India, Oct. 23 -- For most young professionals, compensation is the primary filter when evaluating a job. When the pay is low, capable, driven talent rarely considers a career in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Yet, society expects this sector to solve the world's most complex challenges such as poverty, water scarcity, education gaps, health care and the climate change.

This tension spans the broader public service landscape. In India, public school teachers routinely manage classrooms of over 50 students while earning a fraction of what their corporate counterparts make, driving high absenteeism and learning deficits. On World Teachers' Day, UNESCO projected a global shortage of 44 million primary and secondary teachers needed t...