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Evolution of Rupee for Rupee Philanthropy in India

Kriti Jain and Lekhya Reddy 16 March 2023

As philanthropy in India increasingly shifts from dollars to rupees, there is a need to understand how philanthropic capital can be used in a more catalytic manner towards creating better impact in India, with a …

‘For the youth by the youth’: Young grantmakers reflect on their participatory grantmaking

Spark Fund 14 March 2023

Last year, the nine of us served as youth grantmakers for a youth-led fund called the Spark Fund. We had the unique experience of designing the grantmaking process and delivering financial support to youth-led and …

Making nonprofits in India scale ready

Prakhar Singh 12 March 2023

The Indian state has made significant progress towards key development outcomes, and we have come a long way since independence on areas like education, health, and technology. However, when it comes to equitably ensuring the …

Collaboration is much more than the sum of its parts

Arjun Bahadur 7 March 2023 For Subscribers

Collaboration has the potential to transform the effectiveness of philanthropy by bringing different skills and resources to bear on one problem. So how do you make it work? The past decade has seen a substantial …

The luxury of a long-term lens: Speaking with Nippon Foundation’s Yohei Sasakawa in Japan

Elika Roohi 7 March 2023 For Subscribers

Now 83, Yohei Sasakawa has been at the head of the Nippon Foundation since 1981. As he explained to Alliance digital editor Elika Roohi when the two sat down to talk at the Asia Philanthropy …