Appendix 4: Articles about High-Impact Philanthropy
Below is a selection of articles and videos you can use in any way you see fit, including by sending one or more of them to participants in your India Giving Day event/dialogue in advance so that they can be discussed as part of your observance. Please suggest additions to this list that we can include in future versions.
Pieces of Thought Leadership by the India Philanthropy Alliance
How Nonprofits Can Better Engage Young People, by Alex Counts, Sejal Desai, and Jay Sehgal, Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 15, 2022
Nonprofit Success Strategies for Partnering with Government: Lessons from India, by Alex Counts and Nishant Pandey, Indiaspora Blog, October 2022
The India Philanthropy Alliance Two Years On, by Alex Counts and Bala Venkatachalam, Indiaspora Blog, October 2021
Resources Regarding Indian American Philanthropy
Indian American Philanthropy: Hitting the Big Time, Alex Counts, October 22, 2019
Growing and Better Recognizing Indian-American Philanthropy: An Emerging Action Agenda, Alex Counts, Indiaspora Blog, September 16, 2018
Are Indian Americans Good Givers?, Dalberg/Indiaspora Report [a 13-minute video presentation of the report highlights by the primary author can be found here]
Giving Back to India, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Strengthening Philanthropic Giving and Impact Investing for Development in India, MacArthur Foundation, 2015
Award-Winning Essays by Indian American Youth
2024:
- Nirmal Melam – The Digital Divide and Its Effects.
- Sia Lakshmi Sampson - 2024 Winner (Middle School Cohort).
2023:
- Shaunya Kumar – Analyzing the Indian Caste System and Americans’ Roles in Resolving India’s Most Pressing Developmental Issue.
- Aarshi Choudhary – 2023 Winner (Middle School Cohort).
2022:
- Esha Gadi – A Women’s Strife; Transfiguring the Sexual Assault Justice System and Rape Culture in India.
- Riya Balaji – 2022 Winner (Middle School Cohort).
2021:
- Rithani Saravanakumar – A Farmer’s Predicament; Revolutionizing the Agriculture Industry in India.
- Eisha Yadav – 2021 Winner (Middle School Cohort).
2020:
- Maher Adoni – The Democratization of Rural Indian Education.
- Rohan Chalamalasetti – 2020 Winner (Middle School Cohort).
Resources about Philanthropy in General
Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance Standards for Charities: https://give.org/charity-landing-page/bbb-standards-for-charity-accountability
Susan Colby, Nan Stone, and Paul Carttar, “Zeroing in on Impact: In an era of declining resources, nonprofits need to clarify their intended impact”, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Fall 2004.
Heather McLeod Grant & Leslie R. Crutchfield. “Creating High-Impact Nonprofits”, Stanford Social Innovation Review. Fall 2007.
Dan Palotta TED Talk: “The Way We Think About Philanthropy Is All Wrong”