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	Name: Sourashtra Dhaan Organization (often simply “Dhaan”)		Name: Sourashtra Dhaan Organization (often simply “Dhaan”)

	Established: 2015		Established: 2015

	Based in: Dallas / Plano, Texas, USA		Based in: Dallas / Plano, Texas, USA
	~~Legal Status: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity serving the Sourashtra community.~~

	Mission & Purpose		Legal Status: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity serving the Sourashtra community.

			== Mission & Purpose ==
	Dhaan was founded by a group of individuals in the Sourashtra diaspora in the USA as a way to give back. Its core mission is to address unmet needs in the Sourashtra community, both in the United States and India.		Dhaan was founded by a group of individuals in the Sourashtra diaspora in the USA as a way to give back. Its core mission is to address unmet needs in the Sourashtra community, both in the United States and India.

	The organization emphasizes:		The organization emphasizes:

	• Educational assistance (scholarships, programs) for students who are economically disadvantaged.		• Educational assistance (scholarships, programs) for students who are economically disadvantaged.

	• Cultural and heritage support (particularly for weaver colonies and heritage projects) among Sourashtrians.		• Cultural and heritage support (particularly for weaver colonies and heritage projects) among Sourashtrians.

	• Medical, welfare, and senior care services in needy areas.		• Medical, welfare, and senior care services in needy areas.

	• Youth leadership and skill development via events like walkathons, debate coaching, etc.		• Youth leadership and skill development via events like walkathons, debate coaching, etc.
	Key Programs & Activities
			== Key Programs & Activities ==
	Here are some of the major programs Dhaan runs:		Here are some of the major programs Dhaan runs:
	Governance & Financial Principles
			== Governance & Financial Principles ==
	• Dhaan is run by a board of Sourashtra trustees/volunteers. Key named officers include Bhalaji Kumar (Principal Officer) and Madhan Thirukonda.		• Dhaan is run by a board of Sourashtra trustees/volunteers. Key named officers include Bhalaji Kumar (Principal Officer) and Madhan Thirukonda.

	• The organization emphasizes low overhead costs and accountability: planning projects with clear benefit, financial transparency, and ensuring funds go to the intended purposes.		• The organization emphasizes low overhead costs and accountability: planning projects with clear benefit, financial transparency, and ensuring funds go to the intended purposes.
	• It also has an Education Endowment Fund, where only the interest is used for educational projects, preserving the principal to sustain long-term impact
			• It also has an Education Endowment Fund, where only the interest is used for educational projects, preserving the principal to sustain long-term impact
	Impact & Noteworthy Highlights
	• Dhaan is considered among the prominent charitable organizations of the Sourashtra diaspora, particularly in the USA, for its consistent service across sectors (education, health, heritage).		== Impact & Noteworthy Highlights ==
	• Youth engagement is strong: e.g., the “Sourashtra Walkathon” is a recurring North American event, which fosters both community bonding and fundraising for education.		• Dhaan is considered among the prominent charitable organizations of the Sourashtra diaspora, particularly in the USA, for its consistent service across sectors (education, health, heritage).

			• Youth engagement is strong: e.g., the “Sourashtra Walkathon” is a recurring North American event, which fosters both community bonding and fundraising for education.

	• It received the BVK Sourashtrain Global Achievers Award in 2024, recognizing its contributions.		• It received the BVK Sourashtrain Global Achievers Award in 2024, recognizing its contributions.
	Challenges & Future Opportunities
			== Challenges and Future Opportunities ==
	Challenges:		Challenges:

	• Scaling up support to reach more students, particularly in remote or under-served areas.		• Scaling up support to reach more students, particularly in remote or under-served areas.

	• Maintaining donor engagement, especially across geographic distance (US-India) and over time.		• Maintaining donor engagement, especially across geographic distance (US-India) and over time.

	• Ensuring continuity of projects (e.g., hospital support, heritage work) with reliable funding and volunteer/staff strength.		• Ensuring continuity of projects (e.g., hospital support, heritage work) with reliable funding and volunteer/staff strength.
	Opportunities:		Opportunities:

	• More online / virtual programs (mentoring, digital labs) so students anywhere can benefit.		• More online / virtual programs (mentoring, digital labs) so students anywhere can benefit.

	• Partnerships with educational institutions, NGOs, local governments, especially in India, to expand reach.		• Partnerships with educational institutions, NGOs, local governments, especially in India, to expand reach.

	• Increased heritage documentation, weaving innovation, promoting Sourashtra crafts etc.		• Increased heritage documentation, weaving innovation, promoting Sourashtra crafts etc.

	• Youth leadership development so that the next generation of Sourashtrians continues the work.		• Youth leadership development so that the next generation of Sourashtrians continues the work.

	Significance & Legacy		== Significance & Legacy ==
	Sourashtra Dhaan Organization stands as a strong model of diaspora philanthropy. It connects the resources and goodwill of Sourashtrians abroad with tangible, practical work in education, heritage, health, and welfare. It does more than charity — it builds community resilience, identity, and cross-border bonds.		Sourashtra Dhaan Organization stands as a strong model of diaspora philanthropy. It connects the resources and goodwill of Sourashtrians abroad with tangible, practical work in education, heritage, health, and welfare. It does more than charity — it builds community resilience, identity, and cross-border bonds.
	For many beneficiaries, Dhaan has been a bridge to opportunities (through scholarships), to improved health, and to being part of a larger, caring community.		For many beneficiaries, Dhaan has been a bridge to opportunities (through scholarships), to improved health, and to being part of a larger, caring community.

	References:		== References: ==
	1. Dhaan Organization, USA https://www.dhaan.org/		1. Dhaan Organization, USA https://www.dhaan.org/

	2. Sourashtra Dhaan Organization https://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-5320722		2. Sourashtra Dhaan Organization https://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-5320722

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Name: Sourashtra Dhaan Organization (often simply “Dhaan”)
Established: 2015
Based in: Dallas / Plano, Texas, USA
Legal Status: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity serving the Sourashtra community.

Mission & Purpose
Dhaan was founded by a group of individuals in the Sourashtra diaspora in the USA as a way to give back. Its core mission is to address unmet needs in the Sourashtra community, both in the United States and India.
The organization emphasizes:
• Educational assistance (scholarships, programs) for students who are economically disadvantaged.
• Cultural and heritage support (particularly for weaver colonies and heritage projects) among Sourashtrians.
• Medical, welfare, and senior care services in needy areas.
• Youth leadership and skill development via events like walkathons, debate coaching, etc.
Key Programs & Activities
Here are some of the major programs Dhaan runs:
Governance & Financial Principles
• Dhaan is run by a board of Sourashtra trustees/volunteers. Key named officers include Bhalaji Kumar (Principal Officer) and Madhan Thirukonda.
• The organization emphasizes low overhead costs and accountability: planning projects with clear benefit, financial transparency, and ensuring funds go to the intended purposes.
• It also has an Education Endowment Fund, where only the interest is used for educational projects, preserving the principal to sustain long-term impact

Impact & Noteworthy Highlights
• Dhaan is considered among the prominent charitable organizations of the Sourashtra diaspora, particularly in the USA, for its consistent service across sectors (education, health, heritage).
• Youth engagement is strong: e.g., the “Sourashtra Walkathon” is a recurring North American event, which fosters both community bonding and fundraising for education.
• It received the BVK Sourashtrain Global Achievers Award in 2024, recognizing its contributions.
Challenges & Future Opportunities
Challenges:
• Scaling up support to reach more students, particularly in remote or under-served areas.
• Maintaining donor engagement, especially across geographic distance (US-India) and over time.
• Ensuring continuity of projects (e.g., hospital support, heritage work) with reliable funding and volunteer/staff strength.
Opportunities:
• More online / virtual programs (mentoring, digital labs) so students anywhere can benefit.
• Partnerships with educational institutions, NGOs, local governments, especially in India, to expand reach.
• Increased heritage documentation, weaving innovation, promoting Sourashtra crafts etc.
• Youth leadership development so that the next generation of Sourashtrians continues the work.

Significance & Legacy
Sourashtra Dhaan Organization stands as a strong model of diaspora philanthropy. It connects the resources and goodwill of Sourashtrians abroad with tangible, practical work in education, heritage, health, and welfare. It does more than charity — it builds community resilience, identity, and cross-border bonds.
For many beneficiaries, Dhaan has been a bridge to opportunities (through scholarships), to improved health, and to being part of a larger, caring community.

References:
1. Dhaan Organization, USA https://www.dhaan.org/
2. Sourashtra Dhaan Organization https://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-5320722

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