As COVID-19 is wiping away years of our developmental progress in weeks, the ability to reinvent ourselves and rebuild is more critical than ever before. With the development sector grappling with shrinking resources, the way forward requires a coming together of all stakeholders - nonprofits, government, corporates, foundations, academia and philanthropists.
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Over the last 5 weeks, Bridgespan studied philanthropy’s distinctive role in the COVID 19 response. The study takes an initial look at why philanthropy is an important actor in the COVID-19 response, what areas can philanthropies invest in, and how philanthropists should consider investing. Join Pritha Venkatachalam and Donald Yeh as they share findings and reflections for philanthropists.
Speakers: Pritha Venkatachalam, Donald Yeh
Civil society actors are playing a critical role in responding to the crisis. 6 organizations (Ajeevika Bureau, Haqdarshak, iCall, Noora Health, Project Mumbai and Swasti Foundation) will share details on their response efforts and their perspectives on how philanthropy can help them sustain impact in the near to medium term.
Speakers: Aniket Deogar, Shahed Alam, Edith Eliott, Shama Karkal, Divya Varma, Shishir Joshi, Aparna Joshi. Moderated by Niloufer Memon.
Using insights from the existing impact bond structures in India, the speakers will shed light on the models that would be best suited for such structures in a post Covid-19 world, where nonprofits need to innovate, and what it will take to get these models off the ground quickly.
Speakers: Dhun Davar, Abha Thorat Shah, Prachi Windlass. Moderated by Kartik Desai
all of us have brilliant ideas that have the potential for transformative impact. However, for lack of opportunities or funding, these ideas do not materialize. How do we make sure that an idea gets articulated adequately, meets the expectations of the funding fraternity, and becomes a winning proposal? Join Safeena and Maharshi as they take you through Educate Girls’ fundraising journey that culminated in their selection as an Audacious Project.
Speakers: Safeena Husain, Maharshi Vaishnav
A curated panel and Q&A session with experts in blended finance and capacity building for NGOs to enable leaders to gain insights into if blended finance is appropriate for their organisation and how to go about raising capital through an impact bond. What structural and organizational changes does a non-profit have to undergo to become DIB ready? Why is it essential to have robust programmatic data as donors become more data driven?
Speakers: Akshay Soni, Tushar Thakkar, Aditya Natraj, Kate Sturla
Moderated by Aparna Dua
A fireside chat to discuss the strategic role of philanthropy. Where are grants most suitable? Where and how can philanthropic capital be leveraged to scale impact? Will we be able to tap into global capital markets/commercial pools of capital to fund development outcomes - will commercial capital bite in a post Covid-19 world?
Speakers: Vikram Gandhi, Shantanu Ghosh
A discussion with civil society leaders and social entreprenuers working on the ground on Covid-response initiatives in collaboration with various state governments. What has worked and not and how do communities, local administrations and civil society leaders manage the lifting of the lockdown while taking care of their most affected and vulnerable members? How can NGOs collaborate with state government to fund and scale public education, healthcare and other service delivery?
Speakers: Sundeep Narwani, Ghanshyam Tiwari, Ashok Kamath, Sudha Srinivasan, Viraj Tyagi
Moderator: Kartik Desai
How does government manage the re-opening of the economy, the gaps in preparedness of the health system and fostering the civic sense and behavioral change needed in the post Covid world? A discussion with political leaders on the role of the state governments in responding to Covid and how they can best work with civil society and the private sector to improve service delivery to marginalized citizens, with specific focus on post-Covid imperatives like strengthening healthcare capacity, skilling and job placement, access to entitlements and low-cost lending and community response strategies.
Speakers: Pramod Bhasin, Pavan Varma
