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Keshub Mahindra
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Philanthropists
World equates
Philanthropists with a person who donates money.

We are different.

We think most of the individuals on earth are born as philanthropists.

Donating Rs 1000/- or USD 20 or its equivalent in country currency every year to charities is not difficult financially. But mentally it is far far difficult.

People give parties on their birthday or if they cant do so then celebrate their birthday at home and this means they easily spend Rs 1000/- on their birthday. But donating it to charities is a NO. And if we say donate to charities you think are credible, then they say "you dont teach me"

We are different.
If people cant donate for whatever reason (economical or mental attitude), then they can donate blood once a year (Following medical conditions)

Again, we are different.
We think scientists or inventors donate their talent to the world which is far bigger than a few thousand dollars. Person who has invented light has donated far more than billions of billions of dollars worth money. Same with mobile.

So we count inventors as philanthropists. (We know inventor unfortunately may or maybe different than a person who got patent of the same.

World thinks you should be an inventor of a product or idea, if you have a patent for invention.

We follow law and therefore make individual pages of only those philanthropists who have donated substantial amount in their currency. We take a step further and not legally but ethically & morally call a scientist or an inventor a philanthropist.

But we are different.
If someone just donates Rs 1000/- or USD 20/- or its equivalent once a year, and donates it to Developed Nation Network Trust indicating which NGO in India the donation should go to or which issue it should go to, we can share that person's name on their birthday in our online calendar which anybody in the world can see. Its small donation, so we cant make a separate page for that donor. But as responsible organisation, mention the donor's name in our digital calendar.

But we are different.
While we cant put the name of the person who doesnt donate to DNNT in our digital calendar, we want attitude of the person to be changed. We know it is difficult.

But can think it is important to start.

 

Country
India

Important
Keshub Mahindra
He was Chairman of M & M in 1999, when he invested in our social enterprise IndianNGOs.com alongwith Bobby Sista. This was a portal for the social sector in India.
Because of an almost fatal accident, our canvas is now universe but the first company is now our parent company

What is important is vision for the future.
He invested in dot com on social issues which helps communities and this happened in 1999 when internet was hardly used in India.
It shows his social responsibility attitude and for him corporate social responsibility was always like family responsibility.
Important feature of corporate greats around the world.

Spearheading social causes
• Chairman, Mahindra Foundation
• Chairman, Board of Trustees – Population First
• Chairman, Bombay First, Health & Environment Committee
• Chairman & Trustee, KC Mahindra Education Trust
• Member, Governing Board – United Way of Mumbai
• Member of the International Advisory Board, University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Advanced Study of India, Philadelphia
• Founding/Life Member of University of Pennsylvania, Centre for the Advanced Study of India, New Delhi
• Member, Governing Board – Bombay First
• Hon. Member, Rotary Club of Bombay
• Chairman & Founder Trustee - Bombay City Policy Research Foundation from 1995-2008
Member, Governing Body, HelpAge India from 2000-2004
• Member, Board of Governors, Bharat Shiksha Kosh from 2002-2005
• Director, Pratham – India Education Initiative from 2003-2008
• Founder Member, Governing Council, Integrated Research & Action for Development (IRADe), New Delhi from 2002-2014
• Deputy Chairman & Trustee, Employers’ Federation of India, Social & Labor Research (SOLAR) Foundation from 1985- 2017