Untethered Giving

Curated philanthropy for individuals and families who want their giving to be meaningful, informed, and lasting.

[Soeleen @SoeleenK]

Here's a question I keep coming back to.
Take a remote, underresourced community. You've got money to give. Two options:

Fund a programme that finds the smartest teenagers and gets them into top universities. Clear wins. Great story.

Or fund an early childhood school. No standout stars. Just kids in a classroom.

Most people I talk to-donors, investors, people who've done well-pick the first without thinking twice. It just feels right.

I get it. But here's what I've learned after years in education and development:
Both can work. Both can also completely fail. A mentorship programme with no follow-through is just a LinkedIn post. A school with no real pedagogy is just a building.

The question that actually matters isn't which one you fund. It's whether you've looked hard enough at what's happening inside.

Because when early childhood education is done right, really right, it rewires how kids develop. They learn to regulate emotions, to trust, to speak up. In a place where most people have written off the next generation, that shifts everything. Not for one kid. For all of them.

But those results take years to show. No quick metrics. No kid on a stage. Which is exactly why this kind of work is almost always underfunded.

I don't think one is objectively better. I think the better question is whether you understand what you're funding deeply enough to know if it's working.

That's the question I keep sitting with at @GiveUntethered, understanding why a project deserves funding before I ever recommend it to someone.

If you've made money and you've been sitting on the "I should do something meaningful with some of this" feeling, happy to talk. No pitch. Just a conversation.

[Soeleen @SoeleenK]

Most people give to be seen giving. A rare few give because something in them simply responds to someone else's needs.

No fanfare. No expectation. Just an honest impulse to make something better.

That kind of giving is harder to find. And infinitely more powerful.

If that sounds like you, I'd love to connect.

@GiveUntethered

[Taran @Taran]

The concept of "Sewa", meaning selfless service, is at the core of Sikh living. In recent years, I've had a lot of philanthropic intent but seldom the time to dd charitable opportunities. @SoeleenK and @GiveUntethered have been instrumental in helping me achieve my philanthropic goals, which has helped impact thousands of children across India. If you are a busy professional, consider reaching out to her to help you with your own philanthropic goals.

[Soeleen @SoeleenK]

You want to give. But you either don't have time, or don't know if philanthropy actually works. That's not apathy. That's a gap I built @GiveUntethered to fill.

10 years in India's social sector taught me one thing: the best organisations rarely find the best donors. And the best donors rarely find organisations worthy of their trust.

If you're sitting on philanthropic intent but not sure where to begin, this is your sign.

DM me or find me at https://t.co/p7sllsArKm.