can bridge power dynamics and foster collaboration within development ecosystems. Using a South Asian case study, it highlights seven adaptable pathways to make ToCs more inclusive, context-specific, and rooted in evaluation culture.

This paper explores talent acquisition and management practices in India’s social enterprise sector, highlighting motivations, challenges, and HR trends based on insights from 71 organizations and 59 professionals. It reveals a growing interest from mainstream talent, with passion, purpose, and flexibility driving entry—while salary expectations remain a key barrier at mid-senior levels.

This blog highlights how a robust Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) framework can drive more effective and efficient CSR, helping organizations move from activity-based giving to achieving measurable, long-term impact.