Philanthropy & CSR

What are the myths about philanthropy in Asia, and how can we start tapping into diaspora giving?

Lockdowns during the pandemic forced migrant workers across India to return home. Here’s how migrants from East UP coped with the consequences, and how the government, nonprofits, and funders can support them.

In this episode Reshma Anand, CEO of Hindustan Unilever Foundation, and Anand Sinha, India country adviser at Packard Foundation, discuss the role of trust in philanthropy and why power needs to be shared in order to create sustainable social change.

From increasing tax exemptions to reducing reporting requirements, here are six ways in which India’s tax system can incentivise charitable donations.

Philanthropist, author, and former journalist Rohini Nilekani speaks to India Development Review (IDR) co-founder and CEO, Smarinita Shetty, on why failure needs to be underwritten in the social sector, and how philanthropists must develop more patience and create a space that normalises failure in the context of nonprofit work.

SEBI recently approved the creation of India’s social stock exchange. We analyse some of the strengths and shortcomings of its proposed framework and operational structure.

The India Giving Report 2021 finds that individual donations in India went up by 43 percent during the pandemic. Other trends include a preference for local philanthropy and giving to new causes.

Vidya Shah of EdelGive Foundation talks about what funders did and didn’t get right during COVID-19, and what the way forward should be.

Funders need to broaden their approach to supporting technology, focusing as much on the tech ecosystem as they do on individual projects.

Embedding a core purpose into their business ethos can help companies move beyond a compliance-based attitude towards CSR.