Stuck in the pressures of sheer survival, saddled with a complex regulatory landscape and a challenging socio-political context, the Indian vision for the social impact and philanthropy sectors has become a receding horizon, instead of a guiding compass.

The Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP) and The Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) hope this study sparks a conversation among relevant stakeholders on building the support ecosystem and that the investments in Indian philanthropy will also be channelled towards developing this field.