Girish Pendse and Dhirendra Pratap Singh

Girish Pendse is an Associate Partner at Dalberg Advisors, a global social impact consultancy. He advises nonprofits, philanthropies, and governments to design and launch programs that unlock inclusive economic prosperity, and to build the organizational strategy, capacity, and funding needed to deliver. Dhirendra Pratap Singh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Milaan Foundation, with 19 years of experience leading movements to challenge harmful norms and unleash the leadership of adolescent girls across India. He holds deep expertise in scaling youth development programs, advancing gender equality, and building durable non-profit organizations. Both of them serve as members of the India Philanthropy Alliance NextGen Task Force.

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The Third Wave of Philanthropy is Coming: Are Indian Nonprofits Ready?

The social impact community has spent the last few months grappling with a fast-approaching and generational influx of giving, which Nan Ransohoff termed the Third Wave of American Philanthropy. In…

By Girish Pendse and Dhirendra Pratap Singh · October 11, 2026 · 6 minutes read

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