Gurugram, July 2 -- Eighty per cent of India's most impactful nonprofits startups-- referred to as "nonprofit unicorns" -- have achieved large-scale success by partnering with the government, according to a report by accelerator for nonprofits Change Engine.

Nonprofit unicorns are organizations that have created meaningful impact for at least one million people or 5 per cent of their target population.

According to the report, 41 per cent of these nonprofits secured their first government partnership within a year of initial outreach. Even more notably, 42 per cent were able to break through via cold outreach -- reaching out directly to government officials with prepared materials and proposals.

Varun Aggarwal, Co-founder of Change Eng...