Ambika Chandra

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Manager - Communications and Events

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Join date: Feb 11, 2026

About

Ambika Chandra is a strategic communications and partnerships specialist with expertise in multi-stakeholder engagement and impact-driven storytelling. As Manager – Communications & Events at the Upadhyaya Foundation, she leads the Foundation’s communications, brand, and ecosystem strategy — shaping its strategic pillars and executing integrated marketing, events, and advocacy initiatives across Animal Welfare, Disability Inclusion, and Arts & Culture.

With prior experience at Intellecap and Columbia Global Centers | Mumbai, Ambika has worked across gender, health, biodiversity conservation, and climate, focusing on content marketing, digital engagement, and ecosystem-building. She holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology and Anthropology from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, and a certificate in Digital Marketing & Analytics from the Indian School of Business.

Passionate about creative storytelling and digital engagement, Ambika enjoys exploring how communication can drive collaboration and social impact. Beyond work, she has a keen interest in sustainable fashion, reading, and discovering new cuisines — always seeking inspiration at the intersection of culture, sustainability, and design.

Posts (4)

Sep 10, 2026 ∙ 4 min

From the Fringes to the Mainstream: Rethinking Animal Welfare in Philanthropy

What changes when we stop thinking of animal welfare as a standalone cause? At the AVPN Global Conference 2026, animal welfare was part of the conversation for the first time through the session, “From the Fringes to Mainstream: Rethinking Animal Welfare.” For a cause that remains significantly underrepresented in philanthropy, its inclusion itself felt important. But the conversation also raised a more fundamental question: why is animal welfare still considered a fringe issue at all? Animal...

Aug 6, 2026 ∙ 5 min

Communications That Build Trust

How thoughtful communications can strengthen relationships with family foundations Communications are often viewed as a way for nonprofits to increase visibility, raise funds, or report on impact. While these are all important, we've found they also serve another, often overlooked, purpose: they build trust. At Upadhyaya Foundation, we've had the privilege of working with nonprofit organisations across different stages of their journey. While every family foundation has its own approach to...

May 7, 2026 ∙ 6 min

From Prototype to Impact: Rethinking AI for Animal Welfare

At the Upadhyaya Foundation’s ‘AI for Animal Welfare: From Compassion to Action’ Demo Day, held on 7th March 2026 in Mumbai, developers, nonprofits, funders, and ecosystem stakeholders came together to explore how emerging technologies can be applied to animal welfare in practical, real-world ways. Organised in partnership with Electric Sheep and Open Paws, the event brought together a select cohort of AI teams working on solutions across wildlife protection, community animals, farmed...