Dasra, meaning ‘enlightened giving’ in Sanskrit, is a strategic philanthropic organization with a vision to transform India where a billion thrive with dignity and equity. With a two-pronged approach, it aims to spearhead a strategic philanthropy movement by supporting funders to deploy equitable philanthropic capital, creating funding vehicles and building the infrastructure for family philanthropy for India as well as deepening impact by championing collaborative action in focused fields that include adolescents, urban sanitation, informal workers and child protection.
Dasra’s work has always been guided by a strong belief in prioritizing the lives of vulnerable communities, trusting and respecting the wisdom of local, home-grown nonprofits, and leveraging the power of trust-based networks of funders, non-profits, government, and other stakeholders to come together as equal partners towards collaborative action to accelerate social change.
Over the last 22+ years, Dasra has shaped the philanthropic movement in India with 70+ research reports and actively worked with more than 3500 corporates, foundations, and philanthropists to channel USD 300+million towards the development of India.