From CSRBOX research and advisory

Impact Practice Library

Reports, methodologies, toolkits, insights and case studies grounded in real Indian programmes.

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Assam ECD District Lab · Year 1 Impact Report
ImpactLens Research · Assam, India

Findings from year one of the Assam district ECD lab covering foundational learning and caregiver capacity.

18 Jun 2026412
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BRSR Scan · Top 500 India Companies
CSRBOX Research · India

A structured review of BRSR disclosures across the top 500 India-listed companies.

10 May 2026720
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India Fundraising Outlook FY26
GiveWell India Collective · India

A synthesis of donor sentiment, giving trends and pipeline signals across large India NGOs.

20 Apr 2026512
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Public-System ECD Partnerships · What Actually Works
Bharat Public Systems Lab · India · Multiple states

Insights from a decade of state-government ECD collaborations.

22 Nov 2025214
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Blended Finance India Annual Review 2026
Blended Finance India Network · India

Deal flow, structures and outcomes across catalytic-first Indian blended-finance facilities.

5 Feb 2026380
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Theory of Change · Method Note
CSRBOX Impact Academy · India

How and when to use theory of change, with worked examples from Indian ECD and livelihoods programmes.

1 Feb 2026
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Baseline Study · Method Note
ImpactLens Research · India

Baseline design, sample framing, indicator selection and common failure modes.

10 Feb 2026
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SROI · Method Note
CSRBOX Impact Academy · India

A practitioner's SROI walkthrough with treatment of stakeholders, deadweight and drop-off.

22 Mar 2026
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Outcome Evaluation · Method Note
ImpactLens Research · India

Structuring an outcome evaluation, counterfactual reasoning and pragmatic designs.

5 Dec 2025
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Contribution Analysis · Method Note
ImpactLens Research · India

When RCTs aren't feasible — contribution analysis for complex programmes.

10 Nov 2025
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Qualitative Research · Method Note
SafeSpaces Trust · India

Interviews, focus groups, ethnography and the ethics of qualitative work.

18 Apr 2026
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Theory of Change Canvas
CSRBOX Impact Academy · Global

A printable ToC canvas for team workshops.

10 Feb 20261284
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Indicator Bank · ECD & Learning
ImpactLens Research · India

500+ ECD and foundational-learning indicators with definitions and sources.

5 Mar 2026640
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Consent Checklist
SafeSpaces Trust · India

Consent process checklist for community research and volunteering.

15 Apr 2026380
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Data Quality Checklist
ImpactLens Research · India

Data-quality assessment checklist for MEL teams.

20 May 2026210
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Learning Agenda Template
CSRBOX Impact Academy · India

Structured template for building an organisation-wide learning agenda.

22 Jun 2026
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Why NGO Budgets Underprice True Cost
Amit Gupta · India

Practitioner insight on the systemic mispricing of NGO operating costs.

8 May 2026
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Responsible AI in Social-Impact Programmes
Divya Sharma · India

Practical guardrails for deploying AI copilots inside NGOs and CSR teams.

18 Jun 2026
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JanSaathi in Barpeta · What Adjacent District Learning Looked Like
CSRBOX Impact Academy · Assam, India

How the JanSaathi field team scaled adjacent-district ECD delivery.

22 May 2026172
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Skills-Based Volunteering with a Large IT Employer
CSRBOX Impact Academy · India · Multi-state

A 6-month skills-based volunteering pilot pairing engineers with district NGOs.

10 Jul 2026