General Body - General Body is the supreme body comprised of all members of VANI (networks/federations, organisations and individuals).
Governing - Governing Body makes decisions on behalf of the members and is composed of 16 elected members from the General Body, which also elects two office bearers, the Chairperson and Treasurer. The Working Committee has four sub-committees namely: Programme, Networking, Membership, Finance and Management.
Secretariat - Secretariat is headed by a Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Working Committee, and is an ex-officio member of the Working Committee. The Secretariat has programme units, each led by programme officers/managers with their respective professional and support staff. The CEO liaises between the Secretariat and the Working Committee for planning, implementation and monitoring of the organisation's activities.
Mr. Binoy Acharya
Chairperson
Founder Director of UNNATI, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) that works in the areas of social inclusion, democratic local governance, social accountability and disaster risk reduction. He is the current Chairperson of Voluntary Action Network India (VANI), a national platform of voluntary organisations. He holds an M. Phil degree in Social Sciences from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Ms. Anuja Bansal
Treasurer
Former CEO at Plan India and at SOS Children’s Villages of India in addition to 20 years of national and international experience in non-profit, CSR and education. Senior Management experience with expertise in strategic planning, program implementation,large scale team management, financial management, governance structures, and board and stakeholder management. She is Chartered accountant by qualification
Mr. Harsh Jaitli
CEO
Chief Executive Officer, of VANI. An expert in policy planning and management, Harsh is at the helm of the organisation. With an enriching experience of 30 years and having worked extensively in the social sector he brings richness of his expertise to organizational goals.
Mr. Amod K. Kanth
Member
Presently, Member-Coordinator of the NITI-CSO Standing Committee of NITI Aayog, Chairman, Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council (DWSSC), General Secretary, Prayas JAC Society, A voluntary Organisation. Former DGP & Chairperson, Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), Govt. of NCT Delhi at Delhi.
Mr. Basant Yadav
Member
President of Sahabhagi Samaj Sevi Sanstha, Charama Dist. Kanker, Chhattishgarh State, is one of the Founder members of the organisation.
Mr. G. Placid
Member
Founder and Director of SAHAYI Center for Collective Learning and Action, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
Mrs. Jaswant Kaur is a company secretary by profession, and was Executive Director of Deepalaya in 2018.
Mr. K. N. Tiwari
Member
Director, Disha Social Organization, Lucknow. Nominated as member-planning commission in Uttaranchal state (2004-till date). Member of INTAF international London.
Mr. K. Panchaksharam
Member
"SIPA" Federation of South India Producer Associations, Anakaputhur, Chennai.
Puja Marwaha
Member
Chief Executive – Child Rights and You, believes that children are the very foundation of every nation’s growth and development aspirations. It was this belief that fuelled her passion for children’s rights and inspired her to become a full fledged part of the social sector in 1994.
Saradindu Banerjee
Member
Mr. Banerjee is presently the President of SPADE and Vice President of Sabuj Sangha, Kolkata.