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Featured · 24 September 2025How Can You Make a Difference?We live in a time where challenges can feel overwhelming climate change, inequality, public health crises, and countless other issues. It is easy to wonder: how can you make a difference as just one i...Shrilaxmi Patil · 5 min read24 Sept 2025 · Effective GivingHow Your Donation Can Save and Improve Lives?Every year, millions of people ask themselves how they can make a difference in the world. While volunteering and personal lifestyle changes matter, one of the most powerful actions anyone can take is...4 min23 Sept 2025 · Effective GivingHigh-Impact Philanthropy: Giving You Can MeasureHigh impact philanthropy is an approach to giving that emphasises measurable change, strategic decisions, and long-term results. It moves beyond donating based on emotions or tradition, and instead fo...5 min05 Aug 2025 · PhilanthropyGiving Circles: How Can Philanthropists Collaborate to Donate Better?Giving circles, also known as funding circles, are groups of philanthropists who collaborate to support various causes. The primary aim is collaboration. Instead of donating in isolation, members of...7 min30 Jul 2025 · PhilanthropyPhilanthropy Framework: A Guide to Strategic and Impactful GivingMost philanthropists approach giving the wrong way. They respond to whatever organisation asks, write checks based on emotions, and have no systematic method for measuring impact. This reactive...16 min25 Jul 2025 · IndiaIndian Philanthropy: A Growing Force for Global ChangeIndian philanthropy is experiencing remarkable growth. Ultra-high-net-worth individuals donating more than Rs 100 crore annually have increased from just two in 2018 to over 18 today. Shiv Nadar...13 min22 Jul 2025 · Effective GivingWhy Donate to Non-Profits, and How to Choose OneMillions of Indians donate each year, hoping to make a difference. But despite good intentions, most donations fail to reach their potential. The truth is that most donations do very little, and...6 min03 Jul 2025 · HealthIron Deficiency Anaemia: Challenges and Giving OpportunitiesAnaemia seems like an almost omnipresent health challenge around the world. It is not something we hear about often, yet it affects many people - over 2 billion globally. Despite being such a...7 min03 Jun 2025 · FinanceImpact Investing: What It Does, and What It Does NotImpact investing is gaining popularity as a way to align capital with purpose. But is it really the most effective way to do good? This article explores what impact investing is, how it works, and...10 min21 May 2025 · Effective GivingEvidence-Based Philanthropy: Giving Decided by DataAt Impactful Giving, we have learned that good intentions alone aren't enough because true philanthropy is a healthy mix of compassion and strategy. As the philanthropy landscape evolves, more donors...6 min