DaanUtsav

IDEAS FOR NGOs SEEKING RESOURCES

Charity Shows
Get an artist to put up performances such as concerts, plays, and stand-up comedy for charity with the entry fee going to the NGO/social cause.

The 24 Hour Challenge
NGOs invite supporters and public to spend 24 hours with their beneficiaries- in the villages, slums, govt schools- to sensitize them and create long term supporters out of them.

Play With Us
NGOs organise street plays or performances that showcase the work they do and the problems they tackle to engage the public and raise money.

Citizen Webathons
Set up a “telethon room” in your office and broadcast it live on Youtube. Supporters sit and make calls to friends and raise donations. A
scoreboard tracks who has raised how much.

Skills for a cause
NGOs get their supporters to offer their skills for a cause (e.g., a writer will write 1 piece or a consultant will do 1 days’ pro bono consulting, etc.). People bid for their skills and the proceeds go to the NGO.

Crazy Challenges
Crazy challenges like a mirchi eating challenge for acid burn victims’ benefit (or throat cancer victims’ benefit), hold-your-breath challenge to understand environment & pollution, etc.

Rain Bows
Across schools, colleges, corporates, students/employees wear “rainbow” costumes, take a selfie and donate towards LGBTQ support.

Blind Tournament
People pay and play against skilled blind players- chess, painting contest, etc.

De bility triathlon
In a school, college, corporate or club, a contest where the participants take part with a handicap (eyes blindfolded, legs tied, etc.).

IDEAS FOR NGO BENEFICIARIES

Fistful of joy
Encourage members to donate a fistful of grain/ sugar which is collected and given to an NGO.

1 Rupee Campaign
Children collect Re1 from each family in the community and use the money to fund an act of social good.

Shadow An Officer
Public gets to bid in an auction for a chance to shadow various Govt officials for a day. Proceeds go to a charity of the official’s choice or a cause supporting temporary/ contract staff.

Clean up drive
Organise an event to clean up public spaces like beaches, lakes, bus stands, stations, parks, govt hospitals, etc.

Gandhi For Gram
Identify a village nearby and get the youth to visit and volunteer there for a day, to promote greater understanding of the challenges of rural life in modern times.

DaanDe March
Organise a march/walk involving your students/employees/members and also other organisations near your institution, raising awareness about causes and inviting the public to contribute in cash and kind

Tree plantation
Carry out tree plantation campaigns in nearby school/college campuses and grounds, parks, office campuses or in nearby plantation areas identified by environmental NGOs. Plantation can also be done in nearby rural areas.

Beautification Drive
Organise an event to beautify public spaces like compound walls, bus stands, stations, parks and gardens, govt schools & hospitals, shelter homes, etc.

Jail & Bail
Ministers are “jailed for doing good” and public has to “bail them out” by donating to a charity of the minister’s choice. The minister with the maximum amount collected for his or her cause gets to donate all of the money collected for all charities to the charity he/she had chosen.

Blood donation camps
Government encourages blood donation by spreading awareness and setting up camps across the city in association with nearby blood banks and hospitals or groups like Lions that conduct such camps.

IDEAS FOR RAILWAYS

On Track!
One NGO is allowed to talk about its cause and solicit donations on each long-distance train, during the week of #DaanUtsav.

Journey of Life
Ask the Railways to allow groups of people to come and paint the trains from inside, writing simple things like- ‘You are enough’, ‘You are beautiful’, etc.

Kindness Challenge
Ask the Railways to make announcements related to kindness like asking people to give their seats to someone else or asking people to be more conscious of their way of entering trains and going out of their way to be a little more kinder.

Stall ’em
NGOs put up stalls sharing their work or selling products at platforms of railway stations.

Joyfest
Organise an event that brings all members together- around a theme that is at the core of the group or community (e.g., Yoga, Service, Spirituality)- and encourage all members to do acts of giving & kindness.

Fistful of joy
Encourage members to donate a fistful of grain/ sugar which is collected and given to an NGO.

Clean up drive
Organise an event to clean up public spaces like beaches, lakes, bus stands, stations, parks, govt hospitals, etc.

Gandhi For Gram
Identify a village nearby and get students/employees/members to visit and volunteer there for a day, to promote greater understanding of the challenges of rural life in modern times.

DaanDe March
Organise a march/walk involving your students/employees/members and also other organisations near your institution, raising awareness about causes and inviting the public to contribute in cash and kind.

Tree plantation
Carry out tree plantation campaigns in nearby school/college campuses and grounds, parks, office campuses or in nearby plantation areas identified by environmental NGOs. Plantation can also be done in nearby rural areas.

Beautification Drive
Organise an event to beautify public spaces like compound walls, bus stands, stations, parks and gardens, govt schools & hospitals, shelter homes, etc.

Plog Run
Get participants to go on a run and collect all the plastic they encounter on the run, from the streets. The collected plastic is given to a recycler.

Collection Drive
A drive to collect and donate new or old books, toys, bags, stationery, uniform, newspapers, shoes, clothes and other stuff and donate them to NGOs.

Run/Walk for a cause
A walk/ run for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

Seva Mela- NGO stalls
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls showcasing their cause and selling their products.

Seva Mela- Fun for a Cause
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls with food and games, and all proceeds go to charity.

Jail & Bail
Leaders (CXOs, Principals, Directors, Trustees, Office bearers) are “jailed for doing good” and others have to “bail them out” by donating to a charity of their choice.

Charity Raffle / Housie
A raffle, housie or “tambola” where members donate items as prizes (spare new phones, crockery, travel accessories, bags, watches, etc.), and everyone buys tickets with the proceeds going to charity.

Card Carrying Membership
Poker, rummy, bridge or other card games where everyone “buys in” and nominates a charity, money goes to the winners’ nominated charities.

Visits to NGOs
Visits to nearby shelter, old age home, orphanage, special needs org, etc.

Who’s The MasterChef? (MasterChef Kaun?)
In schools, offices, clubs, apartments, a Masterchef contest, where each participant creates, others “buy” food coupons, proceeds go to charity. The winner’s charity gets a special prize. Can focus on men cooking to change stereotypes.

Blood donation camps
In association with nearby blood banks and hospitals or groups like Lions that conduct such camps.

Kara-OK Action (Kuch Achha Karao-ke)
Sing for a cause on karaoke, the audience buys tickets to listen, proceeds go to charity.

Food drive
Preparing, collecting and distributing food to those in need on the streets or at shelter and care homes, or even to auto drivers at a stand, etc.

Seva Sandwich
Individuals in a group contribute various ingredients of a sandwich, get together and make sandwiches and distribute them to those in need.

Kindness Fridge
Set up a “kindness fridge” in a public place like an apartment, school, college, hospital and create groups of people who will ensure the fridge is stocked.

Thank’Em
Thank class 4 staff of school, college, corp, club, apt, etc. – serve them, have fun WITH them, treat them as equals.

Record Audio Books
Everyone records an audio book for the blind.

Change Festival
In colleges, clubs, theatres, large corporates, large apartments, a TEDx/ Litfest type format featuring social enterprises, ticket donations to charity.

Bake Sale/ Art Sale
People exhibit their talents in baking/ other arts and sell their products, proceeds go to charity.

Adopt an Institution
Help a govt school, bus shelter, night shelter, newspaper stand, park get a complete makeover and take care of it through the year.

The Tiny Flea Garage Sale
Flea market within school, college, corp, apartment, club etc. where members bring items and others buy them, all proceeds go to charity.

Cycle/ Bike/Car Rally for a cause
A rally for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

7 Days 7 Givings
Pick 7 different acts of giving, one for each day of the #DaanUtsav week and get students/ residents /employees /members to contribute. The 7 acts could simply be 7 different items to be given (books on 1 day, clothes on another, etc.) or 7  types of activities (money, material, time, blood, skills, etc.).

Street Store
Organise a collection drive for items in good condition, clean, mend and pack the donated items nicely and set up a “store” on a street nearby. Offer “coupons” to potential beneficiaries which they can use to “buy” the items that THEY choose from the street store, instead of being handed over something that someone else chose for them.

Wish Tree
Set up a “Wish Tree” and allow members to fulfill wishes sourced from a local nonprofit that you wish to support.

#DaanUtsav Booths
Pop-up #DaanUtsav booths in public spaces provide opportunities to donate for a particular NGO/cause.

JAGgery
Create Joint Action Groups of member institutions around specific themes or initiatives (pick from other ideas listed). Encourage them to own and drive the campaign.

Joyfest
Organise an event that brings all member institutions together into a fair, exhibition or conference that facilitates connections between NGOs and the institutional members of the network.

Fistful of joy
Encourage members to donate a fistful of grain/ sugar which is collected and given to an NGO.

Clean up drive
Organise an event to clean up public spaces like beaches, lakes, bus stands, stations, parks, govt hospitals, etc.

Gandhi For Gram
Identify a village nearby and get students/employees/members to visit and volunteer there for a day, to promote greater understanding of the challenges of rural life in modern times.

Gandhi 150 festival
Organise a festival in your school, college, office, club, group, association or apartment to celebrate Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. The festival can include debates, essay contests, Khadi shows, films and other activities that represent Gandhi’s values. Audience/ participants donate to take part and the proceeds go to Gandhian charities.

DaanDe March
Organise a march/walk involving your students/employees/members and also other organisations near your institution, raising awareness about causes and inviting the public to contribute in cash and kind.

Tree plantation
Carry out tree plantation campaigns in nearby school/college campuses and grounds, parks, office campuses or in nearby plantation areas identified by environmental NGOs. Plantation can also be done in nearby rural areas.

Beautification Drive
Organise an event to beautify public spaces like compound walls, bus stands, stations, parks and gardens, govt schools & hospitals, shelter homes, etc.

Plog Run
Get participants to go on a run and collect all the plastic they encounter on the run, from the streets. The collected plastic is given to a recycler.

Collection Drive
A drive to collect and donate new or old books, toys, bags, stationery, uniform, newspapers, shoes, clothes and other stuff and donate them to NGOs.

Run/Walk for a cause
A walk/ run for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

Seva Mela- NGO stalls
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls showcasing their cause and selling their products.

Seva Mela- Fun for a Cause
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls with food and games, and all proceeds go to charity.

Jail & Bail
Leaders (CXOs, Principals, Directors, Trustees, Office bearers) are “jailed for doing good” and others have to “bail them out” by donating to a charity of their choice.

Visits to NGOs
Visits to nearby shelter, old age home, orphanage, special needs org, etc.

Who’s The MasterChef? (MasterChef Kaun?)
In schools, offices, clubs, apartments, a Masterchef contest, where each participant creates, others “buy” food coupons, proceeds go to charity. The winner’s charity gets a special prize. Can focus on men cooking to change stereotypes.

Date Auction
In colleges, offices, clubs, gyms, a lunch or safe dinner date with the popular members is auctioned and proceeds go to the charity of their choice.

Blood donation camps
In association with nearby blood banks and hospitals or groups like Lions that conduct such camps.

Kara-OK Action (Kuch Achha Karao-ke)
Sing for a cause on karaoke, the audience buys tickets to listen, proceeds go to charity.

Food drive
Preparing, collecting and distributing food to those in need on the streets or at shelter and care homes, or even to auto drivers at a stand, etc.

Seva Sandwich
Individuals in a group contribute various ingredients of a sandwich, get together and make sandwiches and distribute them to those in need

Kindness Fridge
Set up a “kindness fridge” in a public place like an apartment, school, college, hospital and create groups of people who will ensure the fridge is stocked.

Thank’Em
Thank class 4 staff of school, college, corp, club, apt, etc. – serve them, have fun WITH them, treat them as equals

Record Audio Books
Everyone records an audio book for the blind.

Change Festival
In colleges, clubs, theatres, large corporates, large apartments, a TEDx/ Litfest type format featuring social enterprises, ticket donations to charity.

Bake Sale/ Art Sale
People exhibit their talents in baking/ other arts and sell their products, proceeds go to charity

Adopt an Institution
Help a govt school, bus shelter, night shelter, newspaper stand, park get a complete makeover and take care of it through the year.

The Tiny Flea Garage Sale
Flea market within school, college, corp, apartment, club etc. where members bring items and others buy them, all proceeds go to charity.

Cycle/ Bike/Car Rally for a cause
A rally for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

7 Days 7 Givings
Pick 7 different acts of giving, 1 for each day of the #DaanUtsav week and get students/ residents/employees/members to contribute. The 7 acts could simply be 7 different items to be given (books on 1 day, clothes on another, etc.) or 7  types of activities (money, material, time, blood, skills, etc.)

Street Store
Organise a collection drive for items in good condition, clean, mend and pack the donated items nicely and set up a “store” on a street nearby. Offer “coupons” to potential beneficiaries which they can use to “buy” the items that THEY choose from the street store, instead of being handed over something that someone else chose for them.

Wish Tree
Set up a “Wish Tree” and allow members to fulfill wishes sourced from a local nonprofit that you wish to support.

#DaanUtsav Booths
Pop-up #DaanUtsav booths in public spaces provide opportunities to donate for a particular NGO/cause.

Be A Solve Ninja
Each student solves a social problem- like potholes or garbage collected or lack of lighting or dividers on streets, etc.

DfC
Design For Change is a contest where students use the FIDS framework to design solutions to issues they care about.

Gift Compassion
In paired schools (e.g., a private and govt school), students from one school handcraft a gift to be given to children in another school.

Paper bag making
Children make paper bags and donate them to nearby shops to use.

Khari Kamai- Earn & Give
Students “earn” through everyday chores like washing cars and bikes, running errands, etc. and donate their earnings to a charity.

Fistful of joy
Encourage members to donate a fistful of grain/ sugar which is collected and given to an NGO.

Clean up drive
Organise an event to clean up public spaces like beaches, lakes, bus stands, stations, parks, govt hospitals, etc.

Gandhi For Gram
Identify a village nearby and get students/employees/members to visit and volunteer there for a day, to promote greater understanding of the challenges of rural life in modern times.

DaanDe March
Organise a march/walk involving your students/employees/members and also other organisations near your institution, raising awareness about causes and inviting the public to contribute in cash and kind

Tree plantation
Carry out tree plantation campaigns in nearby school/college campuses and grounds, parks, office campuses or in nearby plantation areas identified by environmental NGOs. Plantation can also be done in nearby rural areas.

Beautification Drive
Organise an event to beautify public spaces like compound walls, bus stands, stations, parks and gardens, govt schools & hospitals, shelter homes, etc.

Plog Run
Get participants to go on a run and collect all the plastic they encounter on the run, from the streets. The collected plastic is given to a recycler.

Collection Drive
A drive to collect and donate new or old books, toys, bags, stationery, uniform, newspapers, shoes, clothes and other stuff and donate them to NGOs.

Run/Walk for a cause
A walk/ run for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

Seva Mela- NGO stalls
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls showcasing their cause and selling their products.

Seva Mela- Fun for a Cause
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls with food and games, and all proceeds go to charity.

Jail & Bail
Leaders (CXOs, Principals, Directors, Trustees, Office bearers) are “jailed for doing good” and others have to “bail them out” by donating to a charity of their choice.

Charity Raffle / Housie
A raffle, housie or “tambola” where members donate items as prizes (spare new phones, crockery, travel accessories, bags, watches, etc.), and everyone buys tickets with the proceeds going to charity.

Card Carrying Membership
Poker, rummy, bridge or other card games where everyone “buys in” and nominates a charity, money goes to the winners’ nominated charities.

Visits to NGOs
Visits to nearby shelter, old age home, orphanage, special needs org, etc.

Who’s The MasterChef? (MasterChef Kaun?)
in schools, offices, clubs, apartments, a Masterchef contest, where each participant creates, others “buy” food coupons, proceeds go to charity. The winner’s charity gets a special prize. Can focus on men cooking to change stereotypes.

Blood donation camps
In association with nearby blood banks and hospitals or groups like Lions that conduct such camps.

Kara-OK Action (Kuch Achha Karao-ke)
Sing for a cause on karaoke, the audience buys tickets to listen, proceeds go to charity.

Food drive
Preparing, collecting and distributing food to those in need on the streets or at shelter and care homes, or even to auto drivers at a stand, etc.

Seva Sandwich
Individuals in a group contribute various ingredients of a sandwich, get together and make sandwiches and distribute them to those in need.

Kindness Fridge
Set up a “kindness fridge” in a public place like an apartment, school, college, hospital and create groups of people who will ensure the fridge is stocked.

Thank’Em
Thank class 4 staff of school, college, corp, club, apt, etc. – serve them, have fun WITH them, treat them as equals.

Record Audio Books
Everyone records an audio book for the blind.

Change Festival
In colleges, clubs, theatres, large corporates, large apartments, a TEDx/ Litfest type format featuring social enterprises, ticket donations to charity.

Bake Sale/ Art Sale
People exhibit their talents in baking/ other arts and sell their products, proceeds go to charity.

Adopt an Institution
Help a govt school, bus shelter, night shelter, newspaper stand, park get a complete makeover and take care of it through the year.

The Tiny Flea Garage Sale
Flea market within school, college, corp, apartment, club etc. where members bring items and others buy them, all proceeds go to charity.

Cycle/ Bike/Car Rally for a cause
A rally for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

7 Days 7 Givings
Pick 7 different acts of giving, one for each day of the #DaanUtsav week and get students/ residents/ employees/ members to contribute. The 7 acts could simply be 7 different items to be given (books on 1 day, clothes on another, etc.) or 7  types of activities (money, material, time, blood, skills, etc.).

Street Store
Organise a collection drive for items in good condition, clean, mend and pack the donated items nicely and set up a “store” on a street nearby. Offer “coupons” to potential beneficiaries which they can use to “buy” the items that THEY choose from the street store, instead of being handed over something that someone else chose for them.

Wish Tree
Set up a “Wish Tree” and allow members to fulfill wishes sourced from a local nonprofit that you wish to support.

#DaanUtsav Booths
Pop-up #DaanUtsav booths in public spaces provide opportunities to donate for a particular NGO/cause.

Blind Tournament
People pay and play against skilled blind playe: chess, painting contest, etc.

Rain Bows
Across schools, colleges, corporates, students/employees get to wear “rainbow” costumes, take a selfie and donate towards LGBTQ support.

Debility triathlon
In a school, college, corporate or club, a contest where the participants take part with a handicap (eyes blindfolded, legs tied, etc.).

Hello Senior!
Have conversations with the elderly at an old-age home. Play games, organise singing and dance activities with them.

Human chain
Start a virtual kindness challenge – do a simple act of giving and tag your friends and ask them to do the same. Create a kindness chain.

Sponge the CEO
Employees pay to get a chance to throw a wet sponge at their bosses. The money collected is donated to a charity of the CEO’s choice.

CEO@home auction
Employees bid for a chance to have their CEO cook their meal or babysit their children, with the proceeds benefiting a cause of the CEO’s choice.

May The Best Man Win!
Male employees pay to compete in domestic chores–folding sheets, washing utensils, etc. The winner gets to choose the NGO/cause that the donation from all employees goes to.

DayDe
Employees donate one day’s salary, or volunteer at an NGO for a day.

Corporate Challenge
Teams of employees compete to raise the most funds for their cause. The funds are matched by the corporate, and the winning team receives an extra donation.

Fancy Giving Tuesday!
Employees can donate a set amount (say, Rs. 100) for the privilege of wearing fancy clothes/accessories that are usually not allowed.

Fistful of joy
Encourage members to donate a fistful of grain/ sugar which is collected and given to an NGO.

Clean up drive
Organise an event to clean up public spaces like beaches, lakes, bus stands, stations, parks, govt hospitals, etc.

Gandhi For Gram
Identify a village nearby and get students/employees/members to visit and volunteer there for a day, to promote greater understanding of the challenges of rural life in modern times.

Gandhi 150 festival
Organise a festival in your school, college, office, club, group, association or apartment to celebrate Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. The festival can include debates, essay contests, Khadi shows, films and other activities that represent Gandhi’s values. Audience/ participants donate to take part and the proceeds go to Gandhian charities.

DaanDe March
Organise a march/walk involving your students/employees/members and also other organisations near your institution, raising awareness about causes and inviting the public to contribute in cash and kind.

Tree plantation
Carry out tree plantation campaigns in nearby school/college campuses and grounds, parks, office campuses or in nearby plantation areas identified by environmental NGOs. Plantation can also be done in nearby rural areas.

Beautification Drive
Organise an event to beautify public spaces like compound walls, bus stands, stations, parks and gardens, govt schools & hospitals, shelter homes, etc.

Plog Run
Get participants to go on a run and collect all the plastic they encounter on the run, from the streets. The collected plastic is given to a recycler.

Collection Drive
A drive to collect and donate new or old books, toys, bags, stationery, uniform, newspapers, shoes, clothes and other stuff and donate them to NGOs.

Run/Walk for a cause
A walk/ run for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

Seva Mela- NGO stalls
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls showcasing their cause and selling their products.

Seva Mela- Fun for a Cause
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls with food and games, and all proceeds go to charity.

Jail & Bail
Leaders (CXOs, Principals, Directors, Trustees, Office bearers) are “jailed for doing good” and others have to “bail them out” by donating to a charity of their choice.

Charity Raffle / Housie
A raffle, housie or “tambola” where members donate items as prizes (spare new phones, crockery, travel accessories, bags, watches, etc.), and everyone buys tickets with the proceeds going to charity.

Card Carrying Membership
Poker, rummy, bridge or other card games where everyone “buys in” and nominates a charity, money goes to the winners’ nominated charities.

Visits to NGOs
Visits to nearby shelter, old age home, orphanage, special needs org, etc.

Who’s the MasterChef? (MasterChef Kaun?)
In schools, offices, clubs, apartments, a Masterchef contest, where each participant creates, others “buy” food coupons, proceeds go to charity. The winner’s charity gets a special prize. Can focus on men cooking to change stereotypes.

Date Auction
In colleges, offices, clubs, gyms, a lunch or safe dinner date with the popular members is auctioned and proceeds go to the charity of their choice.

Blood donation camps
In association with nearby blood banks and hospitals or groups like Lions that conduct such camps.

Kara-OK Action (Kuch Achha Karao-ke)
Sing for a cause on karaoke, the audience buys tickets to listen, proceeds go to charity.

Food drive
Preparing, collecting and distributing food to those in need on the streets or at shelter and care homes, or even to auto drivers at a stand, etc.

Seva Sandwich
Individuals in a group contribute various ingredients of a sandwich, get together and make sandwiches and distribute them to those in need

Kindness Fridge
Set up a “kindness fridge” in a public place like an apartment, school, college, hospital and create groups of people who will ensure the fridge is stocked.

Thank’Em
Thank class 4 staff of school, college, corp, club, apt, etc. – serve them, have fun WITH them, treat them as equals

Record Audio Books
Everyone records an audio book for the blind.

Change Festival
In colleges, clubs, theatres, large corporates, large apartments, a TEDx/ Litfest type format featuring social enterprises, ticket donations to charity.

Bake Sale/ Art Sale
People exhibit their talents in baking/ other arts and sell their products, proceeds go to charity

Adopt an Institution
Help a govt school, bus shelter, night shelter, newspaper stand, park get a complete makeover and take care of it through the year.

The Tiny Flea Garage Sale
Flea market within school, college, corp, apartment, club etc. where members bring items and others buy them, all proceeds go to charity.

Cycle/ Bike/Car Rally for a cause
A rally for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

7 Days 7 Givings
Pick 7 different acts of giving, 1 for each day of the #DaanUtsav week and get students/ residents/employees/members to contribute. The 7 acts could simply be 7 different items to be given (books on 1 day, clothes on another, etc.) or 7  types of activities (money, material, time, blood, skills, etc.)

Street Store
Organise a collection drive for items in good condition, clean, mend and pack the donated items nicely and set up a “store” on a street nearby. Offer “coupons” to potential beneficiaries which they can use to “buy” the items that THEY choose from the street store, instead of being handed over something that someone else chose for them.

Wish Tree
Set up a “Wish Tree” and allow members to fulfill wishes sourced from a local nonprofit that you wish to support.

#DaanUtsav Booths
Pop-up #DaanUtsav booths in public spaces provide opportunities to donate for a particular NGO/cause.

Fancy Giving Tuesday!
Employees can donate a set amount (say, Rs. 100) for the privilege of wearing fancy clothes/accessories that are usually not allowed.

Hello Senior!
Employees spend time at an old-age home and organise fun activities like games and dance with the members of the home.

Game, Set, Go!
Organise game-o-thons among employees. Participants pay a minimal fee for each round and the final sum goes to the winner’s charity.

Change Festival
In colleges, clubs, theatres, large corporates, large apartments, a TEDx/ Litfest type format featuring social enterprises, ticket donations to charity.

IDEAS FOR BANKS

Where There’s a Will
Banks conduct free online seminars on the importance of wills and how to donate to a charity through a will, during #DaanUtsav. The seminars will also talk about the #LivingMyPromise initiative.

Swipe for a cause
During #DaanUtsav, banks and wallets make a small donation (say Rs5 for a midday meal), every time a user swipes their card.

ATM Charity
Customers have the option of donating  money to various causes through the ATM machine

IDEAS FOR AIRLINES

Inflight donation
Airlines enable inflight donation to preferred charity during #DaanUtsav. Messaging on #DaanUtsav can also be done through inflight magazine and boarding passes, etc.

IDEAS FOR FMCGs

Buy & Donate
FMCGs create special charity packs that customers can buy and donate. For instance, a hygiene pack can contain soap, oil, detergent, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, talcum powder and menstrual pads. The products are offered at substantial discount to MRP and packed differently.

IDEAS FOR HOTELS

In Room Campaigns
Hotels place tent cards in their rooms to encourage guests to donate to a list of charities suggested by the Hotel.

IDEAS FOR GYMS

Pound for a Pound
Gyms donate Rs 100 (approx 1 pound) for every pound that a member loses during #DaanUtsav, to charity.

IDEAS FOR RETAIL

Shop For Free!
Customers donate a set amount (say, Rs. 10) into a raffle, and the winner shops for free for 20 minutes in the store, with the money raised given to charity.

B1G1- Buy 1 Give 1
For every product bought by the customer at MRP, the store donates 1 item to a charitable cause.

Shop For a Cause
Select products offered at deep discount to be bought by customers and donated to charitable organisations that the store partners with.

Round ‘Em Up
For every purchase, the total bill is rounded off to the nearest Rs. 10/100, and the change is donated to a charity during #DaanUtsav.

Power of Ten (Dus Ka Dam)
Invite customers to add Rs10 (or Rs5 or Re1 depending on the ticket size) to their bill at checkout, to be donated to a charity chosen by the store.

One for the Wall
Restaurants, cafes, bakeries, single-product stores allow customers to “buy forward”, i.e., pay for an extra coffee/patty and get a coupon which can be shared with someone in need to claim.

Charity Merchandise
Merchandise with branding of NGOs (keychains, clothes, mugs) along with #DaanUtsav are sold at retail stores, and the proceeds donated.

Special Charity Packs
Groceries can sell special charity packs that contain a full hygiene kit at a deep discount, to be donated to a local orphanage or elder care home.

Donate old, Buy new
Retail shops provide a space for customers to drop off their old clothes, accessories, phones, etc. and offer them significant discounts in exchange.

IDEAS FOR MALLS/AIRPORT

Stall ’em
At malls or airports, special stalls for NGOs are set up, as also digital interactive screens to promote and enable giving.

Activate ’em
At malls or airports, NGOs conduct interesting events to engage patrons and generate leads for volunteering/ donation.

What’s In Store?
Each store in a mall/airport donates items to a common pool, which become gifts for winners of a “selfie contest”. All “selfie contest” participants donate to a charity chosen by the mall.

IDEAS FOR RESTAURANTS

Signature Dish
Restaurants dedicate the proceeds from the orders a special dish (created for #DaanUtsav where possible) to charity.

The High Table
A special “high” table set up prominently in the restaurant for the week, where customers receive special attention and treatment and the finest 7 course meal available. Table is auctioned for charity

IDEAS FOR THEATRES & CINEMA HALLS

Charity shows on weekday mornings
Theatres screen a weekday morning show for beneficiaries of NGOs, for free. Attending children/elderly “give back” in turn by making and gifting something simple (bookmarks, paper bags, etc.)

Khari Kamai- Earn & Give
Students “earn” through everyday chores like washing cars and bikes, running errands, etc. and donate their earnings to a charity

Menstrual awareness drive
College students conduct awareness drives on menstrual health and hygiene in nearby slum/village areas, in partnership with a local organisation.

Road Safety Campaign
College students conduct road safety campaigns at traffic signals with activities including, but not limited to, appreciation badges for law-abiding/helmet-wearing motorists.

Street Plays
College students perform street plays on socially-relevant topics to raise awareness.

Joyfest
College students conduct a festival for residents of a nearby orphanage or old age home, including a cultural show, games, and food.

Fistful of joy
Encourage members to donate a fistful of grain/ sugar which is collected and given to an NGO.

Clean up drive
Organise an event to clean up public spaces like beaches, lakes, bus stands, stations, parks, govt hospitals, etc.

Gandhi For Gram
Identify a village nearby and get students/employees/members to visit and volunteer there for a day, to promote greater understanding of the challenges of rural life in modern times.

Gandhi 150 festival
Organise a festival in your school, college, office, club, group, association or apartment to celebrate Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. The festival can include debates, essay contests, Khadi shows, films and other activities that represent Gandhi’s values. Audience/ participants donate to take part and the proceeds go to Gandhian charities.

DaanDe March
Organise a march/walk involving your students/employees/members and also other organisations near your institution, raising awareness about causes and inviting the public to contribute in cash and kind.

Tree plantation
Carry out tree plantation campaigns in nearby school/college campuses and grounds, parks, office campuses or in nearby plantation areas identified by environmental NGOs. Plantation can also be done in nearby rural areas.

Beautification Drive
Organise an event to beautify public spaces like compound walls, bus stands, stations, parks and gardens, govt schools & hospitals, shelter homes, etc

Plog Run
Get participants to go on a run and collect all the plastic they encounter on the run, from the streets. The collected plastic is given to a recycler.

Collection Drive
A drive to collect and donate new or old books, toys, bags, stationery, uniform, newspapers, shoes, clothes and other stuff and donate them to NGOs.

Run/Walk for a cause
A walk/ run for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

Seva Mela- NGO stalls
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls showcasing their cause and selling their products.

Seva Mela- Fun for a Cause
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls with food and games, and all proceeds go to charity.

Jail & Bail
Leaders (CXOs, Principals, Directors, Trustees, Office bearers) are “jailed for doing good” and others have to “bail them out” by donating to a charity of their choice.

Charity Raffle / Housie
A raffle, housie or “tambola” where members donate items as prizes (spare new phones, crockery, travel accessories, bags, watches, etc.), and everyone buys tickets with the proceeds going to charity.

Card Carrying Membership
Poker, rummy, bridge or other card games where everyone “buys in” and nominates a charity, money goes to the winners’ nominated charities.

Visits to NGOs
Visits to nearby shelter, old age home, orphanage, special needs org, etc.

Who’s the MasterChef? (MasterChef Kaun?)
in schools, offices, clubs, apartments, a Masterchef contest, where each participant creates, others “buy” food coupons, proceeds go to charity. The winner’s charity gets a special prize. Can focus on men cooking to change stereotypes.

Date Auction
In colleges, offices, clubs, gyms, a lunch or safe dinner date with the popular members is auctioned and proceeds go to the charity of their choice.

Memories on Sale
Students auction their favourite college possessions and memorablia and donate proceeds to a charity. The auction can also use “hours volunteered in DaanUtsav” as a currency.

Blood donation camps
In association with nearby blood banks and hospitals or groups like Lions that conduct such camps.

Kara-OK Action (Kuch Achha Karao-ke)
Sing for a cause on karaoke, the audience buys tickets to listen, proceeds go to charity.

Food drive
Preparing, collecting and distributing food to those in need on the streets or at shelter and care homes, or even to auto drivers at a stand, etc.

Seva Sandwich
Individuals in a group contribute various ingredients of a sandwich, get together and make sandwiches and distribute them to those in need.

Kindness Fridge
Set up a “kindness fridge” in a public place like an apartment, school, college, hospital and create groups of people who will ensure the fridge is stocked.

Thank’Em
Thank class 4 staff of school, college, corp, club, apt, etc. – serve them, have fun WITH them, treat them as equals.

Record Audio Books
Everyone records an audio book for the blind.

Change Festival
In colleges, clubs, theatres, large corporates, large apartments, a TEDx/ Litfest type format featuring social enterprises, ticket donations to charity.

Bake Sale/ Art Sale
People exhibit their talents in baking/ other arts and sell their products, proceeds go to charity.

Adopt an Institution
Help a govt school, bus shelter, night shelter, newspaper stand, park get a complete makeover and take care of it through the year.

The Tiny Flea Garage Sale
Flea market within school, college, corp, apartment, club etc. where members bring items and others buy them, all proceeds go to charity.

Cycle/ Bike/Car Rally for a cause
A rally for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

7 Days 7 Givings
Pick 7 different acts of giving, one for each day of the #DaanUtsav week and get students/ residents/employees/members to contribute. The 7 acts could simply be 7 different items to be given (books on 1 day, clothes on another, etc.) or 7  types of activities (money, material, time, blood, skills, etc.).

Street Store
Organise a collection drive for items in good condition, clean, mend and pack the donated items nicely and set up a “store” on a street nearby. Offer “coupons” to potential beneficiaries which they can use to “buy” the items that THEY choose from the street store, instead of being handed over something that someone else chose for them.

Wish Tree
Set up a “Wish Tree” and allow members to fulfill wishes sourced from a local nonprofit that you wish to support.

#DaanUtsav Booths
Pop-up #DaanUtsav booths in public spaces provide opportunities to donate for a particular NGO/cause.

Whats App?
Spread awareness about the festival and ideas to celebrate on Whats App / Facebook groups. These groups can also be used to raise funds for a cause.

Hello senior!
Visit an old-age home and interact with senior citizens: play games, dance and organise fun activities to brighten their day.

Love volunteering?
Locate volunteering opportunities through online platforms like BuildTheWorld, ConnectFor, iVolunteer, etc.

Game, Set, Go!
Organise game-o-thons among with your classmates and teachers. Participants pay a minimal fee for each round and the final sum goes to the winner’s charity.

Human chain
Start a virtual kindness challenge – do a simple act of giving and tag your friends and ask them to do the same. Create kindness chain.

Date Auction
In colleges, offices, clubs, gyms, a lunch or safe dinner date with the popular members is auctioned and proceeds go to the charity of their choice.

On the Streets (Aa Gaye Raste Pe)
Apartment residents set up a “street food festival” and sell food made in their homes. All proceeds from the sale of food are given to charity.

Neighbour Hood (Ados-Pados)
Residents host an evening for a neighbour in their society, in which they do a small show about themselves and serve dinner. The visitors pay for the experience. The arrangement is reversed within the week. All money raised goes to charity.

Do Rights By Them
Residents organise a camp for all domestic help and support them in getting various govt documentation (PAN, Aadhar, caste or birth or residency certificates, etc.) and benefit from Govt schemes.

Did You Know? (Jaano Ya Na Jaano)
A quiz for residents where questions are about the personal lives of the support staff of the apartment- the security guards’ families and places of origin, the gardener’s childhood dreams, the sweeper’s height, weight, etc. Residents pay to participate, proceeds used to give gifts to the staff and some residents provide excess gifts from their homes as prizes for the winners.

Environmental Action
Apartments use #DaanUtsav as a platform to launch environment friendly initiatives like Garbage segregation & composting, energy audits & conservation, water harvesting structures and water conservation methods.

Fistful of joy
Encourage members to donate a fistful of grain/ sugar which is collected and given to an NGO.

Clean up drive
Organise an event to clean up public spaces like beaches, lakes, bus stands, stations, parks, govt hospitals, etc.

Gandhi for Gram
Identify a village nearby and get members to visit and volunteer there for a day, to promote greater understanding of the challenges of rural life in modern times.

DaanDe March
Organise a march/walk involving your students/employees/members and also other organisations near your institution, raising awareness about causes and inviting the public to contribute in cash and kind.

Tree plantation
Carry out tree plantation campaigns in nearby school/college campuses and grounds, parks, office campuses or in nearby plantation areas identified by environmental NGOs. Plantation can also be done in nearby rural areas.

Beautification Drive
Organise an event to beautify public spaces like compound walls, bus stands, stations, parks and gardens, govt schools & hospitals, shelter homes, etc.

Plog Run
Get participants to go on a run and collect all the plastic they encounter on the run, from the streets. The collected plastic is given to a recycler.

Collection Drive
A drive to collect and donate new or old books, toys, bags, stationery, uniform, newspapers, shoes, clothes and other stuff and donate them to NGOs.

Run/Walk for a cause
A walk/ run for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

Seva Mela- NGO stalls
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls showcasing their cause and selling their products.

Seva Mela- Fun for a Cause
In a school, college, corporate, club or large apartment complex, NGOs put up stalls with food and games, and all proceeds go to charity.

Jail & Bail
Leaders (CXOs, Principals, Directors, Trustees, Office bearers) are “jailed for doing good” and others have to “bail them out” by donating to a charity of their choice.

Charity Raffle / Housie
A raffle, housie or “tambola” where members donate items as prizes (spare new phones, crockery, travel accessories, bags, watches, etc.), and everyone buys tickets with the proceeds going to charity.

Card Carrying Membership
Poker, rummy, bridge or other card games where everyone “buys in” and nominates a charity, money goes to the winners’ nominated charities.

Visits to NGOs
Visits to nearby shelter, old age home, orphanage, special needs org, etc.

Who’s The MasterChef? (MasterChef Kaun?)
In schools, offices, clubs, apartments, a Masterchef contest, where each participant creates, others “buy” food coupons, proceeds go to charity. The winner’s charity gets a special prize. Can focus on men cooking to change stereotypes.

Date Auction
In colleges, offices, clubs, gyms, a lunch or safe dinner date with the popular members is auctioned and proceeds go to the charity of their choice.

Blood donation camps
In association with nearby blood banks and hospitals or groups like Lions that conduct such camps.

Kara-OK Action (Kuch Achha Karao-ke)
Sing for a cause on karaoke, the audience buys tickets to listen, proceeds go to charity.

Food drive
Preparing, collecting and distributing food to those in need on the streets or at shelter and care homes, or even to auto drivers at a stand, etc.

Seva Sandwich
Individuals in a group contribute various ingredients of a sandwich, get together and make sandwiches and distribute them to those in need.

Kindness Fridge
Set up a “kindness fridge” in a public place like an apartment, school, college, hospital and create groups of people who will ensure the fridge is stocked.

Thank’Em
Thank class 4 staff of school, college, corp, club, apt, etc. – serve them, have fun WITH them, treat them as equals.

Record Audio Books
Everyone records an audio book for the blind.

Change Festival
In colleges, clubs, theatres, large corporates, large apartments, a TEDx/ Litfest type format featuring social enterprises, ticket donations to charity.

Bake Sale/ Art Sale
People exhibit their talents in baking/ other arts and sell their products, proceeds go to charity.

Adopt an Institution
Help a govt school, bus shelter, night shelter, newspaper stand, park get a complete makeover and take care of it through the year.

The Tiny Flea Garage Sale
Flea market within school, college, corp, apartment, club etc. where members bring items and others buy them, all proceeds go to charity.

Cycle/ Bike/Car Rally for a cause
A rally for a cause, where participants donate and fundraise to support the chosen cause.

7 Days 7 Givings
Pick 7 different acts of giving, one for each day of the #DaanUtsav week and get students/ residents/employees/members to contribute. The 7 acts could simply be 7 different items to be given (books on 1 day, clothes on another, etc.) or 7  types of activities (money, material, time, blood, skills, etc.).

Street Store
Organise a collection drive for items in good condition, clean, mend and pack the donated items nicely and set up a “store” on a street nearby. Offer “coupons” to potential beneficiaries which they can use to “buy” the items that THEY choose from the street store, instead of being handed over something that someone else chose for them.

Wish Tree
Set up a “Wish Tree” and allow members to fulfill wishes sourced from a local nonprofit that you wish to support.

#DaanUtsav Booths
Pop-up #DaanUtsav booths in public spaces provide opportunities to donate for a particular NGO/cause.

Khari Kamai- Earn & Give
Children in the area “earn” through everyday chores like washing cars and bikes, running errands, etc. and donate their earnings to a charity)

Beautification drive
Pick a public wall, a bus shelter or a couple of benches in the nearby park and paint them together.

Collection drive
Collect toys, books, stationery, clothes and other items and donate them to nearby nonprofits

Cleanup drive
Clean up a nearby beach, lake, street or park along with friends and family

Say Thanks
Along with friends and family, make and send gratitude cards or recorded thank you messages to frontline workers.

Charity Raffle
A raffle, housie or “tambola” where your friends and family members donate items as prizes (spare new phones, crockery, travel accessories, bags, watches, etc.), and everyone buys tickets with the proceeds going to charity.

Blood donation camps
In association with nearby blood banks and hospitals or groups like Lions that conduct such camps.

Food drive
Preparing, collecting and distributing food to those in need on the streets or at shelter and care homes, or even to auto drivers at a stand, etc.

Kindness Fridge
Set up a “kindness fridge” in a public place like an apartment, school, college, hospital and create groups of people who will ensure the fridge is stocked.

Thank’Em
Thank class 4 staff of school, college, corp, club, apt, etc. – serve them, have fun WITH them, treat them as equals.

Card Carrying Membership
Virtual poker, rummy, bridge or other card games where everyone “buys in” and nominates a charity, money goes to the winners’ nominated charities.

Game, Set, Go!
Organise offline game-o-thons among friends and family. Participants pay a minimal fee for each round and the final sum goes to the winner’s charity.

Change Festival
In colleges, clubs, theatres, large corporates, large apartments, a TEDx/ Litfest type format featuring social enterprises, ticket donations to charity.