What do a chartered accountant, a homemaker, and a businessman have in common? Nothing, you would say? Well, they have definitely more in common than you might think…
They’re all donors on India’s most trusted crowdfunding platform – Donatekart. Not just that, all three of them are philanthropists in their own right who have made a tangible impact on the world around them.
Committed to our cause, we have been fortunate to have a strong donor base who has believed in us from day one
Created with a vision to ensure transparency in charities, Donatekart motivates more and more individuals to give back to society. Transparency is a huge issue in the Indian philanthropic space and we aim to build confidence among our donors with our unique model where they can pay for the products needed by a charity that gets delivered to NGOs’ doorstep.
We have been fortunate to work with over 800+ NGOs and 500,000 donors and have used our platform to donate in excess of $ 13.6 M worth of products. To date, Donatekart has managed to raise Rs 250 crore worth of donations through the platform.
While crowdfunding is a concept that is gaining momentum among Indian donors, there is still a lot of skepticism about what happens with the donations, and do the beneficiaries get the support they needed.
We get it. In an age where phishing emails and internet fraud are so common, doubting an online platform becomes difficult. So, we would like to take share with you what some of our donors have to share.
While all our donors are special and bring a smile to our faces, these are some of them who have come back to our platform time and again and have donated to make an impact in society.
Siddharth D is a Chartered Accountant based out of Hyderabad and he thinks Donatekart gives a beautiful opportunity to the netizens to contribute towards social causes. He has been donating online for a little more than two years and he says that the pandemic was the time when he was moved to make donations online.
“And you know the best part? Here I know that I am helping someone with exactly what they need. Donatekart tells me which NGO in a remote village in India needs stationery or sanitary napkins and I can reach out to them with just a single click. This is such a novelty! It is different from donating to NGOs or individuals without knowing their requirements,”- Siddharth says.
He adds that the variety of choices on the website is another reason he has come back to our platform.
Sunil K, a businessman from Gurgaon, has had similar things to share. As someone who had always wanted to do social work but never had the time to be actively involved in it, Sunil thanks Donatekart for giving him the opportunity to serve so many people through a single donation.
“There are special days each month when I donate to causes close to my heart and the smooth user experience as well as the glitch-free payment process makes things so much easier!”
A homemaker from Navi Mumbai, Vasanthi R, says it is amazing how Donatekart is changing people’s minds about online donation and charity.
“While so many people are okay with online shopping, they think twice before donating online. But I have shared my experience of donating at Donatekart with my friends and family and have assured them about the authenticity of the platform. I wait for the updates, they never fail to bring a smile to my face,” – Vasanthi sounds happy.
Our happiest moment was when they all agreed that Donatekart is slowly but steadily making a change in the philanthropic scene in India, connecting the beneficiaries in tier 2 and 3 towns and cities with donors in tier 1. And finally establishing anyone can be a donor – there is no need for a trust fund to be called a changemaker!
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Written by Arunima Bhattacharya, Editor, Donatekart
