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Resources

Practical material, not a reading list for its own sake

Everything here is meant to be used in the next project you're working on — not filed away.

Building

Starter kits for social entrepreneurs

Step-by-step guides for turning a community-level idea into a working plan — problem definition, early validation, and a simple operating model.

In progress — first kit publishing soon
SDGs

Toolkits for SDG localization

Frameworks for translating global SDG targets into action a single community or organization can actually take.

Localizing the SDGs (external)
Fundraising

Pitch deck templates

Structure and sequencing that experienced advisors actually look for, before a single slide of design.

Y Combinator's startup library (external)
Funding

How to write a grant proposal

A clear walkthrough of what funders actually read for — need, approach, budget, and evidence of capacity.

Candid's grant-writing guide (external)
Data

Open-source SDG project maps

See what's already being tried, where, and by whom — before designing something from scratch.

UN SDG Data Portal (external)
Reading

Recommended books, videos & podcasts

Poor Economics (Banerjee & Duflo) and Doughnut Economics (Kate Raworth) on the economics of development; the How I Built This podcast for founder-level detail on what actually goes wrong.

Curated list expanding regularly

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