Seeking to construct a profession in social affect? The Publish Graduate Programme in Improvement Administration (PGPDM) by SP Jain Institute has helped over 300 professionals remodel into changemakers.

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“There’s a village far-off from the place I presently work referred to as “Chaurasi”. The title at all times intrigued me and I later discovered that it was as a result of the place was as soon as adorned with 84 temples. The temples now stand dilapidated, with scattered stones showcasing high-quality craftsmanship and a few engraved with intricate statues. Coming right here [SPJIMR], I noticed every participant because the stone of that temple, and this programme as shaping an edifice out of them.” In his farewell speech, Maulik Sisodia, the Govt Director of Tarun Bharat Sangh and son of Mr Rajendra Singh, the Waterman of India, shared these poignant phrases.

After dedicating 14 years to a corporation based by his father almost 5 many years in the past, centered on water conservation, Maulik Sisodia recognised that he and his group wanted to construct the capability to take the group to the subsequent stage and determined to hitch the Publish Graduate Programme in Improvement Administration (PGPDM) at SPJIMR, Mumbai.  

SPJIMR stands out for the socially accountable administration schooling and their PGPDM launched in 2011 isn’t any completely different. The overarching purpose of the programme is to develop value-based leaders who can innovate and remodel social sector organizations to make a bigger affect on society. By means of a singular mannequin that permits working professionals to attend courses while persevering with their jobs, the programme is a testomony to ‘studying by doing’. The programme is ideally fitted to professionals working in or aspiring to work for the social sector. The distinctive design and pedagogy of the programme are a results of an understanding that whereas the event sector wants to attract upon the administration ideas to get affect at scale, the standard company administration ideas are insufficient for the complicated social sector. The programme uniquely blends the realms of growth and administration, harmonizing concept and follow seamlessly. 

It was this distinctive mannequin of the programme that drew Satendra Singh Lilhare, Co-founder and CEO of a social enterprise, in direction of it. Within the distant corners of Chhattisgarh, stands tall Satendra’s group heartingly referred to as Bastar Se Bazaar Tak. It was born out of a deep understanding of the challenges confronted by tribal farmers to entry the marketplace for their produce and is now on a mission to uplift their lives. The journey from Bastar to the Bazaar is certainly a tough one and Satendra explains how the PGPDM at SPJIMR makes strolling the trail a little bit simpler. 

In a single assertion summarizing his expertise, he proudly expresses, “The programme made me a believer.” Initially, he had an understanding that the core values, imaginative and prescient, missions and goals of a corporation are outlined within the web site only for the sake of it; the core thought drifts too ceaselessly to be etched as strong statements and which is why many organizations outsource the duty of growing these concepts to exterior companies. Finally, his learnings from the PGPDM gave him a lot confidence and perception that he has not solely developed an unshakeable perception within the core values that his group will carry but additionally charted them out into full-blown implementation methods. No shock, throughout this system, Bastar se Bazaar Tak received the Tata Social Enterprise Problem (2020-21). 

One other alumnus Bhushan Kamble who graduated in 2023,  realized his management potential in the course of the programme and went on to construct his personal artisanal model ‘Vhaan’ which retails the best handcrafted leather-based merchandise by conventional leather-based craftsmen unfold throughout a number of villages of Western Maharashtra. Rising up within the chawls of Mumbai, Bhushan believes that these artisans from the countryside join us to the historical past of the world they arrive from via the tales they weave into every sew and design. The purpose of Vhaan is to revive this artwork kind’s authenticity whereas ensuring that the true storytellers take again the highlight and are handled with dignity. 

“The course taught me every little thing I wanted to learn about changing into a social entrepreneur. I realized learn how to suppose clearly, care for accounting & finance, undertake surveys, construct a group, design a challenge,  gauge the place we’re headed as a group, and most significantly, learn how to incorporate earlier learnings into new assignments,” he provides.

The assignments throughout PGPDM which necessitate drawing from varied programs all through the programme starting from Principle of Change to Program Design, Fundraising to program Analysis and Impression Evaluation, from Public Coverage to Advocacy & Networking and the sequence of administration programs ready Bhushan and different college students to adapt to an ever-changing social sector and apply the learnings in actual time situations.

Equally, Maulik doesn’t have one massive however many small takeaways from the course. He shares how the course offered worthwhile insights into aligning his grassroots work with SDGs and staying related within the evolving growth sector. Having at all times labored on the bottom, he thought programs like Advertising & Branding  Administration have been just for corporates. At this time, he has created the model tips for Tarun Bharat Sangh. New ideas just like the Principle of Change and Design Considering have been applied in his work leading to enhancements, together with a refined web site with a transparent imaginative and prescient and mission. 

Maulik concluded his farewell speech accepting the shift within the social views: “My home within the village has a window with iron bars. Our Bibi’s Suti Saree was used to cowl the window, similar to within the olden days. When it was sunny, the room would gentle up and when it showered, slight rain would enter the room. However no matter was occurring was occurring exterior. The curtain was so excessive that we might solely see individuals’s shadows past it. However throughout this programme final yr, one thing modified, or possibly you all made it occur. The string of the curtain loosened up, and it got here down a little bit. Now, I can look eye to eye into the society past. Now, as I am going again, I’ve to see these faces with a new perspective and apply what I’ve realized right here.” 

Nearly each pupil and graduate of PGPDM has an analogous story to inform; a narrative of non-public transformation for the transformation of the society. 

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