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Events & Workshops

Workshop on "How to make your NGO funding Ready"

Dates

18th Dec, 2020

23rd Dec, 2020

29th Dec, 2020

11th Jan, 2021

21st Jan, 2021

Discussed Topics

  • Current status of NGOs in India

  • How NGOs operate v/s How NGOs should operate

  • Current funding trends for NGOs in India

  • Methods of getting funds for your NGO (Government funding, CSR funding, Individual donations etc.)

  • Suggestions on how you could GET FUNDING easily

  • Way forward

Participants 

Attended

574

Workshop on Process outline of project proposal writing for NGOs

Date

27th Feb, 2021

Discussed Topics

  • What is a project proposal?

  • Types of project proposal

  • What to do before starting to write a project proposal?

  • Structure of a project proposal

  • Tips for getting a project proposal sanctioned/ approved

Participants 

Attended

190

Workshop on Scope of funding for NGOs under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 

Dates

27th Mar, 2021

3rd April, 2021

10th April, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • Introduction of CSR: Basics of CSR

  • Evolution of CSR in India

  • Activities qualifying under CSR Act

  • Status of NGOs getting CSR funding in India

  • CSR priorities in the States of Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and North Eastern States.

  • What do companies want from NGOs while partnering?

  • How NGOs should approach Corporates?

  • 5 best PSU companies to be approached for CSR project.

Participants 

Attended

146

Webinar on Fellowship & other Volunteering Models for Grassroots Organizations

Date

26th April, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • Context Setting - Volunteerism (Shramdhan) in India & Abroad

  • Successful case studies (Peace Corps USA, AIESEC International)

  • Enhancing Human Capital of Grassroots Organization through Volunteerism

  • Best Practices of Volunteer Management (Culture, Processes & Resources)

  • Possible Avenues & Way Forward for Grassroots Organizations

Speaker: Alex Arockiasamy, Program Manager, SBI Youth for India fellowship, SBI Foundation

Participants 

Attended

62

Webinar on

Strengthening CSR through Implementing Agencies in Eastern & North Eastern region of India

Date

27th April, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • CSR Implementation scenario in Eastern and North Eastern region of India

  • Initiatives and best practices of partnership between corporates and Implementation agencies

  • Challenges of Corporates towards building partnership with Implementing agencies

  • How Implementing agencies should leverage their ideas into partnerships

  • CSR partnership priorities in Covid times

Speakers

  1. Mr. Nixon Joseph, President & COO, SBI Foundation

  2. Mr. Atul Singh, Vice President- CSR, Emami Ltd.

  3. Dr. Prashant Kumar Hota, President- Sustainability & CSR, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

  4. Mr. Kaushik Sinha, Head- CSR & Corporate Communication, Magma Fincorp (Moderator)

  5. Ms. Smita Sahu, Manager- CSR, Arohan

Speaker Profiles

Participants 

Attended

235

Workshop on Communication tools for NGOs (focused on Annual Report & Newsletters) 

Date

8th May, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • What role an Annual Report and Newsletters can play as Communication tools for NGOs?

  • How should an NGO Annual Report & Newsletters look like?

  • Where & how the Annual Reports & Newsletters should be circulated for better outreach?

  • Ideal samples of Annual Reports & Newsletters

Speaker: Tanveer Khan (Development Consultant; PR professional; Social Entrepreneur)

Participants 

Attended

318

Workshop on Basics of HR for NGOs

Date

29th May, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • What is HR and why it is important for NGOs 

  • Principles of HR

  • Lifecycle of an employee in an organization - recruitment, entry, tenure, exit

  • Components of a good HRMS - need-to-have and good-to-have

  • Responsibility matrix for Policies and Processes 

  • Employee motivation

  • Conflict management 

Speaker: Manvi Singh, Founder- Blue Parijaat Foundation

Participants 

Attended

153

Workshop on Project Proposal writing for NGOs

Date

31st May, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • How to identify the right donor (Donor assessment)- Expert tips

  • Logical chain- problem analysis, finding solutions, planning, resource assessment, project designing and proposal writing

  • Structure of Project proposal

  • Driving through samples of proposal

Speaker: Suman Talukdar, CSR & Sustainability Professional, Former CSR Lead- Rio Tinto India

Participants 

Attended

92

Workshop on Donor Assessment for NGOs

Date

14th June, 2021

16th June, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • Importance of donor assessment before approaching

  • Type of NGO Donors

  • Categorisation of your activities (Know your working sectors)

  • How to assess/ measure your NGO credibility?

  • How would you find your possible suitable donor?

  • Who are the donors supporting COVID-19 related activities?

  • Effective ways to reach/ approach donors

Participants 

Attended

85

Webinar on Crowdfunding for NGOs

Date

14th July, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • Basics of crowdfunding

  • Why should grassroots NGOs do crowdfunding?

  • How to run a successful crowdfunding campaign? (when to start & when to stop)

  • How to build a fundraising network?

  • How to write effective content?

  • How to promote?

  • How to report the activities? (to inform whoever donated)

  • How to retain crowdfunding donors? 

  • Do's and Don'ts of crowdfunding. 

Speaker: Meena Dave, CEO- India Cares Foundation

Participants 

Attended

240

Webinar on changes related to Income Tax (80G, 12A) for NGOs

Date

21st July, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • Changes towards the changes being brought for the NGOs (12A & 80G renewal)

  • Implication/ Effect for the NGOs

  • Process documentation

  • Application procedure (overview, not in-detail)

  • Post-application process (handling queries, certificate generation etc.)

  • Expert tips for grassroots level NGOs of this process

Speaker:  CA. Aditya Dadheech, Partner, A K DADHEECH & CO, Mumbai

Participants 

Attended

255

Webinar on Writing Success Stories for NGOs

in association with Story Beetle

Date

27th July, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • Why Stories for Impact and how it can help you inspire people to join the cause and raise funds for your initiative?

  • Find the right story for your initiative

  • Identify your audience

  • Tell your story

Speaker: Arshia Bhandari, Founder, Story Beetle

Participants 

Attended

278

Webinar on Leveraging LinkedIn to Build Relationships with CSR Professionals for NGOs

Date

21st September, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • Importance of LinkedIn for NGOs (10 mins)

  • How to utilize LinkedIn to build relationships with CSRs and investors - profile optimization, connection building process, and personal branding on LinkedIn. (40-50 mins)

  • Q&A/ discussion (30 mins)

Speaker: Rhythm Sachdeva, Impact Communication Consultant

Participants 

Attended

81

Webinar on Basics of Fundraising for NGOs

Date

27th November, 2021

Discussion Topics

  • What is Fundraising for grassroot/ newly started NGOs?

  • How grassroot/ newly started NGOs should initiate fundraising

  • Challenges and best practices of fundraising

  • Ways of fundraising

  • How to plan your fundraising journey  

Speaker: Rishabh Lalani, Fundraising Expert

Participants 

Attended

72

'Prabodhan'- Webinar series on Finance, Compliance and Grant Management for NGOs

in association with Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF)

Date

Series-1 January - March 2022

Series-2 May - July 2022

About the webinar series

A total of 9 webinar under the financial education short course christened ‘प्रबोधन’ Prabodhan (Alert, Advise, Awake) will be organized by BRLF and facilitated by Impactyog @1 per week on a fixed day i.e. Thursday each week on topics of NGO compliance, finance and accounts and grant management​

Speakers: From Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF)

Particpants Engaged

365

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