Spandana Foundation

Spandana Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in August 2005 by a group of like-minded individuals, primarily non-resident Indians (NRIs) based in the United States, who wanted to give back to their home towns, villages, and cities in India. The organization was created after its founders realized the difficulty of executing charitable projects in India remotely from the USA and concluded that there was no existing entity with grassroots presence to help them. Spandana Foundation was thus established with the goal of creating "Vibrations of social service" among NRIs and motivating them to support and execute socially responsible projects in their native places. The foundation operates as a platform rather than a direct implementer: it defines processes and guides members on what and how to execute various projects for the benefit of the poor and needy. Its mission is to aid the poor and deprived in the fields of basic living, education, and health. Projects are carried out by members themselves, not by Spandana, under four main categories: Ashraya (disaster relief), Cheyutha (health and medical support), Pratibha (education for talented students in need), and Vidyalaya (school infrastructure). The organization facilitates these projects in India and the US, and provides details on annual tax filings, financial reports, and non-profit certificates through its website.

Spandana Foundation was founded in August 2005 when a group of like-minded individuals came together to find ways to help society. Their initial consensus was to do something in their respective home towns, villages, or cities, but they were unsure how to execute. They began by responding to support needy people based on published articles in internet editions of Indian newspapers. Over time, they realized the difficulties of executing projects in India remotely from the USA. This led them to explore tie-ups with non-profit organizations in both India and the USA to help execute projects efficiently in their home towns. However, their search concluded that no entity had the grassroots presence needed to execute charitable projects in India, and they strongly felt the need to establish an organization with grassroots in the community. Thus, Spandana Foundation was started with the main goal of creating the "Vibrations of social service" among NRIs and motivating them to support and execute socially responsible projects in their native places. The foundation's model is to define processes and help members understand what and how to execute various projects for the benefit of the poor and needy. Its goal is addressed by executing projects under four categories: Ashraya, Cheyutha, Pratibha, and Vidyalaya. Members can initiate any activity of their choice under each project and execute it at their native place. Projects are done by members, not by Spandana.

• Spandana Foundation founded in August 2005 by a group of like-minded individuals.

• Foundation begins by supporting needy people based on published articles in Indian newspapers.

• Decision to establish an organization with grassroots presence after failing to find suitable partner NGOs.

A grassroots-oriented platform for NRIs to facilitate and execute charitable projects in their native places in India.

1. 1Welcome to Spandanaspandana.org
2. 2About Usspandana.org
3. 3Our Servicesspandana.org
4. 4Spandanawikidata.org