Diary of a Rural Manager!

I was gifted a copy of The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham  from boss today. The Intelligent Investor was first published in 1949, and is a widely acclaimed book on value investing. The share market is in doldrums and people are exploring for the stocks and sectors that are likely to lead the next bull run. I have neither clue to lap up falling stocks nor money to check unproven models only on hope. Hence, this book is a prudent gift in the next level of personal development. I will be investing next few months in reading of 'The Intelligent Investor' accrued with Safal Niveshak blog , discussing share market with colleagues and  looking for  stock tips . I hope this will give me insights on value proposition and investments. Thanks Manab for such a timely gift.

The number one piece of advice a consultant at World Bank gave to the next generation of development professionals was to invest in skills development and continuously up-skill. Yet, the path of There’s no harm in sharing our failures. The only thing at stake is our egos. But too much embrace to failure suggests a thwarted glory. I pitched my candidacy as a social intrapreneur for 2020 cohort of Acumen India Fellows program . I got rejection in the last stage of flagship program during December 2019. I am learning each day how to be unburdened by historical failure and not becoming ecstatic with a minor success. Acumen India launched virtual bootcamp in January 2020 going beyond the flagship Program. I got selected today for inaugural Acumen Leadership Bootcamp in India. The Bootcamp will be a 6 – 8 week cohort based learning program, with a combination of individual / paired assignments and group calls. I will be summarizing my cumulative experiences at the end of course from the n...

Skill Development program for youth involves a large set of processes among which prominent are: Mobilization of Youths, Counseling and Identification of Youths, Identification of Training Institutes, Management of ongoing training institute, Monitoring and Management of training, Liaisoning with potential employers, Post Placement follow up etc. providing skill training to youth living in rural areas Mobilization of Youths: Mobilization phase generally focuses on getting people to enroll. The target groups for skilling are candidates in the age group 18 – 35 years from rural poor households. For Training Institutes (PIAs), an inability to mobilize properly results in a failure to meet targets. Process of Mobilization: 1. Identification of Potential area, Target Audience, Nature of job affinity of the youth and willingness for migration by candidates 2. Identification of Pro Active people (Sarpanch/ primary school headmaster/ SHG members/ PRI members/ GPLF & CRP associated...

Mr Nishant Chavan has originally shared the list of websites for employment in the Development Sector. I had added few in the list. This list gives access to job portals that would lead to a better employment scenario and less search time for exploring job opportunities. 1. Database for NGOs / Development / Social Impact Sector 2. http://www.ngobox.org/joblisting.php 3. http://www.nextbillion.net/jobsfeed.aspx 4.  http://www.globalcharityjobs.com/Jobs_board 5. http://www.idealist.org/search/v2/?search_type=job  6. http://jobs.thegiin.org/jobs 7. http://www.iimjobs.com/k/ngo-jobs-133.html 8.  http://www.jobisjob.co.in/mumbai/ngo/jobs 9. http://www.jobsforgood.com/jobs.html 10. https://www.indeed.co.in/jobs?q=NGO&l=India 11.  http://www.careesma.in/jobs?q=ngo&lc=India 12.  http://www.devnetjobsindia.org 13. http://www.indevjobs.org/ 14. http://www.karmany.org/jobs 15. https://www.devex.com/en/jobs 16. http://www.thebetter...

There’s a new group of youths who are restless and constantly looking for challenging work in Non profit sector. So how can a candidate look for organizations that can utilize their skills for its benefit? I am sharing an updated list of top job sites by field and region. This post will be useful for aspiring candidates looking for a job in Non Profit, development, or humanitarian work. Charityjob (UK) Idealist (General + Global) Impact Pool (General + Global) ICT4DJobs (tech + Development) SID-W (Development) Humentum (Development) Devex (Development) GlobalJobs (Development) UNJobs (Development + Humanitarian) ReliefWeb (Humanitarian Assistance) ALNAP (Humanitarian) PCDN (Social Impact ) NGOJobBoard (US Nonprofit) NationalNonprofits (US nonprofit) NTEN (Nonprofit + Tech) RezScore (Nonprofit) Commongood (US Nonprofit) Chronicle of Philanthropy (Nonprofit) BOND (Europe) Eurojobs (Europe)  Third Sector Jobs (UK) CharityVillage (Canada ) Ethical Jobs (Austral...