( L to R) Ami Misra, Associate Director, Dasra; Harish Shah, Founder andManaging Director Signet Capital Pvt Ltd.; Radhika Bharat Ram, Founder and Chairperson, Karm Trust andJt Vice Chairperson, The Shri Ram Schools; and Sumit Tayal, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,Give The panelists in conversation on India’s Giving Edge: Families Paving the Way for 2047|Dasra
Dasra, a leading tactical philanthropy organisation that advertises social adjustment by recognizing varied obstacles, instead of taking a one-size-fits-all method, ended its Dasra Philanthropy Week (DPW) the other day. Anchored in the motif Rising @ 2047, the assembling united benefactors, leaders, and changemakers to check out collective paths to cultivate comprehensive development and address systemic obstacles.
A vital emphasize of DPW was the India Philanthropy Forum (IPF) Mumbai phase, which is a vibrant system for discussion, technology, and activity. It has actually been improved its effective phases in London, New York, andBoston The concept for IPF Mumbai is to catalyse collaborations that additionally Dasra’s goal of‘India for the World, the World for India’ Through partnerships and conversations, IPF Mumbai intended to enhance India’s duty as an international leader in philanthropy and systems adjustment, driving cumulative activity to deal with the nation’s most important obstacles.
( L to R) Neelesh Hundekari, Partner, Kearney; Sneha Menon, Manager, Dasra; Aditi Venugopalan, Regional Partnership Lead, Teach For India; Sarfraz Sheikh, Program Director, Kotra Adivasi Sanstha; Bashir Ahmad Lone, Voluntary Medicare Society; and Sanchita Mitra, National Coordinator, SEWABharat The panelists in conversation on Courses of Action: Understanding Nonprofit Impact in India|Dasra
The discussion forum saw panel conversations and informative discussions on different subjects like India’s Giving Edge: Families Paving the Way for 2047; Reclaiming Equity: Centering Queer Voices in Gender Equity; Shifting Margins: Driving Actionable Change for Women, Girls and the Marginalised; Aspirations of the Future: Adolescents in Gujarat Leading Change; Harnessing Philanthropy for Climate Resilience in India; Paradigms for a Better Future: Data and AI Implications for Social Good; Courses of Action: Understanding Nonprofit Impact in India; Seeds of Hope: Cultivating Resilience in the Face of Adversity; and Collaboratives for Change: Mainstreaming Vulnerable Communities.
( L to R) Yamini Atmavilas, Director, Dasra; Amira Shah Chhabra, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER and Director, Harish & & Bina Shah Foundation; Rati Forbes, Director, Forbes Marshall Foundation; and Anupama Anand,Program Officer,Gates Foundation The panelists in conversation on Shifting Margins: Driving Actionable Change for Women, Girls and theMarginalised |Dasra
Sonya Fernandes,Chief Program Officer, Ashraya Hastha Trust, whose organisation has actually been around for fairly time yet just went into the environment activity area 5 years earlier, shares that she is still finding out the ropes. “The whole foundation of the climate action space is to set up an organisation that values and cares for tomorrow’s issues and so we had internal conversations about it. While the trustees who are older in age, suggested setting up long-term audacious goals, the younger generation was more focused on ‘now’ and rallied behind doing everything immediately, rather than waiting for a 10-year plan. Act now so that the change can be seen sooner. So at Ashraya, that is the landscape we are looking at, an institution that cares about the future,” she shares.
The discussion forum saw a varied team of individuals that shared not just their experiences and obstacles yet likewise the successes they have actually attained. One such individual was Nita Bhil, program individual, Balika Panch for Lohariya town,Setu Abhiyan A course 10 pupil, Nita shared just how belonging of the panch run by girls, provided her a voice to reveal what girls in her country area were experiencing. “With the new opportunity and power, girls have now been able to step out of their homes after 7 pm freely, several have been able to pursue education among other empowerment,” states the perky teenager.
Nita Bhil, program individual, Balika Panch for Lohariya town, Setu Abhiyan|Dasra
The India Philanthropy Report 2025, co-created by Dasra and Bain & & Company, was likewise introduced. It checks out the expanding duty of family members companies in shaping India’s financial and social landscape with individual philanthropy and CSR. The record highlights crucial fads throughout various funder archetypes, stressing the considerable payments of family members philanthropy to nation-building.
Neera Nundy, Co- owner, Dasra, shared, “The Indian Philanthropy Forum is a catalyst for bold ideas and collective action, bringing together leaders to accelerate impact. By bridging capital with communities and amplifying social innovations, we are strengthening philanthropy’s role in shaping a more equitable and resilient India.”
