Author Archive:
Alison Bukhari
Giving with a thousand hands: the changing face of Indian philanthropy by Pushpa Sundar – reviewed by Alison Bukhari
This book leaves the reader both emboldened and overwhelmed at the same time. It lays out an ambitious and visionary call to action and yet makes the reader all too aware of the fundamental systemic and cultural hurdles that stand in the way of …
How a new financing tool has impact on hardest to educate girls
The world’s only development impact bond in education continues to deliver strong outcomes as year two results are announced. In some families in rural Rajasthan, a goat is considered an asset, and a girl, a …
Development Impact Bond year one results: What do they mean to the service provider?
Last week Educate Girls and its partners launched the results of the first year of our Development Impact Bond (DIB). For a couple of years now Educate Girls has been on an exciting but challenging …
Championing the grant in India
I read with interest and enthusiasm the special feature on grantmaking for social change. The organization I work with, Dasra, champions the grant so I was happy to read that many people agree with us …
Philanthropy in India today
India is now the world’s third largest economy. Despite the global financial crash in 2008, philanthropy in India has grown exponentially and improved in quality over recent years. This, believes Arpan Seth of Bain & …
The power of more than one
‘There is not much collaboration on the donor level currently [in India]. Dasra is supporting this unique proposition through its giving circles.’ This was the conclusion of one Indian Philanthropy Forum member in an interview …
Key recommendations for growing the social sector in India
‘Firms die, industries prosper’ – this was the conclusion of Jayant Sinha of Omidyar Network at the recent Impact Investor Forum in Bangalore, run by Dasra and supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and Omidyar Network. …
Elephants, glorified accountants, gardeners? What is a social impact analyst?
The analogies and metaphors were flying around the room as a group of 85 social impact analysts gathered for the second SIAA conference in Berlin last month. The group included academics, philanthropy advisers, consultants, researchers …
Sh*t matters
I’ve been talking a lot of sh*t the last few weeks – with various events conspiring to get me on the topic of toilets, sanitation and hygiene! Dasra decided back in February this year to …
A legacy beyond London: can the Games inspire India’s girls?
As London launches into its post mortem of the Olympics and Paralympics and the legacy question rears its head, I have been hearing stories from further afield that tell of the Games’ influence in remote …
