Asia and the Pacific

While India’s economic growth accelerates, the landscape of private philanthropy is growing steadily. However, a crucial question arises: Is the affluent segment giving in proportion to the escalating wealth? Dasra unveiled its India Philanthropy Report …

Non-profits are moving from the model of talent management towards talent development, which focuses on developing individuals in ways that benefit the organisation and the employee. This Dasra session looked at how non-profits can make …

The 15th edition of the Dasra Philanthropy Week, saw a convergence of diverse stakeholders from the social impact ecosystem, anchored around the theme of ‘Thrive through Equity’. With a focus on gender, equity, diversity and …

India, with its ambitious goals for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, presents a picture of both immense potential and a pressing challenge. The estimated funding gap looms large as India continues to …

Chronic underfunding of nonprofits’ ‘true costs’– programme expenses, core administrative expenditures, organisational development investments, plus reserve funding – blunts the impact funders and nonprofits strive for. As a result, neither party lives up to its …

There were no alarm bells. It was an ordinary Friday for most people, but a special one for us at Waste Warriors, a non-profit organisation in the Indian Himalayan region. It was our 11th Foundation …

Every month, 25% of girls and people who menstruate in India miss school because of their period. Hopefully one day, that number will be zero. This year the Dasra forum hosted a virtual session looking …

Private philanthropy is on the rise in India, mostly powered by family-backed philanthropy, and is predicted to expand by 10 to 15 per cent year-on-year over the next five years, according to a new report …