SVP India's Fast Pitch 2025 - Apply today!

 

SVP India’s Fast Pitch event is in its 4th year ! This is SVP India’s annual marquee event which focuses on training NGO leaders to powerfully communicate their organization’s story and then share their org mission with a live audience to raise funding.

The essential piece to FP’s success has been to unearth NGOs doing fabulous work and for that sector-enabling organizations like GuideStar India have helped in reaching out to NGOs across the country.

Applications for Fast Pitch 2025 have opened on Tuesday September 10 and this year they are going wider !

They are seeking applications from NGOs in 8 STATES where SVP India’s chapters are present (Andhra Pradesh, Delhi NCR, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal)

Guidestar India is happy to support SVP India Fast Pitch in its fourth edition!

In last three incredibly successful pitch training and fundraising events, Fast Pitch has:

 Trained 36 outstanding NGOs from diverse thematic areas

 Helped them develop powerful 5-minute pitches

 SVP Partners as coaches collectively invested over 300+ hours in coaching these NGOs

 Raised a staggering INR 12.85 crores in donations to support these NGOs

Click here to learn about the Fast Pitch Program and Application details - 2. Application Guide - FP 2025.docx.pdf - Google Drive

Click here to APPLY - https://forms.gle/C7e8sNiM37tE5dvo6 1

Get inspired by Fast Pitch 2024 finalists - Fastpitch 2024 - SVP India

Do you know if your Auditor (CA) is ensuring compliance with IT and FCRA? Use our Audit checklist!

 

Hi!

You don't have to feel helpless any longer when it comes to your annual financial audit and filing of returns with IT and FCRA! GuideStar India has created a practical checklist for a non-finance and accounts person to be equipped with what to ask your auditor before they finalise your audit.

The checklist will help you ask the relevant questions and be pro-active about your compliance. Spending a couple of hours at this stage will save a lot of your time and money later in responding to queries from the authorities and from your donors.

If you would like to add tips from your experience, please share in comments! If you have follow up questions, please ask and we will try to answer them. If you have suggestions, do send them.

Sections covered in the checklist

Accounting system, TDS, Assets, Internal Control, Operations, Governing body related, Bank Accounts, Financial Statements, Notices & Scrutiny, Audit Process, Disclosures to Income Tax, NGO Darpan, FCRA, Access to government portals for compliance, Material changes in a financial year and reporting obligations.

Checklist Features:

Compliance: Verify all statutory requirements.

Accuracy: Cross-check financial statements and documents.

Internal Controls: Review your organisation's internal controls.

Transparency: Keep clear records of all transactions.

Timeliness: Submit documents on time.

The checklist is available in 10 languages namely English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Odia, Bengali and Gujarati making it accessible to a wider audience.

Access the Checklist: Download it from here 

Ensure that your accounts are user-friendly, convey the true nature of your programmes, give a clear picture of your costs and your needs, demonstrate the highest standards of compliance, good governance, transparency and accountability.

Note: This checklist is only for reference purposes. Organisations should refer to the respective Act and Rules for comprehensive understanding and keep up with the amendments. The checklist is an aid for a workshop session and hence would not capture the discussion points entirely and therefore users need to use the content judiciously as a starting point.

This checklist is an evolving document not to be forwarded without express permission of GuideStar India. (info@guidestarindia.org)