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Dasra is catalyzing India's strategic philanthropy movement to transform a billion lives with dignity and equity. In 1999, Dasra was founded on the simple premise that supporting non-profits in their growth will scale their impact on the vulnerable lives they serve. Beginning with incubating NGOs like Magic Bus and Villgro and enabling them to scale, two decades later this theory of change continues to thrive at Dasra. It now encompas*es strengthening leading NGOs, magnifying philanthropists’ impact and enabling government to better With a team of a 100+ individuals, Dasra acts as a catalyst in India’s vibrant philanthropic sector by driving collaborative action to accelerate social change. We work tirelessly to build partnerships with hundreds of non-profits in India and philanthropists from around the world, to ensure India achieves the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Nurturing uncompromising competence in a team inspired by social change Fostering a trust based network of stakeholders to grow social capital Leading a strategic philanthropy movement with powerful partnerships De*pening impact in focused fields through scalable solutions We nurture funders to become equal partners in the growth journey of nonprofits. By encouraging philanthropists to invest their skills, expertise, networks and capital, we maximize their impact to achieve audacious outcomes. To date, Dasra has shaped the philanthropic movement, with 70+ research reports, and actively worked with 500 corporates, foundations and philanthropists to direct INR 500+Cr (USD Strengthening institutional capabilities and capacities of non-profits achieves both sustainable and scalable impact. Dasra has hand-held over 700 leading nonprofits through their scaling journeys in India. We believe in the potential of India’s 254 million adolescents to define and shape our country’s future. Since 2011, we have channeled INR 168+Cr (USD 28 million) to reach 3.5 million gi*ls, women and children in India. In 2017, Dasra launched India’s first