Grassroots NGOs and the special connection with their community

And why Dhwani does what it does. NGOs are the foundation of the development sector. We are exposed to several of them in our cities - tirelessly...

Mapping Skill based employee volunteering: Key Webinar takeaways

Corporates have access to the best of resources, in terms of funds, skills, tools, technologies, network and more. Particularly, in terms of human...

Empowering grassroots through Flexible Funding: Rebuild India Fund

Organizational Development, once overlooked by donors and grant makers, has undergone a transformative shift. Today, it not only commands attention in...
Fundraising at grassroots

Fundraising at grassroots: The donor-receiver gap dynamics

Total CSR spent in 2022 in India records at ₹25,932 Cr and private philanthropists donated about ₹1.05 Lakh Crore for various development projects. In...

Social Sector Advancement through Federations 

Insights from our recent conclave on Social Sector Federations & Collectives Civil society in India today is at crossroads.  Ever changing...
Organisational Development programme in Odisha

Beginnings of a lasting Change:

Niranthara- organisational development programme Launched in Odisha Dhwani Foundation feels immense pleasure to have stepped into the southeastern...

Understanding Odisha’s social sector landscape

An Overview of the context of Odisha, as we expand our operations Striving towards our vision to create a credible social sector, Dhwani’s efforts to...

Niranthara- Lite Cohort 1 launched, Mysuru

Niranthara lite is Organizational Capacity building customised for Small and emerging NGOs with minimal staff and budgets. The programme focuses on...

DhristE partner graduation

For DrishtE, 2022 marked an important milestone as 65 of our NGO partners completed Niranthara DrishtE eLearning course.DrishtE provides a free and...

Niranthara Sikshak- Assam

Graduation ceremony of Niranthara Sikshak NGO partners at SIRD, Guwahati.14 NGO partners completed the Niranthara capacity building programme through...

Niranthara-Sahayak family grows- Cohort 2 Launched

26 grassroots NGOs from Tamil Nadu joined us for the orientation programme of the 2nd cohort of the Niranthara Sahayak programme. Ms Pratibha from...

Organisational Development Plan and Assessment Guide

It was exciting to be part the process of developing the Organization development toolkit by The Bridgespan Group, sharing the Niranthara learnings...

Celebrating our graduating partners

Niranthara Graduation event of our 58 Grassroots NGO partners from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. An exciting day, packed with interactions, networking...

Niranthara Sahayak Programme launch

18 grassroots NGOs have enrolled as the first cohort of the Hybrid organizational change management programme. The cohort started from July 2022. The...

COvid Lasika Andolana- COLA

A Collaborative Response of Civil Society Organizations in Karnataka- Full Report  COvid Lasika Andolana or CoLA programme was an emergency...

Helping NGOs build their brand, and fundraise effectively

The Nikhaar programme helps train grassroots NGOs on brand-building, communications, and fundraising. The programme also helps NGOs develop...

Strategic planning makes an NGO stronger

Every organization needs to be driven by strategic goals. After some years of functioning, many organisations get set into a pattern and caught up in...
Covid vaccination awareness campaign reaching marginalised people

COVID vaccination drive reaching remote corners of Karnataka

After the second wave of COVID-19, the urgency to vaccinate crores of people increased manifold. We at Dhwani Foundation understood it was important...
Panel discussion

Bringing non-profits and CSR leaders together

Tamil Nadu CSR Summit 2021 was held on 30th August, organised by Sattva, a consulting firm in the social impact sector, in partnership with Madras...
RK Surdeo explaining to participants

The why and how of Training

Renowned trainer RK Surdeo conducted an experiential session on Train the Trainer for the Dhwani Foundation Team. The programme was meant to help...

Margadarshike – guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination drive released

As part of our Covid Lasika Aandolan programme, Dhwani Foundation is partnering with the Government of Karnataka and a network of NGOs to set up...

Inviting applicants for the Updeshak Fellowship

Inviting applications from interested volunteers to become board members of the NGOs in Tamil Nadu...

How Covid19 has affected the social sector in remote rural areas

With the Covid pandemic outbreak and the subsequent lockdown, our team had stopped travelling and meeting our NGO partners in person for many months...

Against all odds: Alamelu’s story

Alamelu Bannan was born into extreme poverty, in a family of Arunthathiyars -- Dalit landless labourers. Arunthathiyars are one of the most vulnerable...

Apply for Sahayak services

Enroll Your NGO today! Note: Current enrollment in and around Bangalore and North Karnataka regions only Sahayak from Dhwani Foundation is...

CSR in Karnataka- Karnataka CSR Summit, Bangalore

Corporate Social Responsibility or CSR for an Indian Company is a continued commitment to economic development of the local community and the larger...