Programs built to outlast their founding team, and donors trusted enough to stay.
The work spans two organizations across a decade: Maarpu Trust in Vijayawada, where consistent leadership earned a promotion from intern to project manager, and Akshaya Vidya Foundation in Hyderabad, where the scope expanded to international fundraising, government partnership, and physical infrastructure advocacy. Every engagement required a clear read of the stakeholder environment — and the discipline to build systems that survive the departure of any one person.
Career timeline
3 roles
Impact case studies
Launching Akshaya Vidya's First U.S. Donor Programme
Served as the primary liaison and operational lead for building and executing Akshaya Vidya Foundation's first U.S.-based donor programme — establishing the international fundraising channel from scratch.
Business impact: Opened a new international funding stream, built relationships with U.S.-based diaspora donors, and established the operational processes for cross-border donor management and reporting.
International donor managementCross-border event logisticsDonor communication systemsRenewal and sponsorship frameworksSocial media donor engagement
Key decisions
Positioned the first U.S. event as a relationship-building moment, not a solicitation — subsequent asks came from established trust, not cold outreach
Built communication infrastructure — reporting templates, renewal timelines, newsletter cadence — before the first event, so the programme had continuity built in
Served as a single point of contact for U.S.-based donors to reduce friction and build personal accountability into the relationship
Managed digital communications as a between-event sustaining mechanism — not just event promotion
Designed the programme model to be repeatable without requiring in-person presence for every cycle
First
U.S. fundraising programme launched for the Foundation
Sustainable
international donor model established for repeat cycles
Securing Community Infrastructure Through Civic Advocacy
Led direct advocacy with GHMC and Secunderabad Cantonment Board to secure a community hall and establish a science center for underprivileged students — converting government relationships into physical programme assets.
Business impact: Two distinct pieces of community infrastructure secured through formal government channels — a community hall for education centers and a dedicated science center for students who previously had no access to science facilities.
Identified GHMC as the right department for the community hall request — specific department targeting before the first formal ask
Built the Cantonment Board relationship over time before presenting the science center proposal — not a cold institutional ask
Coordinated government-hosted events first to establish credibility with bureaucratic stakeholders before making infrastructure requests
Documented the advocacy process — the right contacts, the right framing, the right timing — so the approach is replicable
Secured both assets through civic partnership framing, not just grant application — aligning government interest with organizational mission
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physical infrastructure assets secured through government advocacy
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gubernatorial administrations with government-hosted event coordination
Five Years of Grassroots Program Management at Maarpu Trust
Managed end-to-end program delivery across education and health sectors at Maarpu Trust, Vijayawada — from field operations through donor reporting and budget management — earning a promotion from intern to project manager.
Business impact: Programs ran on documented processes, field teams were managed to consistent output, and donor reporting was maintained with enough transparency to sustain multi-year funding relationships.
Program planning and executionField-level operationsCommunity outreachImpact assessmentDonor reportingBudget management
Key decisions
Documented operational processes at each programme stage — so staff transitions didn't create gaps in delivery
Treated donor reporting as a relationship document, not a compliance output — every report made the case for continued investment
Managed accountability to three directions simultaneously: funders, field teams, and community beneficiaries
Built field operations practices that enabled accurate impact assessment, not just activity reporting
Maintained stakeholder follow-up discipline even during programme gaps — relationships don't survive silence
5yr
program management across education and health at Maarpu Trust
Promoted
from intern to Project Manager on program outcomes and leadership