Wg. Cdr Sasanka Roy Choudhury (2010-11)
With more than 19 years of experience in fundraising and resource mobilization at both the national and international levels, Mr. Choudhury is a very well-known and well-respected personality in the social development sector. A multi-lingual post graduate aeronautical engineer and diploma holder in sales and marketing management and in computer science and system analysis, he is presently the CEO of the Haemophilia Federation, India. Besides, he has been the Director, Resource Mobilization at Deepalaya, the Country Head, Resource Mobilization at Global Cancer Concern India and Help age India, and Senior Manager for Technology Development with Technology and Action for Rural Advancement (TARA), a high profile NGO engaged in finding technological solutions for environment protection, design and production of eco-friendly products for building materials, textiles amongst others. An active Rotarian, Mr. Choudhury is also on the board of the Delhi Chapter of the Alzheimer and Related Disorders Society of India, and associated with the I-Care Charitable Hospital, NOIDA and South Asian Fund Raising Group.
Noshir Dadrawala (2009-10)
Mr.Noshir is presently the CEO of the Mumbai based Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy and has been involved in this field for nearly a quarter of a century, building capacity for the voluntary sector across the country through training programs, consultancy service (mostly pro bono), writing and publishing useful resource books and enabling the growth of philanthropy by promoting research, networks and healthy partnerships across all sectors. He exploited the hidden potential and good intentions of the voluntary sector and provided it with professionalism and management skills to operate in a manner that could prove accountable, transparent and within the framework of the complex charity laws in this country. Mr.Noshir has also been involved in conducting various capacity building workshops across the country. He is trustee of Charities Aid Foundation (India), Resource Alliance (India), India Sponsorship Committee, Make A Wish Foundation (India), Chronic Care Foundation, Forbes Foundation and the Bombay Parsi Panchayat.General Surat Sandhu (2008-09)
SAFRG is the only Indian NGO working in Capacity Building and creating Fundraisers. In the last 4 years Gen. Sandhu has lifted this fledgling organization to a reputable NGO. He has conducted three very successful International Workshops, re-establishing the need to create greater awareness and a movement towards recognising fundraising as a career in India and South Asia. Gen. Sandhu, through his work, has been able to bring home to NGOs the importance and urgency with which fundraising has to be incorporated in their work. Gen. Sandhu took pre-mature retirement from the Army to become the Director General at HelpAge India. He has done extensive work in the Super Cyclone in Orrisa, the Bhuj Earthquake and recently during the Tsunami in South Asia. He remains committed to the betterment of the voluntary sector and is determined to make a huge change in the sector.