Responsible Corporate Citizenship

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No real cause for concern, says Noshir Dadrawala of CAP on the Finance Minister’s statement on CSR Consultants

Nirmala Sitharaman recently stated that there is no provision of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) consultant in existing Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014.

Perspective

Reimagining philanthropy: From control to agency

Gautam John of Nilekani Philanthropies makes a case to take philanthropy from control based funding to agency based funding in his article for IDR.

Reports

Indian Giving Benchmarking Report

This report helps fill a gap in the knowledge base about what NGOs are doing, and what is working, in the individual donor fundraising space in India.

Featured Article

India Inc buckles up to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Priya Naik and Dr. Nachiket Mor illustrate the virtuous cycle of mutual benefit that can be created between business and society.

Perspective

Align your employees with a broader purpose

How companies can begin addressing this ‘purpose gap’ and take ownership of their entire business ecosystem.

Featured Article

The importance of NGO Governance

This article lays out some of the unique features and challenges
that NGOs face, as well as suggestions on how to better assess and work with NGOs in pursuit of
common development goals.

Featured Article

Enabling Stakeholders to Take Purposeful Action for Large-Scale Social Impact

CSR Mandate spoke with the firm’s CEO & Founder, Priya Naik to gain a better understanding of the collaborations, projects and the Samhita Model of combating COVID-19.

Featured Article

How India Inc can craft an effective response to the pandemic

Analysing the opportunities that Indian corporates can explore to play a creative role in rebuilding our economy and society as we emerge from one of the worst crises in history.

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Solutions for a Pandemic

‘Leaders with Purpose’ was a webinar series aimed at exploring how Samaj, Sarkar and Bazaar can come together at this unprecedented time and reimagine solutions to benefit both business and the socio-economically vulnerable.

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Co-creating solutions with Samaj, Sarkar and Bazaar

Exploring how Samaj, Sarkar and Bazaar can come together and reimagine solutions to benefit both business and the socio-economically vulnerable.

Featured Article

CSR: From the perspective of nonprofits

A consultation with nonprofits in India highlights the trends and challenges of accessing CSR funds, and how the CSR ecosystem can be strengthened.

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Decoding CSR Trend In India – Looking Back to Look Forward

Analysing CSR dataset compiled so far by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and our own experience with 100+ companies.

CSR Cafe

The Five Ways CSR Heads Can Create Lasting Change

Participants shared their insights and experiences on managing multiple mandates as a CSR Leader, the struggle with engaging stakeholders, the need for more sectoral research and the potential for collaboration among themselves and with the government.

CSR Cafe

Making Skills and Livelihoods Training Count

A collaborative approach, where companies focus on what they do the best and strike partnerships to add value and plug gaps, is the way forward.

CSR Cafe

Beyond the Boardroom

At this edition of the CSR Cafe, CSR leaders communicated challenges faced in boardroom engagement, and through discussions, the Café sourced solutions and advice in response to the challenges.

CSR Cafe

Creating Impact through Corp.-Govt. Partnerships

Corporate-Government partnerships retain an air of mystery with few frameworks available for those interested in initiating such partnerships or navigating existing ones.