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Kadiri Raghu Vamsi · Hyderabad, India
The Volunteer‑First
Architect.
I built India’s largest volunteer‑led social impact network. Then I wrote the academic theory behind why it works. Marpu Foundation runs across 23+ states with 250+ corporate CSR partners—funded entirely through Indian capital, FCRA-free, volunteer-first by design.
1M+Volunteers
23+States
250+Corporate partners
1Published framework
The work — field documentation with community elders. The volunteer-first model begins with listening, not telling.
Where Marpu sits in the system
Programs that move government, corporate, and community capital in the same direction.
Marpu’s Volunteer-First model is not adjacent to the state and corporate systems—it sits inside them. Plantation drives co-led with Indian Police Service. School infrastructure delivered with district administrations. CSR programs audited to Fortune 500 standards. The frameworks are built to be operated, not admired.
Recognition
Karmaveer Chakra Award · iCONGO + UN, 2019
ET Edge Champions of Impactful CSR Leader · 2025
WEF Global Shaper · Hyderabad Hub
UN Delegate
Telangana Youth Award
Dr. Ambedkar Award
Sankalp Tara Award
Changelooms Fellow · Pravah / Rubaroo
US Department of State Fellowship
UNESCO World Heritage Volunteer · Patan, 2018
SSRN Published Researcher
Amazon Author
What I do
Three things, in this order. Architecture first. Operations second. Publication third.
i.
Architect
Design Volunteer-First CSR programs that move corporate rupees into measurable, audit-ready outcomes—Miyawaki afforestation, last-mile solar lighting, school infrastructure, water stewardship, hygiene. Each program built around the volunteer as the primary unit of impact, not an afterthought.
ii.
Implement
Run those programs through Marpu Foundation across 23+ states with 250+ Fortune 500 and Indian enterprise partners. Domestic capital only, FCRA-free, full Fund Utilisation Certificates produced for every rupee, GST-compliant invoicing, board-level reporting.
iii.
Publish
Document what works. SSRN paper on Volunteer-First CSR + SDG localisation. Amazon book on starting an NGO in India. 75+ essays on CSR, social entrepreneurship, India’s career landscape, and policy. Frameworks others can replicate—not gatekept methodology.
Women. Skill development cohort, Marpu programs.
Youth. Underprivileged girls cohort visiting EY, Hyderabad.
Global. United Nations office, Lao PDR.
Stage. Hand In Hand India CSR Symposium.
Selected partners
Programs delivered for the CSR teams of:
Bristol-Myers Squibb · DSM-Firmenich · Allianz Trade · Nagase India · Go Digit · Milestone / MTI Integration · Amphenol Socapex · Kaleris / Navis · Cartus · Avontix · NPST · Medusind · Multisorb · Amgen India · BPCL · Reliance Industries · among others.
Selected writing
Field notes from running an NGO at scale.
If you head CSR at a Fortune 500 in India
You need a partner who delivers measurable, audit-ready, volunteer-first programs across multiple states. Start here.
Marpu Foundation accepts CSR partnerships across environment, education, health, livelihood, and skill development. Domestic capital only, FCRA-free, full Fund Utilisation Certificates, GST-compliant invoicing, board-level reporting. Delivered for Fortune 500 and Indian enterprise CSR teams since 2019.
Start a partnership conversation
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