On India’s 75th Independence Day, in an effort to support India’s social sector that has played such a crucial role in its progress especially during the pandemic, four specialized organizations servicing the social enterprise sector exclusively have joined hands to launch danaVidya – a free vetted resource to help answer compliance and legal questions for NGOs and Corporate CSR Teams. danaVidya will help deepen their impact and reach more beneficiaries.

danaVidya is a WhatsApp Chat Bot which uses a combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to answer user questions from its large database. It is created by Center for Advancement of Philanthropy (CAP); Aria CFO Services, a CFO service for Social Enterprises; Glific, a WhatsApp based open source communication platform for NGOs and danamojo, India’s First Payment Solutions Platform for NGOs which has onboarded 1,000+ NGOs.

danaVidya provides automated assistance to NGOs & Corporate CSR Teams and covers questions related to Income Tax (12AB/80G), Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the newly launched Social Stock Exchange (SSE).  For any other questions not already in its vast question bank, the chatbot prompts a human volunteer to respond to the unique query within 24 hours of the user’s question.

Every automated response has been vetted by resident expert, the CEO of Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy India, Noshir Dadrawala who has been offering compliance-related advisory to nonprofits and social initiatives of corporates for over 35 years. Over his long and distinguished career in the non-profit sector, Noshir has worked with a diverse range of organizations including large established national and international organizations, corporate and family grant makers, and fresh startups. Speaking on the occasion, Noshir Dadrawala said, “The daana of vidya, is a wonderful opportunity for sharing one’s wealth of knowledge and experience and in the process enhancing the giver’s thirst for learning more and drinking deeper at the fountain of knowledge and wisdom. danaVidya promises to be one such platform for cross-learning, peer-learning and to become a proverbial ‘watering-hole’ for thirsty seekers of knowledge in the jungle of legal compliance for NGOs/NPOs.”

He added, “It is far more complex and complicated running a non-profit organization in India than a for-profit. NPOs/NGOs are regulated at multiple levels, by different regulators and many of the laws and amendments made to them are frequent and often confusing. danaVidya hopes to help NGO leaders navigate through this maze of complex legislations and ensure compliance.”

To get started with danaVidya, users simply have to say Hi to +91 77770 35895 on WhatsApp or click https://wa.me/+917777035895?text=Hi_”