Overview
Not-for-profits are pivotal to India’s education outcomes—supporting early years, K-12, skilling, teacher development, and community programs. They must demonstrate impact credibly, comply with evolving regulations, and scale cost-effectively. RAYSolute partners with leadership teams to design programs that deliver learning gains and durable institutional capacity.
Common Challenges
- Impact clarity: diffuse theories of change, weak baselines, and inconsistent evidence practices.
- Funding mix: over‑dependence on a few donors; limited CSR/government diversification and multi‑year commitments.
- Program quality & scale: curriculum fidelity, facilitator capability, and operating playbooks across geographies.
- Compliance & safeguards: FCRA/accounting controls, data privacy, child protection, and partner due diligence.
- Storytelling & trust: translating outcomes into donor‑ready narratives with credible dashboards.
Our Approach
- Strategy & ToC: sharpen mission, outcomes, and portfolio; build a measurable Theory of Change and OKRs.
- Program design: evidence‑informed pedagogy, facilitator guides, training, and QA; accessibility & inclusion.
- M&E & impact: baseline/endline designs, sampling, tools, data collection SOPs, dashboards, and SROI stories.
- Fundraising & CSR: donor segmentation, value propositions, proposals & reporting calendars, and stewardship.
- Compliance & safeguards: FCRA/12A/80G processes with advisors; policies for child protection, data privacy, and grievance.
- Operations & scale: SOPs, partner vetting, training-of-trainers, and tech enablement (LMS/ERP/MIS).
Outcomes
- Measured learning gains: credible evidence of reading/numeracy or employability improvements linked to program dosage.
- Diversified, stable funding: CSR/government/multi‑year grants and stronger renewal rates.
- Program fidelity at scale: trained facilitators, QA visits, and performance dashboards across districts.
- Risk‑aware operations: audit‑ready documentation and compliant, safe delivery environments.
Why Us
- Education‑specialist lens: deep content + delivery expertise across early years, K‑12, and skilling.
- Evidence & equity: rigorous M&E with inclusion & safeguarding built in.
- Trusted networks: access to CSR partners, state ecosystems, and implementation collaborators.
- From playbooks to handholding: we co‑create templates, trainings, and reviews for durable capacity.