Reviving this old thread. 2026 update: the intro thread from Feb has the best list of what to check in your first month. One thing nobody said: get your bank's FCRA account details confirmed in writing before you promise a foreign funder anything

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Reviving this old thread from last year since I could not find a newer one. 2026 update for anyone googling this later: the intro thread from Feb still has the best list of what to check in your first month. Adding one thing nobody said there, get your bank’s FCRA account details confirmed in writing before you promise a foreign funder anything.

see also: ‘Where do I even start’ in this category, and the FCRA-SBI thread in #6 Grants

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correct and this trips people constantly. the SBI Delhi main branch account is mandatory for FCRA receipts, your local bank account does not work no matter what your local branch manager confidently tells you.

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Bookmarking, thnaks for suggestion

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