Archive · 18 Sep 2025
SVP India's Collaborative Philanthropy for Social Change
SVP India, founded in 2012, encourages giving back to society in new ways.
It's not just about money; they believe in sharing time and expertise.
This approach focuses on supporting the people who actively make changes.
Govind Iyer highlights that it's the people working on projects that make a difference, not just the donors.
They aim to drive big changes in society.
They believe that volunteering and giving back should become a regular habit.
They hope to change how people view the social sector.
SVP India promotes collaborative philanthropy, encouraging giving of time, money, and wisdom.
The organization was founded in 2012 to make philanthropy a movement.
Young people are increasingly interested in giving back to society.
Iyer emphasizes supporting the 'doers' who implement social programs.
SVP aims to drive systemic change by supporting not-for-profits.
- Who
- Govind Iyer and Social Venture Partners (SVP) India
- What
- Discusses collaborative philanthropy and its shift toward giving time, wisdom, and money to drive systems-level change
- When
- SVP started in 2012
- Where
- India
- Why
- To foster a giving culture and support the social sector
- Organization
- Social Venture Partners (SVP) India
- Founder
- Ravi Venkateshan
- Focus
- Collaborative philanthropy
- Giving Approach
- Time, wisdom, and money
- SVP Founding Year
- 2012
- Key Belief
- Doers, not just donors, define India's destiny