The Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP) at Ashoka University is India’s first dedicated institution focused on strengthening decision-making and capacity building in the philanthropic and social sectors. Established with the mission of leveraging global philanthropy to drive social impact in India, CSIP has completed over a decade of work in knowledge creation, sector convenings, and capacity development.
Envisioned as a premier do-tank, CSIP blends academic rigor with sectoral practice to generate actionable insights and drive measurable change. CSIP aims to evolve into a globally recognized, interdisciplinary centre producing practice-led knowledge that enables social impact.
CSIP’s efforts are driven through three key initiatives:
1. Governance & Leadership
2. Data-Driven Philanthropy
3. Case Centre for Philanthropy and Social Impact
Over the past 10 years of existence, CSIP has contributed to several important sector leading research outputs (35+ research products), impactful fellowships (85+ fellows), capacity building initiatives (450+ alumni), and conventions / seminars (23+).
As a domain agnostic ecosystem enabler CSIP collaborates with a diversed group of partners for its research, capacity building, and convenings. These include: Harvard Business School, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, ATE Chandra Foundation, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, Govind Iyer, Luis Miranda, Forbes Marshall, EdelGive Foundation, Artha-India Research Advisors, Dasra, Giving Tuesday, WINGS, AVPN, Sattva, ISDM, ISTR & NGOs among others.
At Ashoka University, CSIP actively engages students through a range of activities designed to build awareness and exposure to the social impact sector.
