Archive · 18 Aug 2025
New 'Playbook' Guides Non-profits to Scale Up Like Startups
Some entrepreneurs have written a 'playbook' to help non-profits grow like tech startups.
The playbook gives advice to non-profits, so they can help many more people.
A "non-profit unicorn" is an organization that helps a million people.
The goal is to help these non-profits fix big problems like poverty and lack of education.
They do this by providing the resources needed to make a bigger difference.
By helping them grow bigger, they can make a bigger difference in India.
Entrepreneurs launched 'The Playbook for Non-profit Unicorns' to help NGOs scale.
The playbook aims to provide field-tested lessons to help Indian development sector.
Non-profit unicorns are organizations impacting a million people or 5% of their target.
Change Engine accelerator helps founders build non-profit unicorns.
Non-profits address market failures and are crucial for systemic change in India.
- Who
- Entrepreneurs and Change Engine.
- What
- A playbook and accelerator to help non-profits scale.
- When
- Recently.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- To help non-profits have a greater impact and address social issues.
- Playbook Name
- 'The Playbook for Non-profit Unicorns'
- Target Audience
- Non-profits
- Unicorn Definition
- Impacting a million people
- Focus
- Scaling non-profits
- Initiative Goal
- Systemic change and economic progress in India