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EDGE 2014: The True Spirit Of Collaboration

September 10, 2015

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EdelGive Foundation, the strategic philanthropic arm of the Edelweiss Group recently concluded a successful edition of EDGE an engagement platform that attempts to understand the challenges faced by their partners and facilitate discussion, insights sharing in the true spirit of collaboration. EDGE is a journey of collaborative philanthropy with participation from exceptional grassroot organizations, corporate, philanthropist and social development experts. Every year EDGE brings together NGO leaders, and their funding and resource partners, creating an exciting opportunity to understand real-life challenges that stakeholders in the development process are faced with.

During the three day event at Fountainhead, EdelGive’s Leadership Center at Alibaug,INK moderated an interactive session with five heroes who epitomize the quality of work the organization supports. The extraordinary work with unique and game changing efforts of Ibtada (Alwar, Rajasthan), LeapForWord (Shirpur, Maharashtra) Manitham Charitable Trust (Madurai, Tamil Nadu), CORO (Mumbai, Maharashtra) and Samaritan Help Mission (Kolkata, West Bengal) was showcased. The sessions also enabled a lot of networking where the NGOs and funding communities involved in informal discussions and much of the sharing happened.

EdelGive Foundation’s mission is to leverage the capacity and capital of the for-profit world to equip and enable the social sector to achieve the greatest impact on the lives of the poor in India. Their investments in nonprofits, which are selected after an intensive due diligence process, are in the form of financial support and, more importantly, capacity building support. The organization works closely with their investees on the organisational development challenges they face. They also utilize the expertise and skills of Edelweiss mid to senior management who work with their investees in the areas of strategic planning, financial sustainability, human resources and creating technological solutions. EdelGive Foundation provides support at strategic and operational levels rather than just being traditional a non-profit funder. They also build partnerships with foundations, trusts and corporates for effective philanthropy.

And finally, EdelGive Foundation measures the impact of their support through tangible frameworks, which include emphasis on measurable outcomes, achievement of objectives, financial accountability and management competence. Through this extensive framework of operation the EdelGive Foundation has:

Impacted over 180,000 lives
Invested in 40+ organisations
Provided over 6500 hours of pro-bono support
Committed approximately USD 4 million till date
Focused on Education, Livelihoods, Women’s Empowerment

EdelGive Foundation remains committed to connect credible organizations to each other and also to all other stakeholders in the social space throughout the year. The EdelGive 2014 Diary features models of social change across Education, Livelihood and Women Empowerment. To know more about the organization’s work, you can follow them at:

Facebook: EdelGive Foundation

Twitter: @EdelGive