The CEO of the EdelGive Foundation, Naghma Mulla, joins us on the Do One Better Podcast to discuss the impact of their GROW Fund (Grassroots, Resilience, Ownership and Wellness) which strengthened 100 high impact grassroots organisations in India over 24 months, through capacity-building and supporting key organisational functions.
We explore what it was like to design and launch the GROW Fund; getting people to apply for funds; nurturing those relationships; and creating robust organisations that can perform and drive social impact in India.
We explore the Fund’s impact, look at the key challenges they faced since Naghma was last on the show back in 2021, and we discuss future opportunities in the horizon.
About Naghma Mulla
Naghma Mulla is the CEO of EdelGive Foundation, the philanthropic initiative of Edelweiss Group – one of India’s leading diversified financial services group.
As CEO, Naghma has been instrumental in driving the vision of EdelGive Foundation towards the growth and scale of the organisations the foundation supports. Naghma plays a large role in enabling commitments to their diverse portfolio of NGOs, by creating valuable partnerships with reputed international and national stakeholders within the sector.
Naghma is also a member of the Core Committee of the India Climate Collaborative – a collaboration of India’s leading philanthropies committed to addressing the climate crisis in India.
Naghma is mentor at the Nadathur S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at IIM Bangalore, providing strategic support to several start-ups.
She began her career with Bajaj Alliance General Insurance and played an instrumental role in their foundational team.
She is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and has a Master of Commerce (M. Com.) degree from Pune University.