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Your Giving, Managed Like an Investment Portfolio
A bespoke philanthropy advisory and management service for HNIs, UHNIs, family offices, and trusts that want to move from sporadic giving to strategic, measurable, and long-term social impact.
The Challenge
Strategic philanthropy often becomes challenging without the right guidance, governance, and oversight. High-net-worth individuals, family offices, and trusts may have the intent to create lasting impact, but need expert support to identify credible opportunities, deploy funds effectively, and measure outcomes
- Uncertainty about where to begin.
- Fear of making the wrong donation decisions.
- Lack of time to identify and evaluate credible organisations.
- Complexity of managing independent philanthropy initiatives.
- Need for family governance and next-generation involvement.
- Difficulty tracking outcomes across multiple grants or causes.
This is ideal for
- Family or Charitable Trust
- Individuals
- Heir or Executor of a Will
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Speak with our advisors to set up a Donor Advised Fund tailored to your giving timeline and philanthropic goals.
This is Ideal If
You want to move from sporadic giving to strategic, long-term philanthropy.
You want your giving to be managed like a structured impact portfolio.
You want expert support to identify credible causes, organisations, and opportunities.
You want to align your family, trust, or foundation giving with clear impact goals.
You want professional due diligence, governance review, and fund deployment support
You want to build a legacy of giving without managing every operational detail yourself.
What Seva Nivesh Does
Works with HNIs, UHNIs, family offices, and trusts to define the giving strategy and priorities.
Establishes clear guiding principles for long-term philanthropy
Supports philanthropic fund deployment based on agreed milestones, outcomes, or program needs
Monitors progress, utilisation, and implementation quality.
Provides periodic reporting on deployment, outcomes, and social impact created
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Philanthropy Portfolio Management Service (PPMS)?
PPMS is a personalized philanthropy advisory service that helps you plan and manage your giving in a more strategic way. We work closely with you to define your purpose, identify suitable organizations, design giving programs, and track grants and impact over time.
How is PPMS different from a Donor Advised Fund?
A Donor Advised Fund is primarily a giving vehicle, while PPMS is a hands-on advisory service. PPMS offers deeper customization, direct relationship management, and support across the full philanthropy journey, from strategy and partner selection to monitoring and reporting.
How do you select nonprofits for my portfolio?
We shortlist nonprofits based on your goals, thematic priorities, geography, stage of work, and preferred type of intervention. Each organization is reviewed for credibility, governance, financial health, and ability to deliver outcomes that match your philanthropic intent.
How is my philanthropy portfolio monitored and reported?
Your portfolio is tracked through regular reviews of grant progress, outputs, and outcomes. We provide structured reporting so you can see how funds are being used, what progress is being made, and where adjustments may be needed.
Why would someone choose PPMS?
PPMS is useful for donors who want more control, more insight, and more strategic support in their giving. It helps make philanthropy more organized, measurable, and aligned with long-term goals.
Glossary
PPMS
Philanthropy Portfolio Management Service – a full service advisory offering that manages the end-to-end philanthropy journey for high-net-worth donors.
Impact Thesis
A donor’s defined framework for how their philanthropy will create change – specifying the causes, geographies, populations, and change mechanisms they wish to support.
Portfolio Manager
A dedicated Seva Nivesh advisor responsible for curating, monitoring, and reporting on a donor’s entire philanthropic portfolio.
Milestone-based Funding
A grant deployment model where funds are released in tranches tied to the achievement of pre agreed programme milestones -ensuring accountability and reducing risk.
Grantmaking
The process of identifying, evaluating, funding, and monitoring nonprofit organisations – the core activity of a philanthropic portfolio
Systems Change
Philanthropy that addresses root causes and structural barriers rather than symptoms – seeking durable, scaled transformation of a social system.
Due Diligence
A structured assessment of an
NPO’s governance, financial health, programme design, and track record – conducted before any grant commitment
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