CSR strategy is a comprehensive plan made by companies to design, execute, and analyze their corporate social responsibility initiatives. It includes specific focus areas, program design, promotion and communication approaches and evaluation procedures. Monitoring and evaluation are a critical area mandated by the law. A CSR consulting firm assesses execution of projects on ground via review of project-related documents submitted by implementing partners and field visits. It also highlights gaps between planned and actual outcomes and provides recommendations on suitable way forward based on its findings.

1. The Who and What of a CSR
Consulting Firm

2. Preparation/review of CSR documentation and ideation
on CSR projects
CSR consulting firm reviews Company's documentation
such as CSR policy, action plan, disclosures
mandated by regulations etc. and suggests
modifications. It also reviews existing and new CSR
projects proposed for execution by the company from
a regulatory perspective and offers the necessary
advice

3. Devising CSR strategy and Monitoring and evaluation
framework for companies
CSR strategy is a comprehensive plan made by companies to
design, execute, and analyze their corporate social
responsibility initiatives. It includes specific focus areas,
program design, promotion and communication approaches and
evaluation procedures.
Monitoring and evaluation are a critical area mandated by the
law. A CSR consulting firm assesses execution of projects on
ground via review of project-related documents submitted by
implementing partners and field visits. It also highlights gaps
between planned and actual outcomes and provides
recommendations on suitable way forward based on its findings.

4. Conducting pre-grant due diligence of implementing
partners
As part of its CSR consulting service, CSR
consulting firm supports in conducting due diligence
of implementing partners covering areas such as
performance on past programs, staff skill set,
systems and processes, data flow and management,
governance and compliance related matters etc.

5. Undertaking impact assessment of projects
Companies use Impact Assessment to strategically
build their CSR programs as they are able to measure
efficacy of programs which helps in scaling and
replicating impactful initiatives in other
geographies. A CSR consulting firm undertakes impact
assessment of CSR projects to evaluate impact
created by projects implemented while also
identifying improvement areas in the delivery
process.