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Transformative philanthropy in India: equity, freedom and justice
TPI’s Center for Global Philanthropy recently hosted Philanthropy and Social Change in India, an event co-sponsored by New England International Donors, featuring Dr Rajesh Tandon, founder and president of the Society for Participatory Research …
It’s not (just) about the money
Elegant and well-heeled would be the best way to describe them. I smiled at these two women of indeterminate age who I had just met at the launch of the UBS-INSEAD Study on Family Philanthropy …
Pollination and blended capital
It is maybe a telling thing that if you Google ‘blended capital’ you get reams of literature about blended ‘value’ and but very little on blended ‘capital’. It seems that we are all striving to …
SOCAP 11 – Where money meets meaning
Bringing together over 1,500 people from 75 countries, SOCAP 11 was a rendezvous for social impact investing, entrepreneurship and innovation. It lived up to its tag of ‘Where money meets meaning’, and saw a global …
Should India be receiving aid as well as giving?
In many meetings recently I have gained a lot of traction when I have explained Dasra’s strategy of building local philanthropy in India. There is a real appetite for foundations and philanthropists to support, at …
Parent-child duos at Indian Philanthropy Forum highlight generational approaches
This year’s Indian Philanthropy Forum was held in Mumbai on 29 June. Sponsored by the Ajay Piramal group, the Godrej group and the Rothschild Foundation and hosted by Dasra, the forum saw over 175 attendees. …
Philanthropy conferences: ‘talking shops’ or action stations?
An antagonistic ‘tweeter’ a couple of weeks ago challenged Dasra on the funding that is actually channeled to frontline work through ‘these frequent philanthropy conferences’ and singled out what were obviously her own pet states, …
Philanthropy Leadership Confluence brings Indian donor association a step closer
The Philanthropy Leadership Confluence (PLC) was held in Mumbai on 15 June 2011 and organized by the Centre for the Advancement of Philanthropy, one of India’s leading philanthropy resource centres and Samhita, a philanthropic initiative …
Report from the Khemka Forum for Social Entrepreneurship
The Khemka Forum 2010 took place on 11 and 12 November at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. In between an impassioned opening plea from SKS Microfinance Chairman Vikram Akula for the whole social …
ClearlySo unveils plans to expand into India
ClearlySo, supported by the Shell Foundation, is to launch an Indian operation and is looking for someone to lead the process. The new venture, ClearlySo India, will have both backing and support of ClearlySo and …
