Advisory Roles
· CEO, Charities Aid Foundation India, 2003-2009
· Board Member, Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium (APPC), 2007
· Advisory Council Member, Resource Alliance, UK, India Conference Group, September -October 2001 to March 2002
· Board Member, United Way of Mumbai, June 2001
· President, Pragriti, Kumaon, Jan 2001
· Advisor, India Board, Hope Project India, Jan 2001
Consulting
· Co-author & Consultant, Global Philanthropy Initiative, Chicago, Jan 2002-to date
· Consultant & Liaison(India), Give2Asia/The Asia Foundation, San Francisco, Jan 2002 - to date
· Consultant, Center for Advancement of Philanthropy, Mumbai, April 2001-to date
· Consultant, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco, March 2001 -to date
· Consultant-Events, Incentive Destinations, New Delhi, February 2001
· Project Consultant, Rachna/PLAN International, India, Jan 2001 -to date
· Consultant, International Sufi Order, Hope Project, Paris, October 2000 - to date
· Consultant, United Way International, USA, September 2000 - to date
· Consultant, Shanaz Tapplin & Associates & The Packard Foundation, USA, July 2000-to date
· Consultant, Indian Centre for Philanthropy, India, July 2000
· Project Consultant, Ford Foundation, India, March 2000 - to date
· Consultant, Reachout Online, UK & USA, Jan 2000 - to date
· Project Consultant, CAF America, Washington, DC, August 1999 - to date
· Fundraising Consultant, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, July 1999 - to date
· Consultant, Commonwealth Foundation, UK, April 1999-to date
· Fundraising Consultant, Bhadrajun Artisans Trust- Fabindia School - New Delhi, April 1999 - to date
· Consultant, Fabindia Overseas Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, March - June 1999
· National Consultant, Mahila Samakhya, Government of India, New Delhi, 1998 - to date
· Project Consultant, DFID, British High Commission, New Delhi, February 1999 -to date
· Consultant, Charities Aid Foundation - (CAF), New Delhi, October 1998- to date
· Executive Officer, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), New Delhi, September 1995 - August 1998
· Research Associate, Educational Resources Center, New Delhi, August 1994 - August 1995
· Research Assistant, U.S. Educational Foundation in India, Madras, August 1993 - August 1994
· Programme Assistant, U.S. Educational Foundation in India, Madras, March -August 1993
Publications
Priya Viswanath: Diaspora Indians- Putting Philanthropy on the Fast-Track: Centre for the Advancement of Philanthropy under a grant from The Ford Foundation, (Forthcoming)
Priya Viswanath: Towards a Level Playing Field:The Changing Face of Philanthropy and the Indian Diaspora,. in Philanthropy- Newsletter of the Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy, September 2001
Priya Viswanath: Rejuvenating the Spirit of India: Diaspora Philanthropy and NRIs in America:, Ford Foundation & CAF India, December 2000
Priya Viswanath: The Mahila Samakhya programme in India: An analysis -1996-2000, , Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, April 2000
Priya Viswanath: Education in India: CAF-Kluer Law Publication, 1999
Malavika Karlekar & Priya Viswanath: Economic Restructuring & Asian Women: The Case of India: ARENA, 1995
Lectures & Presentations
1996 - 2000
- Diaspora Philanthropy, Annual South Asia Fundraising Group conference, November 2000
- Corporate Social Responsibility, visiting Canadian Voluntary sector leadership, November 2000
- Presentations to the Indian Diaspora in the United States on Development in India, August-September 1999
- Presentation to the Commonwealth Working Group on Women and Non Formal Education, Dhaka, April 1999
- Several presentations on the Social Development & Community Affairs Council to Visiting International delegations (CII) and CII membership
- "Academic Exchanges Between India & the United States in the 21st Century"
- " Issues for Women in Contemporary India"
- "Women & Violence"- Brown Bag Discussion , Darlene Hantzis & Priya Viswanath
(Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA; December 1997)
Awards
- Recepient of the S.D. Raj Gold Medal for Proficiency in M Phil History- Class of '92-93
Educational Qualifications
M. Phil , History: Ethiraj College for Women, University of Madras
Languages
English , Hindi, French (Read, write, speak)
Malayalam, Tamil (Speak only)
Annexure
Global Philanthropy Initiative
Case Study Writer and Co-Author of the India Case Study for the Global Philanthropy Initiative. The Global Philanthropy Initiative is founded by the World Economic Forum, The Philanthropy Initiative (Boston) and the Rockefeller Foundation and is undertaking a preliminary study to map philanthropy and giving patterns in seven countries including India. Noshir Dadrawala, Ex. Secretary of the Center for Advancement of Philanthropy is the Co-Author of this study.
Center for Advancement of Philanthropy
Research and documentation for a book titled "Diaspora Indians - On the Philanthropy Fast-Track". The book profiles and maps giving patterns of Non Resident Indians in the Far East, West Asia, United States and United Kingdom.
The Asia Foundation
Developing Give2Asia Grant-making and Marketing Capabilities in India and the United States of America.
International Sufi Order, Paris
Restructuring the existing Hope Initiative in New Delhi, India including organizational development, establishment of a Vocational Training Center and guiding the International Executive Board and Advisory Council on all matters pertaining to restructuring and training.
United Way International, USA
Responsible for setting up United Way Mumbai and Chennai. Includes all aspects of establishing the Executive body, office and staff, identifying alliance partners/NGOs, image building and enlisting membership.
Junction Sociale.net
Co-founder and head of Corporate Social Responsibility vertical. Business Development, Partnership building and networking in the United States and India. Developing a development portal for South Asia with eight co-consultants from Asia and Europe
Indian Centre for Philanthropy, New Delhi
A study on Indigenous Fundraising patterns of select Indian NGOs - Ongoing
Reachout Online, UK & USA
Feasibility Study conducted in the US, to set up an Online Philanthropy Company, a part of a Pan European effort with interests in the United States, UK and Germany to promote Online Giving from the Indian Community to development programmes in India. This included profiling, identifying markets, and linking up with individuals and groups already working on Diaspora Philanthropy, Jan-March 2000.
Commonwealth, UK
Use of technologies in the promotion of Non Formal Education: The Case of India, April 1999
Department for International Development, British High Commission
Mapping Corporate India's initiatives in the Social Space. Title of the Project: Scoping Study on Socially Responsible Business, March 1999
Confederation of Indian Industry
Industry Initiatives in Education: CII 1998
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