EdelGive Foundation

The EdelGive Foundation is the corporate foundation of Indian financial services firm Edelweiss Group.

MISSION

It aims to create impact in the fields of education, liveliohoods and womens rights by:

• Selecting the best grantees
• Signalling other funders
• Improving the capacity of grantees
• Advancing the state of knowledge and practice

LESSONS LEARNT

• When civil society and NGOs need reinforcement to achieve social impact, grants should be accompanied by capacity-building support
• Companies with a striking growth- trajectory may have a lot to teach ambitious embryonic NGOs, such as the areas chosen by EdelGive: strategy, outcomes measurement, technology and financial planning
• Foundations that have helped develop a viable, sustainable NGOs can be a resoucre for funders looking to support the same or similar causes