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GiveIndia is a donation platform that allows you to support a cause of your choice from about 100 NGOs that have been scrutinized for transparency & credibility.
We do not raise funds for ourselves. We help you donate to these NGOs.
What makes us different is that we tell you exactly where your money went and also give you proof of it through the feedback report. We ensure that at least 90% of your contribution reaches the organization you support (as against the average of 70% for this sector).
We have reviewed over 1000 non-profit organizations from all over India to identify nearly 100 trustworthy organizations. They work on causes ranging from child welfare and education to disability, poverty, and women's empowerment to name a few.
Conceived by Venkat Krishnan, an IIM-A graduate in December 1999, GiveIndia is managed by a team of professionals with corporate backgrounds, who have dedicated their careers to making a difference. We were formally registered on April 28, 2000, as a nonprofit under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Since inception, over 30,000 donors have been able to impact over a million lives by supporting 150 organizations through GiveIndia.
Who we partner with
We work very closely with organisations at grass-root levels working for the economically and socially challenged sections. Each partner organisation goes through strict procedures before they are certified and tested for accountability and transparency. In the last 4 years, we have successfully channeled over Rs.70 million to various nonprofit organisations in India.
Our Partner Organisations
100% of the donation through this GiveIndia channel on Rediff.com will reach the NGO and cause of the donor’s choice, and the payment can be made through secure Rediff payment gateways.
For each donation made, the donor receives a detailed feedback of how their money was used. To see a sample of a feedback click here.
Our Supporters
GiveIndia has been able to provide services to donors thanks to the support and goodwill of:
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ICICI Bank Ltd - for its financial grants including a seed grant that meets the operating deficits of GiveIndia, and for its support during the past 5 years of our existence.
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TV and print media groups like STAR TV, Sony and Zee - for free advertising support
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ICICI OneSource - for support in customer management solutions through their call center capabilities.
Our Team
GiveIndia is owned and managed by GIVE Foundation, a nonprofit organisation run by alumni from institutes like LSE, IIMA, TISS, companies like BCG, Unilever and an array of professionals who have quit successful corporate careers to add meaning to their lives.
Our team consists of around 22 employees and several volunteers. The employees receive regular salaries; but they are way below industry standards. Our volunteers work with us for free.
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Agast Anand | PRG Team
- Binu Thomas | Back Office
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Dharmesh Valera | Financial & Accounting Management Services
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Jasmine Wadhawan | Events & Corporate Partnerships
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Kala A. Balan | Corporate Philanthropy Services
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Lalitha Jayaraaman |Online Giving thru Rediff
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Lakshmi | Corporate Philanthropy Services
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Mathan Varkey | Marketing
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Prajith Kumar Chaliyan | Accounts
- Pushpa Aman Singh | Programmes
- Sambhaji Kesarkar | Back Office
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Sweta Nahata | Feedback Process
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Tahira | Listing and Project Management
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Tejas Merh | Financial & Accounting Management Services
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Shalini D'Souza | PRG Team
Volunteers
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Aarti Madhusudan
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Ajoy Das
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Amita Chauhan
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Farzana Haque
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Pawan Mehra
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Ramya Nageswaran
Our Governing Board
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Mr N. Vaghul |
Chairman, ICICI Bank Ltd. |
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Mr Kishore Chaukar |
Managing Director, Tata Industries Ltd. |
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Ms Rama Bijapurkar |
Consultant, Independent Director- Infosys & other cos. |
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Mr Tarun Das |
Chief Mentor, CII |
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Mr Vijay Mahajan |
Managing Director, BASIX |
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Mr Venkat Krishnan N. |
Director- GIVE Foundation |
How we have made a difference
From the time GiveIndia was conceptualized in 1999, we have helped raised money through various events and actively supported various rehabilitation initiatives.
Tsunami Rehabilitation Fund
We set up a Tsunami Rehabilitation Fund to help those affected by the disaster in South India. Contributions reached over to 24, 120 people and 25 projects are underway to rebuild over 31,052 lives in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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Particulars |
Rs in Lacs
(1lac = 100,000)
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Amount raised |
400 |
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Amount disbursed |
356 |
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Amount committed |
12 |
Charity Events
GiveIndia is the Charity partner to the Mumbai & Delhi Marathons.
These marathons have helped us reach out to large number of new donors by allowing them to run & raise money for a cause.
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Mumbai Marathon statistics |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
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Donations raised (Rs in millions) |
5.3 |
25.4 |
30.3 |
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No. of NGOs benefited |
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100 |
96 |
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No. of people who ran & raised money |
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389 |
417 |
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No. of companies participating |
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34 |
43 |
In the inaugural Hutch Delhi Half Marathon, held on Oct 16 - 2005, a total of Rs8,150,000 was raised for charity.
By "piggy backing" existing events that are already planned, we ensure that the cost of fundraising is less than 10%. For more information, contact - info@giveindia.org
Causes we pledge support to
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Children
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Education
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AIDS
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Health
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Human Rights
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Employment
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Disability
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Elderly
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Women
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Youth
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Visually Disabled
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Homeless
What we do
Internet Giving
GiveIndia pioneered online donations in India in the year 2000 and was one of the first worldwide. We have channeled over Rs50,000,000 to various non-profit organizations through the Internet.
We run the following "giving" websites -
- GiveIndia.org [for Indian and other international donors],
- GiveWorld.org [for US based donors],
Our site is designed as a "Philanthropy Exchange" that allows donors to donate directly to any of the "listed" non-profit organizations. For more information, contact - info@giveindia.org
Payroll Giving
Our Payroll Giving Program is designed to allow employees of participating companies to donate as little as Rs50 every month, directly from their salaries.
An employee can choose to educate a child, help a blind person see or provide a wheelchair to a disabled person, among other options.
The ICICI Group, STAR TV, IMRB, HDFC Bank, Hewlett-Packard, HSBC, H&R Johnson, WPP Media, ACC have supported their workforce in joining this program.
Several of these companies are also matching the contribution made by their staff, so that employees actually get to donate twice what they gave personally. In just 2 years over 3000 people have used this service.
To have your company sign with us, contact - info@giveindia.org .
Corporate Client Services
At GiveIndia we help companies design, execute and monitor a philanthropy strategy by helping them tie-up with non-profits.
Since inception in 2002, we have worked with over 15 companies in a variety of sectors. Our recent clients include Nicholas Piramal and the UK Modi Group.
We assisted the Taj Group of Hotels to develop a training module in Food Production and Housekeeping to be offered to poor youth at locations across India. This encouraged each Taj hotel train local youth and assist them with employment.
Godrej Sara Lee supported a mobile health van operated by Children's Toy Foundation in the slums of Mumbai. This had a two fold benefit - Spreading health awareness and branding opportunities for their mosquito repellant.
With Philips we designed and implemented the Arogya Kiran Fellowships for young doctors to be placed in rural India. This provided Primary Health Care in remote areas of Gujarat and West Bengal, while helping Philips get insights into telemedicine. For more information, contact - info@giveindia.org .
Listing NGOs on GiveIndia
GiveIndia uses the Credibility Alliance Norms and a few other criteria to determine whether or not an organization is eligible to be listed on the site. The criteria are objective and the entire listing process is done in a transparent manner. Our team invites applications from NGOs, verifies their documentation, obtains validations or references and if necessary, organizes a visit to the NGO, before certifying the organization's compliance with the norms. Once an NGO meets all the norms and signs an MoU with us, we list them on our website. For more information, contact - info@giveindia.org.
Over the last 5 years, the GiveIndia team has scrutinized at least 1,000 NGOs all over the country
Customized Client Services- Individuals and Foundations
The GiveIndia team helps foundations with a variety of services aimed at helping them channel their funds to the right organizations, or, having made a donation, verifying whether it was used for the purpose stated. The team works with High Net worth Individuals to help them identify and support projects that they have in their mind. For more information, contact - info@giveindia.org
Financial & Accounting Management Services
We help nonprofit organizations design, restructure and upgrade their accounting systems to help them report their financials to donors and statutory authorities in a more transparent manner. We guide and train them at every level by studying and assessing their needs and helping them plan. NGOs for whom we have designed systems include Pratham India Education Initiative, Kutch Navnirman Abhiyan, Bhuj and several others.
For more information, contact - info@giveindia.org
How do we ensure transparency
We have strict norms and procedures that the non-profits we certify, have to adhere to:
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The organisation has been in existence for a minimum of 1 year from date of registration.
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A shared vision/purpose/objective is articulated beyond the registration documents
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All remuneration and reimbursements to Board members are to be disclosed.
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The Board approves programmes, budgets, annual activity reports and audited financial statements.
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The Board ensures the organisation’s compliance with laws and regulations.
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Signed audited statements are available: balance sheet, income & expenditure statement, receipts and payments account, schedules to these, notes on accounts and the statutory auditors' report.
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The organization’s Annual Report be disseminated/ communicated to key stakeholders and available on request every year, within 8 months of the end of the organisation’s financial year.
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At least 2/3 of Board members are unrelated by blood or marriage. More
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