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Institutional well-being for social change: EdelGive Foundation emphasizes on the need to create sustainable and future-ready grassroots organisations

Jan 27, 2022 by Praveen 0 Comments #Arnav Kapur, #EdelGive Foundation., #Moutushi Sengupta, #Naghma Mulla, #Sameer Shisodia, #Sanjay Purohit, #well-being

Chennai, January 27, 2022: Civil society organisations across India are feeling the adverse impact of COVID-19 as they continue to provide relief and support to the underserved communities during the pandemic. The lack of resources has hindered their growth and functioning, while several NGOs have faced the risk of forced closure. In an effort to tackle this, EdelGive Foundation introduced GROW Fund (Grassroots, Resilience, Ownership, Wellness) – a first-of-its-kind unique financial initiative that aims to redefine collaborative philanthropy and help grassroots organisations to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 and become future-ready.

To discuss the creation of sustainable and resilient grassroots organisations, EdelGive Foundation organized a roundtable conversation on January 24, 2022, with the theme of Institutional Well-being. Representatives from leading Indian and international philanthropic institutions, namely Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rainmatter Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Societal Platform and Dalyan Foundation joined Naghma Mulla, CEO, EdelGive Foundation, to discuss how institutional well-being can prove to be a successful approach towards more effective social change. The discussion was moderated by Smarinita Shetty, Co-founder and CEO, India Development Review.

Talking about the theme and GROW Fund, Naghma Mulla, CEO, EdelGive Foundation, said, “Lack of support in building institutional well-being and development has led to several inefficiencies as the prime focus is on program-specific funding. COVID-19 proved to be a wakeup call as it severely burdened the already strained resources of grassroot organisations. Through GROW Fund, we aim to make capacity-building more consumable and adoptable by the NGOs by facilitating cross-learning and providing funding dedicated to organisation development. We are focusing on our goal of helping the changemakers internalize the learnings gathered over the course of next two years into institutional structures.”

Sharing his views Sameer Shisodia, CEO, Rainmatter Foundation, mentioned, “Unless there is adoption of solutions at the ground level, there will only be short-term success that would fade away once a project cycle is over. The NGOs are the real changemakers and have the necessary social capital and perspective to come up the right solutions. Their institutional well-being should be promoted by helping them to increase their capacities to absorb technology, financial models and systemic solutions. We need to empower the non-profits to think bigger and support continuity in their approach and operations. NGOs cannot be event managers and have to be strengthened at the organisational level.”

Discussing the ways to bring institutional well-being in focus, Moutushi Sengupta, Director – India, MacArthur Foundation, said, “As funders, we need to be quite flexible in our approach. We need to provide long-term support to enable civil society organisations and help them figure out their pathway in a more meaningful manner. We need to provide mentorship and hand-holding to help them figure out the best way to deal with diverse set of situations. In order to successfully drive the conversation on organisational well-being, the power of networks and collaborations needs to be wielded and NGOs should connect with the larger ecosystem.”

Elaborating on the importance of institutional well-being, Sanjay Purohit, Chief Curator, Societal Platform, said, “Organisations and individuals need to introspect their responsibility to help the changemakers that have taken up the mantle of tackling some of the most complex issues at grassroots level. Therefore, it is imperative that we work to build up their resilience and mutual trust. It should not be about ROI and impact measurement but about building a cadre of leaders and institutions who can hold the civil society in a better stead as we go along. We need to change the perception that philanthropic capital should only be used for direct impact.”

Arnav Kapur, Lead – Philanthropic Partnerships, India & South Asia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Yonca Even Guggenbühl, President, Dalyan Foundation also shared their opinions around reducing the negative stress of the grassroots organisations and focusing on long-term engagements to drive institutional well-being and support future-readiness in a sustainable way.

Traditionally, external funding has been directed towards scaling up existing programs of NGOs. However, there is a need to look deeper into organisational well-being and improve the capacities of these grassroots changemakers. This would help the NGOs in improving their processes, efficiency, financial resilience and most importantly prepare them for adversities of the future.

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Vedanta Chairman Mr. Anil Agarwal Ranked Among India’s Top Philanthropists

Nov 16, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Anganwadi, #Balco Medical Center, #EdelGive Foundation., #Mr. Anil Agarwal, #Nand Ghar, #Philanthropists, #Vedanta Cares, #Vedanta Group

Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal has been ranked among the top philanthropists in the country, according to the EdelGiveHurun India Philanthropy List 2020.

The Hurun Report says that Mr Agarwal’s contribution this year has risen by 90 per cent compared to the previous year and has ranked him among the top five philanthropists in India.

The Hurun report says that Vedanta has contributed more than the government-mandated 2 per cent towards corporate social responsibility. The report includes cash and cash equivalents pledged with legally binding commitments for the twelve months from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 and the latest available CSR data filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Vedanta has been at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19 and contributed Rs 101 crore to the PM-CARES Fund. The company also created a special corpus of Rs 100 crore for Covid-related initiatives to support daily wage earners and local communities.

In line with his philosophy of Giving Back, Mr Agarwal has pledged 75 per cent of his wealth for social good. He has created the philanthropic arm of the Group – The Vedanta Foundation – with a deep-seated belief that businesses must give back to society and help people prosper.

“The foundation works towards education and computer literacy, vocational training, women & child empowerment, and community welfare,” the Hurun report has said.

Under the aegis of Vedanta Cares, Mr. Agarwal has created the Nand Ghar – a network of model Anganwadi which are focused on eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare, and empowering women. Vedanta has rolled out more than 1700 Nand Ghars in India, enhancing the lives of numerous women and children at the grass-root level. The Group CSR initiative comprises of seven key verticals – Education, Healthcare, Water and Sanitation, Sustainable Livelihood, Skilling, Sports & Culture and Employee Volunteering.

Vedanta Foundation, a philanthropic initiative of Vedanta Group is focused on skill development and vocational training programmes for the underprivileged to make them employable. A key healthcare speciality CSR project is the Balco Medical Center, a 200-bed state-of-the-art Cancer care hospital located in New Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The company supports grassroots level sports through their Football academies in Goa and Udaipur.

EdelGive Foundation has partnered with Hurun India towards creating this report to understand philanthropic giving in the country.

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Indian Philanthropic Community comes together to support 10 million+ migrant workers; launches the Migrants Resilience Collaborative platform

Aug 8, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #a leading NGO, #Ashif Shaikh, #CEO, #co-Founder, #EdelGive Foundation., #Global Development Incubator and EdelGive Foundation, #Jan Sahas, #Migrants Resilience Collaborative (MRC), #Vidya Shah

Mumbai, August 8, 2020: India’s leading philanthropists have come together to introduce the Migrants Resilience Collaborative (MRC), India’s largest grassroots-led multi-stakeholder collaborative of nonprofit, philanthropic, and private sector actors committed to ensuring safety, security, and mobility for vulnerable migrant families across India. Launched by Ashif Shaikh, co-Founder, Jan Sahas, a leading NGO who that been working with migrant communities over the last decade to ensure their social protection and safe migration, the MRC has an ambitious goal to reach out to over 10 million+ migrant workers and their families in 100 districts and cities pan India over the next 5 years.

Committed to delivering social security entitlement, providing access to responsible recruitment and strengthening tracking, worker protections, welfare and redressal, the Steering Committee comprising of some of India’s leading philanthropists and leaders with deep experience across sectors like Ashif Shaikh, Co-Founder, Jan Sahas, Vidya Shah, CEO, EdelGive Foundation, Anu Aga, Former Chairperson, Thermax Limited, Rati Forbes, Director, Forbes Marshall Group, Arun Maira, Former Member, Planning Commission of India, Kumar Gera, Chairman, Gera Developments Pvt. Ltd, Lalita Vadia, Former migrant worker will lead and guide MRC’s strategy.

Jan Sahas, along with strategic partners- Global Development Incubator and EdelGive Foundation, is working with a wide range of partners and advisors to strengthen strategies for MRC to implement. The strategic partners will provide support to the collaborative on Collaborative strategy, design and governance; program strategy and design; fundraising, external stakeholder engagement and partner management.

‘While the civil society, philanthropies, private and Govt. sector coalesced to provide immediate relief to migrant community, there is a crying need to transition from relief to focusing on core needs of migrant workers to build medium to long-term resilience as the country prepares for the long road to economic recovery and the possibility of multiple waves of COVID. MRC is an endeavour to address these needs.’ – Ashif Shaikh, Co-Founder, Jan Sahas.

‘In the wake of the on-going pandemic, it has become critical to address the long road of recovery and resilience we foresee, particularly for communities such as migrant workers that are most vulnerable to such calamities. Through the Migrant Resilience Collaborative, we hope to enable access to entitlements and responsible recruitment for our migrant workers, alongside strengthening initiatives towards their welfare and protection. At EdelGive Foundation, we are committed to supporting the collaborative and urge others to join us in our mission to support this community further.’ – Vidya Shah, CEO, EdelGive Foundation.

‘Economists consider workers as commodities in ‘labour markets’—to be bought and sold for a price. And employers sadly treat them only as resources—to be used and discarded when not required. This must change because workers are human beings with citizens’ rights in society.’ – Arun Maira (Former Member Planning Commission)

In last few months, Jan Sahas has facilitated relief for >1 million families across 19 states, working with 40+ CBOs and 40+ donors; contributed >1 million of the 4 million workers connects for Govt’s skill mapping initiative and facilitated BOCW registration for >58,000 workers.