WINGS contact:

Dr. Rajni Patni 
Sr. Programme Officer

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Type of organisation:

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Purpose/Mission:

Vision: An India in which private resources of money, assets, time and skills are shared willingly, and used effectively, to create a developed and equitable society.

Mission: To help strengthen civil society by enhancing the effectiveness of philanthropy.

Objectives:

• To promote a culture of giving
• To ensure more effective philanthropy by acting as a resource for civil society in India.
• To influence public policy for support of philanthropy and to advocate for it.
• To encourage and promote co-operation between the state, corporate sector, and civil society organizations for improved philanthropic practice.
• To act as a catalyst for promotion of new ideas and organizations.

Who we serve:

Trusts/ foundations, NGOs, corporations interested in social development and individuals interested in charity.

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Programmes:

Networking and Advocacy

• Conferences, workshops, seminars
• Local resource mobilization
• Reform of laws and state institutions governing charity.
• Donor-NGO dialogue
• Annual conferences for trusts

Research and Documentation

• Databases and Directories
• Monographs of trusts
• Evaluation of social development projects of companies
• Status of volunteering
• Religious philanthropy
• National Survey of charitable giving
• Case studies on fund raising
• Research on charities administration and regulation

Communications

• Publications
• Resource Center
• Newspaper columns
• Talks

Promotions

• Educational materials
• Campaign to promote giving
• Promotion of the concept of community foundation

Training

• Training in grantmaking
• Workshops on development of effective boards

Consultancy

Private Sector Involvement In the Rajasthan District Poverty Initiatives Project, for the World Bank, N. Delhi

Publications:

Details at www.sampradaan.org

Directory of Donor Organisations - the first and only database of Indian donor trusts, enables fund seekers to find matching donor organizations

Directory of Donor Organizations funding Women and Children’s Organizations.

"Our Community, Our Responsibility": An Introduction to Community Foundations - guides those who would like to establish a community foundation in their own locality by drawing upon the successful experiences of others

For God’s Sake: Religious Charity and Social Development

Investing in ourselves: Giving and Fund Raising in India

Report on Status of Volunteering in Women and Children’s Organizations in India

Monographs on Indian foundations

Newsletter Sampradaan, a bi monthly.

Information Sheets on Laws and NPOs (13)

Occasional papers on:

• Charity for Social Change and Development
• Women and Philanthropy in India
• Religious Philanthropy

All publications are in English.