Samhita Social Ventures

Inspires purposeful commitment from businesses, shaping a sustainable future through strategic partnerships, innovative solutions, and stakeholder engagement, towards a better normal that benefits all

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About

  • Headquarters

    Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Since

    2009

Samhita specializes in strengthening corporate citizenship by inspiring meaningful responsibility from businesses. By combining global best practices Read moreand local knowledge, it develops collaborative and purpose-driven strategies that shape a sustainable future. It forms strategic partnerships with diverse stakeholders to develop innovative, scalable, and sustainable solutions, enabling responsible growth and establishing an ecosystem helping change. Its programmes align with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and resonate with the development goals of national and local Governments. The practice actively engages with stakeholders, offering consultation on strategic decision-making and overseeing programme implementation. Through combined efforts, creative approaches, and scientific practices, Samhita strives to create a sustainable and equitable future, working towards a better normal that benefits everyone.

Demographies Served

Impact

Samhita Social Ventures has made an impact by positively impacting the lives of over 1.8 million individuals, working with more than 125 organisations, and reaching 20 states.

Programs

  • Collective Good Foundation - A Samhita Initiative

    District

    The Collective Good Foundation (CGF) focuses on fostering sustainable impact by developing ecosystems and offering project implementation support to companies and social organisations across various cause areas. CGF collaborates closely with Samhita to enhance sector capacity and undertake scalable projects, aiming to achieve positive social impact.

  • Community Needs Assessment (CNA) Programme

    District

    Conducted collaboratively, a CNA study involves community stakeholders in assessing both needs and resources and determining the feasibility of initiatives to address specific social problems. Samhita-CGF employs an action-oriented, multi-stakeholder approach for community needs assessments, focusing on socio-economic profiling, evaluating current service provisions, identifying projects to address gaps, and assessing intervention feasibility. These assessments showcase an organisation's commitment to responsible corporate citizenship, ensuring CSR initiatives align with local communities' unique challenges and aspirations for more targeted and responsive interventions.

  • CSR Consultancy

    District

    The evolution of CSR has shifted from a strategic role, maximizing economic and social potential per unit of expenditure, to a catalytic force driving long-term, sustainable social transformation. Achieving significant change requires extensive collaborations and networks. Samhita-CGF has been instrumental for over a decade, steering organizations from compliance-oriented approaches to becoming catalysts for profound societal change.

Leadership Team

  • Priya Naik

    Founder & Chief Executive Officer

  • Madhu Bahl

    Executive Director

  • Sudhir Naik

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Akshatha Karangutkar

    Associate Director

  • Afshan Shaikh

    Associate Director

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    100+

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • FCRA

    Not Available

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

  • Headquarters

    2nd Floor, Jagdamba House, Next to Anupam Cinema, Peru Baug, Goregaon, Mumbai, 400063

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Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit