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Philanthropy: An Agenda with the Welfare State
In a democracy the role of government goes beyond being an “agent” of citizens enforcing rights to being an active “force of change” addressing social and economic aspirations. The outlay-outcome gap means the bulk of today’s poor people are unable to benefit from state policies and market signals. Yet India’s recent vast economic growth gives the Indian state huge financial resources for social sector spending. Likewise, high-net-worth individuals have more reserves than ever before for philanthropy. And the philanthropic capital coming from corporate India, through corporate social responsibility (CSR) schemes has a unique space of deployment as an impact multiplier. Philanthropies have a critical role in building up a well-functioning NGOS, think tanks and expertise available to government. This session will seek to lay a blueprint for philanthropy to work with government, bringing best practices, proof of concept and professional expertise. After all, the idea is not new, Nehru had invited the Ford Foundation to help build state capacity long ago. But where are we today?
Conversationalists
Deputy Director, India Office, BMGF
Executive Trustee and Chief Executive Officer, Axis Bank Foundation
Partner, Nous Consultants- Visiting Fellow, Brookings India- Visiting Faculty, Chandragupta Institute of Management Patna
Partner, Nous Consultants- Visiting Fellow, Brookings India- Visiting Faculty, Chandragupta Institute of Management Patna
A grassroots foundation, deeply focused on challenges faced by marginalized communities and in particular of women in the bottom 100,000 villages of India. We bring a deep knowledge and an inventory of working solutions for stranded India and mechanisms for scaling-up those solutions.