We are India’s first academic centre focused on enabling strategic and robust philanthropy for greater social impact.

Building a robust ecosystem

Our work addresses three critical gaps in the support ecosystem for philanthropy and social impact in India.

Knowledge: The dearth of information about India’s philanthropy and social impact ecosystem impedes strategic decision-making and healthy sector debate.

We work to create and curate credible, accessible data and knowledge products that inform sector strategy and action.

Research

Networks: A vibrant civil society requires opportunities for sustained dialogue, strategic advocacy, and collective action toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

We work to provide independent, non-partisan platforms that facilitate building sector vision, voice, and norms.

Convening

Capabilities: Funders and NGOs have expressed a clear need for quality programmes aimed at building, leading, and governing sustainable institutions for social impact.

We work to develop emerging leaders and strengthen sector capabilities on strategy, scale, and governance.

Leadership

We envision robust and resilient philanthropic and social impact sectors, recognised for their contribution to India’s economic, social, political and cultural vitality. Read more about our vision and theory of change here >>

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18	19	20 3rd Rural India Conf… 3rd Rural India Conference by VikasAnvesh Foundation 20 January 2021 - Session Theme: Perils and Opportunities in Big Philanthropy Presentation by: Dr. Siva Muthuprakash, VAF Panelists: Dr. Sanjiv Phansalkar, VAF Dr. Ajit Kanitkar, VAF Ingrid Srinath, CSIP Nimesh Sumati, Caring Friends Ved Arya, Buddha Fellow Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wpqbt0qQSOykBJXYNY6sPg?fbclid=IwAR1I8Ip-kgv4KxS_8WpXdKwqPUmERY2tFvi7namxbYygBcaazv9uRAZRoRM See more details •	21	22	23	24
25	26 Republic Day Republic Day 26 January 2021 See more details •	27	28 EdelGive Foundation … EdelGive Foundation x Tech4Good's Spotlight Special Edition 2021 28 January 2021 - EdelGive Foundation x Tech4Good brings you the Spotlight Series Special Edition '21. EdelGive Foundation has been working tirelessly to build sustainable institutions and organizations that promote societal growth and innovation, and advances the common good by bringing the skills, resources and talents of the for-profit world to the not-for-profit world. The first of its kind, this series will focus solely on Women's Rights Organizations to help them improve their operational efficiency by leveraging technology. Once shortlisted, representatives from 50 Women’s Rights Groups will form the first such Tech Cohort. The objective of this initiative is to counteract the lopsided adoption of technology across genders & to enable women resources working on women’s issues, to wield technology with a little more ease & a lot more confidence. Now, we understand that we are dealing with a wide spectrum of organizations that fall within the ambit of women’s rights, whether it be access to justice, girl-child education, organizations supporting acid attack survivors to the one’s enabling access to land, property & livelihood, this is an open invitation to each & every one of you. We at Tech4Good have been raising awareness, building capacity, improving access to technology & in turn improving the quality of services to beneficiaries through online training & hands-on workshops, mentor connects, special Tech4Good discounts & set up support to nonprofits. These sessions will focus on urgent tools i.e. fundraising platforms, payment gateways, programme management, online data collection, stakeholder management systems to name a few. We encourage all Women’s Right Nonprofits to identify a minimum of 3 resources within your teams (the decision makers, the supervisors, managers et al.) to apply for these sessions led by world class Tech4Good corporate partners & replete with tech mentorship support, tool implementation guidance & special Tech4Good Discounts/ Offers. Deadline: 28.01.2021 \|\| 5 pm IST Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSft6BijfSxnFOf-P01JTDtzkNiqF1pDh77PqvlrF6sjKUuEuw/viewform See more details •	29 Social Stock Exchang… Social Stock Exchange – A Way Forward 29 January 2021 - The idea of creation of a Social Stock Exchange (SSE) is expected to produce a major shift in how social sector projects get funded and can prove to be a game changer for the NGO sector, especially considering the post-COVID scenario, that has exposed the survival challenges that many of them are facing as their funding sources are drying up. A functioning SSE is an opportunity for NGOs for scaling up social action while at the same time ensuring a reasonably stable financial pipeline with integrated accountability frameworks. Is India ready for a SSE? Will investors be ready to support good ideas for ‘low’ or ‘no’ returns? Will NGOs be able to transit to this new mechanism? Through a detailed discussion, the session will look at the dynamics of a SSE in India See more details •	30	31

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India's #nonprofit leaders are invited to participate in the survey by @AshokaCSIP to study the effects of #COVID19.
Responses in the Hindi language are also accepted.

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https://csip.ashoka.edu.in/covid-impact-survey

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#BigPhilanthropy can learn from their #partners. The report opens up avenues for serious introspection on the values they practice, from #governance + decision-making structures to setting standards for #accountability, #transparency & #humility, opines @ingridsrinath.

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#BigPhilanthropy || "The report seems to accept as a fait accompli the stance that extending support to rights-based advocacy that may be looked upon unfavorably by the government poses risks that are best avoided", says @ingridsrinath at the 3rd Rural India Conference.

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#BigPhilanthropy | "We are at the stage of philanthropic evolution where all philanthropy is seen as an unalloyed good. The nascency of this new wave of philanthropists and the lack of any significant incentives for philanthropy, this may be expected", says @ingridsrinath.

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#BigPhilanthropy || "Money alone doesn't solve the problem", says Nimesh Sumati on his transformed perception after moving from corporate to philanthropy.

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We are India’s first academic centre focused on enabling strategic and robust philanthropy for greater social impact.

Building a robust ecosystem

We envision robust and resilient philanthropic and social impact sectors, recognised for their contribution to India’s economic, social, political and cultural vitality. Read more about our vision and theory of change here >>

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	January 2021
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1 New Year's Day New Year's Day 1 January 2021 See more details •	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20 3rd Rural India Conf… 3rd Rural India Conference by VikasAnvesh Foundation 20 January 2021 - Session Theme: Perils and Opportunities in Big Philanthropy Presentation by: Dr. Siva Muthuprakash, VAF Panelists: Dr. Sanjiv Phansalkar, VAF Dr. Ajit Kanitkar, VAF Ingrid Srinath, CSIP Nimesh Sumati, Caring Friends Ved Arya, Buddha Fellow Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wpqbt0qQSOykBJXYNY6sPg?fbclid=IwAR1I8Ip-kgv4KxS_8WpXdKwqPUmERY2tFvi7namxbYygBcaazv9uRAZRoRM See more details •	21	22	23	24
25	26 Republic Day Republic Day 26 January 2021 See more details •	27	28 EdelGive Foundation … EdelGive Foundation x Tech4Good's Spotlight Special Edition 2021 28 January 2021 - EdelGive Foundation x Tech4Good brings you the Spotlight Series Special Edition '21. EdelGive Foundation has been working tirelessly to build sustainable institutions and organizations that promote societal growth and innovation, and advances the common good by bringing the skills, resources and talents of the for-profit world to the not-for-profit world. The first of its kind, this series will focus solely on Women's Rights Organizations to help them improve their operational efficiency by leveraging technology. Once shortlisted, representatives from 50 Women’s Rights Groups will form the first such Tech Cohort. The objective of this initiative is to counteract the lopsided adoption of technology across genders & to enable women resources working on women’s issues, to wield technology with a little more ease & a lot more confidence. Now, we understand that we are dealing with a wide spectrum of organizations that fall within the ambit of women’s rights, whether it be access to justice, girl-child education, organizations supporting acid attack survivors to the one’s enabling access to land, property & livelihood, this is an open invitation to each & every one of you. We at Tech4Good have been raising awareness, building capacity, improving access to technology & in turn improving the quality of services to beneficiaries through online training & hands-on workshops, mentor connects, special Tech4Good discounts & set up support to nonprofits. These sessions will focus on urgent tools i.e. fundraising platforms, payment gateways, programme management, online data collection, stakeholder management systems to name a few. We encourage all Women’s Right Nonprofits to identify a minimum of 3 resources within your teams (the decision makers, the supervisors, managers et al.) to apply for these sessions led by world class Tech4Good corporate partners & replete with tech mentorship support, tool implementation guidance & special Tech4Good Discounts/ Offers. Deadline: 28.01.2021 \|\| 5 pm IST Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSft6BijfSxnFOf-P01JTDtzkNiqF1pDh77PqvlrF6sjKUuEuw/viewform See more details •	29 Social Stock Exchang… Social Stock Exchange – A Way Forward 29 January 2021 - The idea of creation of a Social Stock Exchange (SSE) is expected to produce a major shift in how social sector projects get funded and can prove to be a game changer for the NGO sector, especially considering the post-COVID scenario, that has exposed the survival challenges that many of them are facing as their funding sources are drying up. A functioning SSE is an opportunity for NGOs for scaling up social action while at the same time ensuring a reasonably stable financial pipeline with integrated accountability frameworks. Is India ready for a SSE? Will investors be ready to support good ideas for ‘low’ or ‘no’ returns? Will NGOs be able to transit to this new mechanism? Through a detailed discussion, the session will look at the dynamics of a SSE in India See more details •	30	31