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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 | ||
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 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 | ||
Latest revision as of 05:50, 8 November 2025
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 and 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
