The disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is different from any other external disruption the social sector has seen before. Macroeconomic and socio-political stressors will have huge implications on India’s ability to achieve SDG goals, on funding pipelines, and on government priorities, potentially creating an environment where re-invention of solutions is critical to ensure the well-being of the communities. India’s complex and ambitious development agenda cannot be addressed by a sole stakeholder. It needs urgent and formal collaboration between stakeholders, planning business, government and civil society. Now more than ever before, there is a critical need for these diverse stakeholders, who are already shaping and witnessing key policy, business, funding and operational shifts, to collaborate and converge into the development of a strong and sustainable ecosystem for adolescents in India. Thus, pro-active risk assessments and comprehensive decision planning are urgently called for.

Given this background Confederation of Indian Industry is organizing a Virtual Forum ‘Impact East’. This multi-stakeholder dialogue will take a deeper look on social sector’s power and purposes, diving deep into the sector’s history and exploring its boundaries, limitations, and opportunities, with a special focus on how social investment has both contributed to and worked to dismantle inequities.

This forum will be a blended experience of fundraising deck, master classes for CBOs, fireside chats with social sector leadership. This will bring together corporates, practitioners, fundraisers, scholars, and advisors to critically evaluate the prevalent principles of and trends in grant making and investing and re-envision how the field can continue to evolve.
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