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 

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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