Alex Counts, Author at COP SANDBOX

Alex Counts

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Alex Counts is the executive director of the India Philanthropy Alliance, the past president of the American India Foundation and Grameen Foundation, an adjunct professor at the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, a consultant to mission-driven organizations, and the author of Changing the World Without Losing Your Mind: Leadership Lessons From Three Decades of Social Entrepreneurship and Small Loans, Big Dreams: Grameen Bank and the Microfinance Revolution in Bangladesh, America and Beyond.

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Tips for Creating a Successful Young Professionals Program

Young professionals may not have a lot of money to donate, but they can offer their time, energy, and ideas. Here’s how several nonprofits in India get young people involved in their work.

by Alex Counts, Sejal Desai and Jay Sehgal

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How Nonprofits Can Better Engage Young People

Ways to market to them, make events more youth-friendly, and recruit people under 40 to your board.

by Alex Counts, Sejal Desai and Jay Sehgal

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8 Things Nonprofit Leaders Could Do Now If Their Work Is On Hold

For those with downtime during the crisis: catch up with important advisers and peers, focus on ways to strengthen your organization, pursue professional development and more, says one former chief executive.