Thursday Email – The Story Of Our Full Hearts And Empty Pockets
Namaste!
Our Thursday Emails started at the beginning of this year, and we have not missed writing to you even for a single Thursday ever since. We cultivated this practice to ensure that our work remains transparent and the evolution of KnowYourStar becomes a collective effort rather than just that of our team. All the responses and connections we have received through these emails have shaped our journey.
While we have been sharing all our happiness and success stories with you, we feel it’s only right to not shy away from sharing our pain points as well. Of late, our friends and well-wishers have been concerned about our survival strategy considering that our salary conditions have not been great since we jumped into this full time 15 months ago. Our co-founder- Jaideep Rao, has not even been drawing a salary to enable that of his team members. We have pretty much exhausted our savings and are at crossroads where important decisions need to be taken. You can read more about it here –
So the question is while our hearts, efforts and conviction in our work is full, we often find our pockets empty. Our fundraising efforts are often met with “But aren’t you an NGO?”, “Then why did you quit your job?”, “You signed up for this!” These are certain questions we are holding –
- Do you think my team and I should pause/abandon our mission just because we lacked funds?
- Do you think we should deny ourselves a decent lifestyle just because we are striving to impact the lives of the less privileged?
- Do you believe in us; if yes, can you help?
Recommended reads for this week –
- Volunesia Diaries – A Volunesian’s Musings Expressed In A Lovely Poem
- Volunesia Diaries – Taking The Kids On A Cinematic Journey [Video]
Pranita Bhat
Co-Founder at KnowYourStar
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