December 21, 2023: Will You Be a Catalyst for India’s Medical Research Revolution?

Raising funds consistently posed challenges for us. Our donor pool was limited, primarily relying on reaching out to the same individuals whenever funding was required. Danamojo is a platform through which we collect our donations within India. They recently organized a program to help several NGOs to raise funds. This four-month initiative focused on institutionalizing retail fundraising. We submitted an application for the program and were fortunate to be selected.During that month, donations we raise wre being "matched" by Danamojo (our fundraising platform). Our target was Rs 15 lakhs! We had a campaign called - Will You Be a Catalyst…
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August 21, 2023: THIRST For AIIMS – Major progress

August 21, 2023: THIRST For AIIMS – Major progress

In our July 9 communication of Donor Connect, mentioned about the THIRST For AIIMS project being on the “take off mode”. July turned out to be great for us as we did sessions in AIIMS Raipur (July 14), AIIMS Guwahati (July 20) and AIIMS Kalyani (July 22). We had varied experiences with each institution as we planned the events. AIIMS Raipur gave us only 1.5 hours of time. AIIMS Guwahati gave three hours and Kalyani gave two three hour slots. We had offered a full day session to all. But over years I have figured out how to handle sessions…
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July 12, 2023: THIRST For AIIMS – Getting Started

July 12, 2023: THIRST For AIIMS – Getting Started

In our June 9 communication of Donor Connect, we had shared the wonderful news about getting an Educational Grant from Pfizer. With two months of planning, we are all set to conduct workshops and offer our ELearning courses to AIIMS Raipur, AIIMS Guwahati and AIIMS Kalyani. These workshops are happening in July. AIIMS Bhopal, Jodhpur, Rae Bareli and Nagpur have also given their nod, the dates being formalized are in process. We are all excited to move ahead. This project got its name from the name I had planned for my freelancing entity that I first started with – before…
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