Saanstha Organisation Development Programme

Saanstha is an intensive 8-month organisation development journey for senior leaders of mid-sized civil society organisations who are navigating growth, complexity, and leadership transitions.

Designed for women-led organisations and organisations working on gender themes, Saanstha supports founders and senior leaders to move from founder-centric functioning to shared leadership, stronger systems, and healthier organisational culture. The programme recognises organisations as living, evolving entities—and focuses on building internal capacities so leaders can steer growth sustainably from within.

Through a hybrid learning journey that combines in-person workshops, mentoring, and guided organisational reflection, leaders work on real-time organisational challenges while strengthening their own leadership practice. The emphasis is on clarity of vision, people and culture systems, role clarity, and building confident second-line leadership.

What participants gain

• A clearer, shared organisational vision and direction

• Stronger people, culture, and internal systems

• Improved role clarity and decision-making structures

• A strengthened second line of leadership and shared ownership

• A visible shift towards a more resilient and collaborative organisational culture
  

Who this is for

• Women-led or women co-founded organisations

• Organisations working on gender-related themes

• CSOs looking to intentionally build second-line leadership and sustainable people and culture practices
  

Eligibility details

• Registered CSOs with 5+ years of on-ground work

• Teams of 15+ employees

• Annual budgets of ₹40 lakhs and above
  

Programme details

• Duration: April 2026 – December 2026 (8 months)

• Mode: Hybrid (select in-person workshops are mandatory)

• Languages: English and Hindi

• Fee: No programme fee

• Cohort size: 15 NGOs
  

You can read more about the programme details and FAQs here.