1. Future of Impact Collaborative - At the start of the Covid-19 crisis, Atma convened the Future of Impact Collaborative in collaboration with other sector intermediaries. The objective of the Collab was to enable information sharing and provide NGOs with tools to respond speedily to the unfolding crisis. The FOI Collaborative bought together social sector intermediaries from diverse areas of expertise to ensure that NGOs across the country have access to a support network.
Based on the positive feedback and success of the FOI 1.0 Collaborative, FO1 2.0 was designed.Future of Impact Collaborative (FOI) 2.0 is designed as an ecosystem-level collaborative supporting grassroots NGOs and has come up with the Common Minimum Programme.
The Common Minimum Programme focuses on building ‘common minimum capacities’, i.e. the most critical organisational capacities needed to thrive in the social sector in the country. The programme has below mentioned focus areas:
Strengthen financial planning & management systems
Strengthen programme design and delivery
Attract and manage talent
Be more effective at fundraising
Establish a digital presence
2. TaRa AtmaNirbhar Grant - Atma has partnered with Tarachand Ramnath Seva Trust (TRST) to design an innovative grant which not only funds NGO programmes but instead builds capabilities in them which will last longer. The grant is called the “TRST AtmaNirbhar Grant” and will be rewarded to the most deserving NGOs in Pune.
The grant will be to catalyse the self-sufficiency of 7 high potential NGOs in Pune on the occasion of India’s independence.
6 selected NGOs will be given access to 6 months of dedicated, customised capacity-building support by Atma which will be provided in 2 formats:
1. Workshops: 3 workshops on common capacity needs for the cohort
Customised projects: 3 projects per NGO will be designed & handed over to the NGO. The support they might need to implement will be provided by us during this period.
2. Grant Support - Each of the 7 NGOs will be provided support to the extent of Rs. 5 lakhs each:
Rs. 2.5 lakhs/NGO - In the form of capacity-building support from Atma
Rs. 2.5 lakh/NGO - In the form of an unrestricted grant (can be used towards building capacity through adopting technology, hiring staff etc.)
3. Intermediary Database - Launched in 2020, Pay-What-It-Takes India Initiative is an ecosystem building initiative and a collaborative effort of A.T.E. Chandra Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, EdelGive Foundation, Forbes Marshall Group, Ford Foundation, and The Bridgespan Group (anchor partners). The initiative intends to enable and accelerate a stronger and more resilient NGO sector that invests in its true costs.
The Database provides access to a curated list of 100 organizations and independent professionals, specializing in offering organizational development support to NGOs.