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India Giving Day: Leaders mobilize support for donations
Many participating nonprofits are aiming to match the funds raised on India giving day to further their philanthropic activities.
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Malvika Choudhary - Fri, 13, Mar 2026
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Indian diaspora leaders and nonprofit advocates took to social media to encourage donations as part of the ongoing India Giving Day, a global fundraising campaign supporting nonprofit organizations working across India.
Entrepreneur and philanthropist M. R. Rangaswami, who serves as national co-chair of the initiative, urged the diaspora community to participate.
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“Today, March 13th is India Giving Day! As national co-chair, I urge the Indiaspora community to give generously and make a real impact,” Rangaswami wrote in a LinkedIn post. “Every gift, big or small helps transform lives and uplift communities across India.”
Another appeal came from Simi Shah, founder of South Asian Trailblazers, who reflected on her early volunteering experience in India.
In a LinkedIn post, Shah recalled volunteering at a community hospital in Surat in 2014 alongside American pre-medical students. “It was eye-opening — I realized how important it was for me to invest real time and resources in my ancestral home,” she wrote.
Shah also highlighted that the campaign features 51 participating nonprofit organizations, encouraging supporters to donate to causes that resonate with them.
Several nonprofit leaders also used the day to highlight their organizations’ work and encourage donations.
Water activist, Sumeet Rawla, who serves pro bono as chief philanthropy officer at the Community Pure Water Foundation, said the group is working to provide safe drinking water to rural schools in India.
“In many rural schools in India, children still rely on contaminated borewell water, exposing them to illnesses like diarrhea, typhoid, and fluorosis,” Rawla wrote. He added that donations made on India Giving Day would be matched dollar-for-dollar to help expand access to safe water for students.
Healthcare professional Srilekha Reddy Palle also encouraged donations, urging supporters to contribute to the Vicente Ferrer Foundation.
“I had the privilege of witnessing firsthand the profound impact VFF is making in rural India—transforming communities through education, healthcare, women’s empowerment, and sustainable development,” she wrote.
Meanwhile, Sejal Desai, executive director of the Akanksha Education Fund, urged supporters to participate in the campaign.
“We want to get as many people to give as possible — participation is more important beyond how much you give. All gifts matter!” Desai wrote.
Dhirendra Pratap Singh, who leads the Milaan Foundation, said “We are halfway to our goal of raising $15,000 for the India Giving Day Campaign.” He urging supporters to contribute to the organization’s efforts to build what he described as India’s largest movement of girl leaders.
The initiative has also been promoted by the India Philanthropy Alliance, which organizes India Giving Day. In a post highlighting the campaign, Kalpana Kanthan, a member of the alliance’s steering committee and chief development and marketing officer at the American India Foundation, described the effort as a unifying moment for the diaspora.
“For the diaspora, the opportunity to move as one community often comes in the form of a festival or historic commemoration,” Kanthan said. “We could see India Giving Day as a festival of giving to India.”
Launched by the India Philanthropy Alliance, India Giving Day mobilizes the global Indian diaspora for a coordinated day of giving to nonprofits working in areas such as healthcare, education, livelihoods, gender equity and environmental sustainability across India. The 2026 campaign features 51 nonprofit partners working on social impact projects across the country.
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