Register for our free workshop in Mumbai to choose the right certification for your organisation.
About the workshop
You know what your organisation is great at doing
and the impact you create, you know what your organisation needs to do to
achieve its mission and the support it requires. Yet, often you find that it is
difficult to get your story across to people not familiar with your work. You
send grant proposals to a number of people and institutions and wonder why only
few respond. There is a vast and growing class of givers: online donors,
corporate CSR, emerging foundations of high net worth individuals and several
philanthropic intermediaries running giving portals. These emerging donors prefer to support organisations that are pre-certified
or accredited by external organisations of repute.
Several NGOs have started under going due
diligence or certification by multiple agencies. We estimate that on an average
such NGOs spend Rs2 lacs to Rs2.5 lacs per annum in due diligence. It has been
our endeavour to identify common financial and legal due diligence requirements
and put in place standard certification levels that can be used by others. We
would make your documents accessible through your profile on www.guidestarindia.org and, users could request us for NGO due
diligence reports at a nominal cost. This would save time and cost for all
actors: NGOs, donors and certification agencies.
Agenda
Our workshop will tell you more about:
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Need for
NGO certification: Global & India perspectives
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Certification
Tools
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What is the
ideal certification for your NGO
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Certification
Process for GuideStar India Gold & Platimum
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How to use
your certification for fundraising & CSR
Pre-workshop
reading material:
We recommend
that you download and go through our Certification
Brochure and Annual Report
Disclosure template before you come for the workshop.
Benefits
of attending the workshop
Attending this workshop will help you
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Understand
what donors check about an organisation
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Organise
and present information consistently
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Make your
fundraising proposals credible and trust worthy
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Save time
in responding to donors and in filing statutory returns
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Make your
annual reports and websites powerful tools to mobilise resources
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Enhance
your applications for various awards
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Fast track
your sign up process for various portals and events
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Avail of
discounts and scholarships to prestigious programmes such as SPJIMR’s PGP-DM
(Post Graduate Program in Development Management)
Who
should attend
Chief Functionaries, Finance Heads, Fundraising
& Communications Managers. We recommend that you nominate one person who
can understand the process and help your organisation choose what you need and
work with us after the workshop to complete your certification.
About
the Speakers
Pushpa Aman
Singh: As the Founder,
CEO of GuideStar India (2009), Pushpa set up GuideStar India to systematically
organise information of India’s vast and complex voluntary sector in a globally
trusted and user-friendly fashion. She draws on her vast experience in the
financial services industry to make the portal easy for NGOs to self-report and
add great value for users through verification and due-diligence. Pushpa’s approach to NGOs and the
philanthropic community is influenced by her long association with GiveIndia.
She loves to create reporting tools and frameworks that capture verifiable
facts and inspiring stories. She has been successful in establishing linkages
across networks and sectors to build the philanthropy eco-system in India.
Pushpa has conducted numerous workshops for NGOs
and corporates, and, is a popular speaker about the Indian NGO Sector. Pushpa
is a member of the Learning Series Committee of the Credibility
Alliance and is on the
Partnership Advisory Group of TechSoup
Global. She is also a
member of CII’s Industry-Civil Society Interface Committee and the Pro-bono
Task Force of India@75.
Doug Jacquier: Vice-President,
Asia-Pacific at TechSoup Global (TSG), an NGO
dedicated to building technology capacity within NGOs globally. Doug led TSG’s
technology donation partner for Australia and New Zealand, Connecting Up Inc. (CU), from 2000 -2012. He instigated the
development of Australia’s annual national Connecting Up conference series on
ICT issues for nonprofits in 2004. In 2008 Doug won the Innovator of the Year
Award in the Equity Trustees Australian Nonprofit CEO of the Year Awards. In
2011 CU became a foundation partner in TechSoup Asia, along with Hong Kong Council of Social
Service and TSG, with the support of funding from Microsoft. Doug also led the process of establishing
Australia's first national Directory of Nonprofits and Charities in 2011. He has
been a keynote speaker at conferences in the US, UK, South Africa, Australia
and New Zealand and has travelled to many countries in the APAC region.
Doug is a Fellow and former national Board Member
of the Australian Society of Association Executives and has professional
qualifications in social work, management and business planning.
Details of the Workshop:
Day &
Date: Thursday 8th
January, 2015
Time: The registrations will start at 9.30 am
and the workshop will end at 1.30 pm.
Food and
refreshments: Mid morning tea
and refreshments will be served
Venue: - Thomson Reuters Foundation, 3rd
Floor, 5 Walchand Hirachand Marg, Construction House, Ballard Estate (V.T.),
Mumbai
Registration Procedure
To register for the
FREE workshop, please fill the short
online form at: http://www.guidestarindia.org/GuideStar_India_Workshop_Registration.aspx
There is no
registration fee, however, if you wish to support our capacity building
efforts, please send us a donation cheque favouring Civil Society Information
Services India and we will be happy to acknowledge your support and provide an
80G receipt.
There are limited
seats, hence apply soon for confirmation on first-come-first-served basis.
Confirmation Message:
You will receive a
confirmation mail from GuideStar India within 2 working days. If you do not
hear from us, please send a mail to info@guidestarindia.org
About the Organizations
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GuideStar India
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www.guidestarindia.org is a globally trusted, fully searchable portal of reliable and
comparable information of over 5000 NGOs. Its powerful search engine allows
individuals, corporate, government and other institutions to access
repository of NGO information within minutes. As outreach and due diligence
partners for several institutions and corporates, GuideStar India connects
NGOs to several opportunities for fundraising, capacity building,
recognition, volunteering and donations. GuideStar India educates and equips
NGOs to embrace best practices in transparency and public accountability for
greater social impact.
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The Thomson Reuters Foundation
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The
Thomson Reuters Foundation uses the
skills, value, and expertise of Thomson Reuters to trigger change and empower
people across the world. The
Foundation stands for free, independent journalism, human rights, women’s
empowerment, and the rule of law.
TrustLaw is a global pro bono service connecting NGOs and social
enterprises with the best law firms around the world. With staff in six countries and fluency in
18 languages, the program connects the world’s best lawyers with high-impact
social enterprises and extraordinary NGOs.
TrustLaw is committed to spreading the practice of pro bono to every
country.
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For details/clarifications: Please write an email to info@guidestarindia.org.
You may also call and speak with us at 022 26856900/98/99.
