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We wanted to harness the outpouring of generosity during Covid-19 and scale it: Atul Satija, CEO, GiveIndia
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We wanted to harness the outpouring of generosity during Covid-19 and scale it: Atul Satija, CEO, GiveIndiaBy
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ICRF worked across three key programs: Cash relief, humanitarian aid and addressing healthcare needs for frontline workers and hospitals. For the flagship mission Support COVID-19 Hit Families we partnered with non-profits across the country to help daily wagers and migrant workers who had lost their means of earnings, Satija said.
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Atul Satija, CEO, GiveIndia.
NEW DELHI: Online donation platform GiveIndia aims to channel and provide resources to non-governmental organizations across India. During the pandemic it set up the India Covid Response Fund (ICRF) raising funds from philanthropic foundations and HNIs including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Goog
GiveIndia supports 56 lakh Indians in response to the Covid-19 crisis
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For the flagship mission Support Covid-19 Hit Families GiveIndia partnered with 250+ nonprofits across the country to help daily wagers and migrant workers who had lost their means of earning. Underpinned by a due diligence framework to verify and identify beneficiaries, a Steering Committee was established for approving the allocation of funds on a weekly basis.
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Among 3.5 lakh citizen contributors to this fund, were almost 20,000 donors who gave on Facebook during I For India, a one-of-a-kind celebrity fundraising concert in collaboration with the social media platform.
Kolkata: GiveIndia has helped to support 56 lakh Indians during the pandemic, using the Rs 220 crore contributed to the nonprofit s India Covid Response Fund (ICRF) by a collective of individuals and organisations. This has been the most impactful intervention executed by the platform in its 20-year hist