We enter the social sector believing we are here to change the world! What we rarely question is the system we inherit while trying to do so.

In The Nonprofit Paradox, Nehal Gandhi uncovers the hidden economics and contradictions that shape the nonprofit sector and what that means for the future of philanthropy.

Written in the aftermath of the dismantling of USAID, the world's largest aid agency, this book reflects on the fragility of the nonprofit systems and the opportunity to rebuild hem. Drawing on two decades of experience in international development and philanthropy, the book blends interviews, personal stories from India and the United States, and data to unpack how the business of nonprofits really operates. Nehal Gandhi writes not as an outsider criticizing the sector, but as someone who has loved it, built within it, and wrestled with its limits.

The Nonprofit Paradox invites readers to see nonprofits not only through the lens of charity, but through purpose, financial sustainability, and the structures required for lasting change.

For anyone who believes philanthropy can - and must - do better.