- There is a very strong under-current of dissatisfaction in urban India and amongst youth; The youth are sceptical and will not be swayed unless they to see a serious and credible effort, with high calibre leadership at the helm

- FTI’s strategic road-map is too high-level and will need to be filled in with a lot more detail (e.g. how and when do we expect to get from 70 to 1500)

- FTI’s policies need to be displayed more prominently on the website – even if they are work in progress

- FTI will need to have a very clear and credible strategy regarding fund-raising so that potential supporters can believe that they are backing a credible and “likely-to-win” team

- “Feet on the ground” will be/are critical as we build our organisation. How are we hoping to get supporters (not just leaders)? Why would they join FTI? Adharshila will help, I feel but it has been slow so far.

- Slides generally do not work well (in most cases). They are not very useful if one needs to rouse an audience; Even if they are used to convey information, brochures/pamphlets may be more helpful.

- A good grasp of the local language is *essential*. This helps in breaking the ice and creating a strong emotional connection which may not happen with English (even though the audience may be well educated and fluent in English)

Thanks all – especially to Ajay and LK without whose support and effort, this would have remained a pipe dream. I am also truly grateful to everyone who contributed and supported in whatever way they could.

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I also have a compilation of reports by other FTI members on this initiative. You can download this from the Docs and Slides box on the Links page. It is called FTI Outreach Reports

If you have the time (and the inclination), feel free to come to my talk at SGSITS today at 430pm (6th Jul). I realise this is very very last minute…so if it is not possible, I do understand.