About Us
About Us
India Giving Day, an initiative of the India Philanthropy Alliance, unites diverse nonprofits under the common goal of sustainable development in India. It amplifies our collective impact and has blossomed into a powerful movement that is transforming the philanthropic landscape in America.
As we set our sights on 2025, we're filled with excitement and optimism. Our upcoming campaign will showcase the life-changing work of dozens of dedicated nonprofits on the ground. These organizations are making significant strides in critical areas such as healthcare access, education, livelihood opportunities, and environmental conservation.
With your continued support and involvement, we're confident that India Giving Day 2025 will be our most impactful year yet!
Get Involved
Get Involved
Your overwhelming support and generosity have helped make India Giving Day a resounding success! We want to further improve our outcomes this year and reach a larger audience that is passionate about creating lasting impact in India.
There are many ways you can get involved, be it through donations, volunteering your time and skills, spreading the word on social media, or planning community events based on India and its culture.
One of the most impactful ways to support India Giving Day 2025 is by hosting a peer-to-peer fundraiser. By leveraging your personal networks and inspiring your friends, family, and colleagues to donate, you can create a multiplier effect that can create a ripple of change across India!
Attend our virtual events and workshops.
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Plan your own community events to raise awareness and funds.
Volunteer your time and skills to support our efforts.
Host a peer-to-peer fundraiser for your favorite cause in India.
Spread the word on social media using the hashtag #ActForImpact
Attend our virtual events and workshops.
Plan your own community events to raise awareness and funds.
Volunteer your time and skills to support our efforts.
Host a peer-to-peer fundraiser for your favorite cause in India.
Spread the word on social media using the hashtag #ActForImpact
Sponsor Us
Sponsor Us
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our generous sponsors who have made India Giving Day possible. This support has been instrumental in our success and helped us attract 1,770 donors in 2024 to give to causes across India.
We're thankful to Rural India Supporting Trust (RIST), the MacArthur Foundation, (more to be added) for their unwavering commitment and contributions that have been the cornerstone of our efforts.
We need your help to expand our impact even further, touch more lives and build a brighter future for India. Join us to help us to reach new heights in our mission!
Campaign Leadership
Campaign Leadership
India Giving Day 2025 is being guided under the leadership of our Co-Chairs, Sejal Desai, Executive Director of Akanksha Education Fund, and Manisha Bharti, Global Executive and CEO of Pratham USA.
They are supported by a team of exceptionally passionate changemakers and joined by leading philanthropists, business leaders, and performing artists. Our heartfelt thanks to all who are lending their time, talent, and resources to this campaign.
Campaign Steering Committee
MANISHA BHARTI
CEO of Pratham USA and
Global Executive
SEJAL DESAI
Executive Director,
Akanksha Education Fund
ROMA BOSE
VP Development & Partnerships, Sehgal Foundation
PAUL GLICK
Executive Director, Rural India
Supporting Trust (RIST)
MINOO GUPTA
President, Foundation for
Excellence (FFE)
KALPANA KANTHAN
Chief Development and
Marketing Officer, AIF
NEIL MEHTA
VP, Marketing & Digital Strategy, Akshaya Patra
YAMINI MISHRA
Country Director, India,
MacArthur Foundation
National Co-Chairs
DR. AKHTAR BADSHAH
Founder and Chief Catalyst
or Catalytic Innovators Group
DESH DESHPANDE
Entrepreneur, Venture
Capitalist, Philanthropist
SAPPHIRA GORADIA
Executive Director, Vijay and
Marie Goradia Foundation
RAJ GUPTA
Former Chairman and CEO,
Rohm and Haas
LATA KRISHNAN
Co-Founder, American India
Foundation
DEEPAK RAJ
Founder and Managing
Director, Raj Associates
MR RANGASWAMI
Entrepreneur, Investor,
Philanthropist
RAJU REDDY
Founder and Former CEO,
Sierra Atlantic
DR. SURI SEHGAL
Founder and Chair, Sehgal
Foundation
PREMAL SHAH
Co-Founder,
Kiva
RAMESH SRINIVASAN
Senior Partner, NY Office
McKinsey & Company
SUNDAR SUBRAMANIAM
Managing Partner,
Ifesia
SUNIL WADHWANI
Founder,
WISH Foundation
Ambassadors
CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI
Award-winning author, poet,
activist, and teacher
ISHEETA GANGULY
Writer, Director, and
Performing Artist
MITALI PERKINS
Author of "Rickshaw Girl"
and 14 other books
ARJUN ATHALYE
Youth Ambassador
Actor, "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and "Just Beyond"
ANAND MAHALINGAM Young Professional Ambassador
Actor and Comedian
KRITI SARAV
Youth Ambassador
Podcaster and educator on financial literacy for teens
Staff and Consultants
ALEX COUNTS
Director
PEG FOURRÉ
Deputy Director
MEENAKSHI MAHAJAN
Chief Operating Officer
DANA CHAN
Program Officer
NIRMALA GARIMELLA
Senior Advisor
VENKY RAGHAVENDRA
Senior Adviser
Youth Leadership Council
SAHASRA CHAVALI
Advocate, Sehgal Foundation
MIRA GULATI
Teach for India Advocate
AADI HETAMSARIA
Akanksha Advocate
AAYAN HETAMSARIA
Akanksha Advocate
ESHA GADI
2022 Essay Competition
ARYA GOYAL
2024 Essay Competition
MELVIN JOSEPH
2023 Essay Competition
ADITYA MUNISH
2024 Essay Competition
SHREEYA RAM
2023 Essay Competition
SAI LAKSHMI SAMPSON
2024 Essay Competition
EISHA YADAV
2023 Essay Competition
Sponsors
Sponsors
Sehgal
Foundation
Wadhwani
Impact Trust
Raj Family
Foundation
Raj & Kamla Gupta
Ujala Foundation
Special thanks to the team at Gutenberg for their award winning work on India Giving Day.
