Unlocking Capital for Social Impact

Nikita is an impact leader with experience across corporate philanthropy, capacity building, and nonprofit program management. She previously served as the India Lead at Google.org, the global philanthropic arm of Google, wherein she spearheaded Google India’s CSR strategy and grantmaking. She built Google India’s first philanthropic portfolio in Digital Responsibility to reach over 1 million underserved people, in addition to crafting impact partnerships in sustainability, economic opportunity, and AI for Social Good.

Early in her career, she was a founding team member of the School of Life Foundation, a not-for-profit social enterprise focused on prevention of sexual violence against women and children. She also worked with Kaivalya Education Foundation on large-scale public education reform in rural Rajasthan and municipal schools of Mumbai.

Nikita holds a Master’s in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and is also an alum of Delhi University and the Gandhi Fellowship.

Sanjivani Singh is a social impact leader and co-founded the Spinning Wheel Leadership Foundation, where she has spearheaded initiatives that have impacted over 10,000 students across villages in Rajasthan. With over eight years of experience in non-profit management, curriculum design, teacher training and government partnerships, she has honed her expertise in designing grassroot-led models.

Her expertise also lies in building multi-stakeholder collaborations with government bodies, research and civil society organisations to drive systemic change in education and policy. Sanjivani has also served as a co-investigator on ICSSR-funded research projects, influencing policy on scheme of PM Fasal Bima Yojana.

A law graduate from Nirma University and an alumna of the Gandhi Fellowship, she brings a unique blend of legal insight, grassroots experience, and strategic vision to all her work. Sanjivani is deeply committed to fostering youth leadership, civic engagement, and equitable access to resources in underserved communities. She is currently the Program Manager at ILSS.

Yashika is a social development professional with experience across youth leadership, program management, fundraising, and advocacy. She previously led national programs on gender justice and youth development, wherein she designed and implemented multi-location projects, built cross-sectoral partnerships, and amplified grassroots voices in global advocacy spaces such as the United Nations General Assembly. She has also managed communications strategies that centered on ethical storytelling, regional representation, and inclusive narratives, ensuring that voices from marginalized communities were recognized in national and international dialogues.

Through her professional journey, she has led holistic learning and safe spaces for children and young people, facilitating workshops on leadership, SRHR, mental health, and economic empowerment. As her work evolved, she transitioned from leading community-based initiatives to driving national and international programs that integrated advocacy, capacity building, and art-based facilitation. Through these experiences, she has developed a strong expertise in enabling youth representation, strengthening participatory processes, and fostering transformative leadership.

Yashika holds a Master’s in Philosophy and is an expert in art-based facilitation, integrating creative methodologies into her practice to enable reflection, dialogue, and collective action. Passionate about inclusion and equity, she continues to bridge grassroots realities with institutional spaces to drive collective progress. She is currently a Senior Associate at the Centre of Excellence for Fundraising at ILSS, where she aims at contributing to strengthening fundraising capacities in the sector and supporting sustainable impact.