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GivingTuesday India Kicks Off the Global Giving Season

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Source: GivingTuesday India. In India, GivingTuesday is celebrated on Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday and is part of a week-long celebration of giving called Daan-Utsav. GivingTuesday India is powered by GuideStar India, India’s most reliable NGO information repository with over 8700 NGOs.

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India’s Philanthropy Spending Grows, Development Goals Elusive

The NonProfit Times

Philanthropy expenditures in India have grown by an average annual rate of 13% during the past five years, reaching the equivalent of $280 billion. NITI Aayog sources estimated the demand for philanthropic aid in India at $426 billion during FY2023. The good news is giving in India is growing. That amount constituted 8.3%

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A Journey to India: Opportunities to Connect Networks

Amy Sample Ward

India Social Entrepreneurship Journey, February 2010 Contest - Please support me! Journeys for Change is offering the chance to win a fully-paid nine-day tour of leading Social Entrepreneurs in India. Tags: challenge socialchange competition entrepreneurship india justmeans social entrepreneurs.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Chandrashekar, India Country Advisor and his talented team members, Ms.

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American India Foundation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

My last stop in New Delhi was to visit the American India Foundation, which is the largest Silicon Valley/India foundation. Of course, people are reluctant to talk about the failures, but a few people have studied this issue. Founded in 2001 in response to the Gujarat earthquake, AIF now runs multiple programs.

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Josh, a new indie feature film set in Pakistan

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Although the movie touches on many social justice issues, Iram made it clear that she didn't want to make another documentary about Pakistan. In the post-film Q&A, Iram said she aspired to do for Pakistan what Slum Dog Millionaire did for India. She succeeds in showing us, rather than telling, something true and challenging.

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The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I have previously written about the top issues addressed by the Treaty , but to recap, the Treaty is a wonderful instrument because it requires exceptions for people who are blind or have other print disabilities in national copyright laws. We hope that many other countries will follow India’s ratification.