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February 2, 2024:Why does the stick work better than the carrot?

On 23rd January Vasumathi Sriganesh delivered a lecture on literature searching at the Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in Mumbai for their Post graduate students. An enthusiastic lot, they scored very well in the small post test that we normally give at the end of such events. But here is something very thought provoking. In the Feedback Section of the form, we asked a question -  "Do you think Literature Searching should be taught in the curriculum"? All of them answered - "Yes" But - for the question -  "Will you register for our courses and complete them" - Only one student said Yes.…
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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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