In this episode, Pranav Kothari spoke to Rathish Balakrishnan, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Sattva Consulting. Sattva is a development consultancy firm motivated by the vision of ending poverty in our lifetime.
Rathish and Pranav talked about ways to strengthen India's social sector through innovative funding methods like Development Impact Bonds, value-based funding, the Social Stock Exchange and more. They also spoke about how civil society organisations can achieve greater freedom and agency in their work, and how and when to create meaningful collaborations for social impact. Finally, they discussed the role of government in scaling social impact, COVID's impact on learning, and ways to actively involve parents in their children's education.