TO ADVANCE HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN INDIA
On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi held on October 2, 2019, a group of organizations announced the formation of a new India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA) to further advance humanitarian and development goals in India through increased collaboration.
Our mission is to enhance collaboration among organizations working to advance the development agenda in India. We will work together to foster a more robust and better recognized culture of giving among Indian-Americans and over time, increase the scale and impact of philanthropy benefiting India.
We are 15 Organizations United
Agastya USA, Akanksha Education Fund, American India Foundation (AIF), Antara International, Arogya World, CRY America, Dasra, Foundation for Excellence (FFE), Indiaspora, Magic Bus USA, Pratham USA, Project ECHO, Sehgal Foundation, VisionSpring and WISH Foundation. These organizations collectively raise more than $135 million annually in philanthropic donations, including more than $60 million in the United States to support their evidenced-based development and humanitarian programs. Their most generous donors are Indian-American entrepreneurs and professionals as well as companies doing business in both the United States and India. Together, these 15 organizations have cumulatively impacted more than 70 million people with their programs spanning education, health care, livelihood support, and other essential services.
“We’re excited about this effort to join forces today as a new alliance committed to the ideal of making a collective impact. Working together, using our combined philanthropic reach and innovative ideas, we can help India in far greater ways than each of us could accomplish working on our own,” said Deepak Raj, a New Jersey-based entrepreneur and investor. Raj is the chairman of the Alliance, and also the chairman of Pratham USA, a leading education-focused nonprofit in India that has reached more than 50 million children and youth over the last 25 years. He added, “The time is right for building a more robust culture of philanthropy among Indian-Americans and I am positive that our efforts will help accelerate social progress in India.”
“Our generous donors have been telling us for years that greater collaboration among professionally run nonprofits focused on India made sense, and that a narrative of complementarity has been missing from our sector,” said Nishant Pandey, vice-chair of the Alliance and CEO of American India Foundation (AIF). “AIF is pleased to respond in a pragmatic and visionary way to our friends and supporters by being a founding member of the Alliance.”
“Organizations working towards the goal of educating all Indians regardless of their family’s wealth cannot work in isolation from others with similar goals, or from efforts of the government,” “The opportunities for transformation are vast and a collective impact approach is now needed.”
— Minoo Gupta, vice-chair of the Alliance and the president of Foundation for Excellence (FFE).
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