Social Stock Exchange: Can India Build a New Financing Pathway for Social Impact?
India’s Social Stock Exchange offers non-profits a potential route to diversify funding and build public trust. Experiences shared at SICA’26, however, point to the need for greater investor awareness, stronger CSR participation and a more accessible fundraising process. For many non-profit organisations in India, securing sustained funding remains a persistent challenge. Philanthropy, government grants and corporate social responsibility (CSR) support continue to be important sources of finance, but accessing these funds can involve considerable effort and uncertainty. Could the Social Stock Exchange (SSE) offer another route for organisations seeking to finance their work? This question...
