CSO Partners in collaboration with CII conducted a CSR Online Educational Series exclusively for NGOs. This is the second presentation in the series
It covers the following topic
- Demonstrating accountability
- Being transparent
- Building visibility
- NGO accreditation
Executive Summary: 2020 Research Report: This presentation focuses on the status of the social and impact investment sectors, and provides hindsight, foresight and insight into trends and emerging (best) practices globally, but also with a specific focus on development practice in Africa.
VISIBLE Communities is a qualities standard fro community groups. Here the details are presented
Richard Bridge and Nadia Denton of the
Visible Standards Team.
She was speaking in Birmingham on March 23rd 2010 which was part of the learning from the Birmingham City Council Community Asset Transfer development Programme funded by AWM, which began in January 2009 and ran through until March 2010.
see
http://www.communityassettransfer.com
Executive Summary: 2020 Research Report: This presentation focuses on the status of the social and impact investment sectors, and provides hindsight, foresight and insight into trends and emerging (best) practices globally, but also with a specific focus on development practice in Africa.
VISIBLE Communities is a qualities standard fro community groups. Here the details are presented
Richard Bridge and Nadia Denton of the
Visible Standards Team.
She was speaking in Birmingham on March 23rd 2010 which was part of the learning from the Birmingham City Council Community Asset Transfer development Programme funded by AWM, which began in January 2009 and ran through until March 2010.
see
http://www.communityassettransfer.com
How to measure the impact of social and impact investments. A guide to measure both impact and return on investment. Specifically developed for development practitioners who want to enrich their M&E or MEL practices.
Impact assessment methodology specifically developed for measuring impact of development programs.
Reana Rossouw
Next Generation Consultants
www.nextgeneration.co.za
Last year Congress passed the HEARTH Act, the first major reforms of HUD’s homeless assistance programs in nearly two decades. This workshop will address HEARTH implementation for rural, statewide, and Balance of State CoC’s.
Presented during Tshikululu's first Serious Social Investing workshop, which took place on 25 and 26 February 2010. Terence Beney (partner, Feedbank Research and Analytics) discusses the findings of unique and comprehensive research into community trusts set up in BBBEE transactions.
Surveying the Financing of the Social Economy: Demand, Supply, and GapsSocial Finance
Presentation by Margie Mendell of Concordia University at the ANSER Annual Conference in Montreal on June 2, 2010.
Examines how social economy organizations (SEOs) access and utilize external financing in Atlantic Canada.
On May 18, 2016, IAASB Chairman Prof. Arnold Schilder presented "The IAASB's Work to Enhance Audit Quality" to the Standing Advisory Group of the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Washington, D.C.
Ratings, Overhead, and Measuring Impact: How to Use Your Social Sector Excell...Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Richard Neustedter of Nonprofit Financial Specialists, and Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE of Windmill Hill Consulting, will lead an in-depth look at how to combine factors like ratings, overhead, impact into strategic donor communications that showcase qualitative and quantitative results and vision to retain current donors and attract new ones.
The purpose of NGO Benchmarking is to provide NGOs, as well as the donor community and the public at large, with an independent assessment based on a comprehensive set of perspectives, namely:
Dimensions of Best Practices:
Board of Trustees, Strategic Framework, Integrity Management, Communication and Public Image, Human Resources, Fund-Raising - Resources Allocation and Financial Controls, Outcomes, Operations and Continuous Improvement.
Contributors' Expectations:
Transparency, Efficiency, Effectiveness
Management Components:
System, Activities (Programmes/Projects), Human Resources, Finance
Continuous Improvement:
Plan, Do, Check, Act.
The social audit Toolkit provides practical guidance and insights to its users working in government departments, community organizations and civil society groups for using social audit as a tool to identify, measure, assess and report on the social performance of their organizations. This toolkit has been designed keeping in mind the views and the needs of non-specialists interested in conducting social audit. The objective of the Consultant in developing this tool-kit is to provide not only a comprehensive but also an easy-to-use tool-kit for government departments, CSOs and others.
This tool-kit comprises of introduction to the concepts, steps, the purpose and templates / forms of conducting social audit which will help in understanding the framework of social audit; describes how this curriculum is to be used in a sequential process for conducting social audit and the preparation of social audit report.
How to measure the impact of social and impact investments. A guide to measure both impact and return on investment. Specifically developed for development practitioners who want to enrich their M&E or MEL practices.
Impact assessment methodology specifically developed for measuring impact of development programs.
Reana Rossouw
Next Generation Consultants
www.nextgeneration.co.za
Last year Congress passed the HEARTH Act, the first major reforms of HUD’s homeless assistance programs in nearly two decades. This workshop will address HEARTH implementation for rural, statewide, and Balance of State CoC’s.
Presented during Tshikululu's first Serious Social Investing workshop, which took place on 25 and 26 February 2010. Terence Beney (partner, Feedbank Research and Analytics) discusses the findings of unique and comprehensive research into community trusts set up in BBBEE transactions.
Surveying the Financing of the Social Economy: Demand, Supply, and GapsSocial Finance
Presentation by Margie Mendell of Concordia University at the ANSER Annual Conference in Montreal on June 2, 2010.
Examines how social economy organizations (SEOs) access and utilize external financing in Atlantic Canada.
On May 18, 2016, IAASB Chairman Prof. Arnold Schilder presented "The IAASB's Work to Enhance Audit Quality" to the Standing Advisory Group of the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Washington, D.C.
Ratings, Overhead, and Measuring Impact: How to Use Your Social Sector Excell...Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Richard Neustedter of Nonprofit Financial Specialists, and Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE of Windmill Hill Consulting, will lead an in-depth look at how to combine factors like ratings, overhead, impact into strategic donor communications that showcase qualitative and quantitative results and vision to retain current donors and attract new ones.
The purpose of NGO Benchmarking is to provide NGOs, as well as the donor community and the public at large, with an independent assessment based on a comprehensive set of perspectives, namely:
Dimensions of Best Practices:
Board of Trustees, Strategic Framework, Integrity Management, Communication and Public Image, Human Resources, Fund-Raising - Resources Allocation and Financial Controls, Outcomes, Operations and Continuous Improvement.
Contributors' Expectations:
Transparency, Efficiency, Effectiveness
Management Components:
System, Activities (Programmes/Projects), Human Resources, Finance
Continuous Improvement:
Plan, Do, Check, Act.
The social audit Toolkit provides practical guidance and insights to its users working in government departments, community organizations and civil society groups for using social audit as a tool to identify, measure, assess and report on the social performance of their organizations. This toolkit has been designed keeping in mind the views and the needs of non-specialists interested in conducting social audit. The objective of the Consultant in developing this tool-kit is to provide not only a comprehensive but also an easy-to-use tool-kit for government departments, CSOs and others.
This tool-kit comprises of introduction to the concepts, steps, the purpose and templates / forms of conducting social audit which will help in understanding the framework of social audit; describes how this curriculum is to be used in a sequential process for conducting social audit and the preparation of social audit report.
Watch the Webinar Here: https://compliatric.com/overview-of-carf-accreditation/
CARF accreditation is a process that helps health and human service providers improve the quality of their services and meet internationally recognized standards. CARF accredits programs in a variety of settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, substance abuse treatment centers, and home health agencies.
CARF accreditation is a valuable asset for health and human service providers. It signals to consumers, payers, and regulators that a provider is committed to quality and continuous improvement. CARF accreditation can also help providers attract and retain top talent, and it can give them a competitive edge in the marketplace.
In this webinar, Michael Johnson, Senior Managing Director of Behavioral Health will provide an overview of accreditation and the value for organizations.
The Impact Capacity Assessment Tool (iCAT) is an organizational assessment and planning tool that helps nonprofits better understand their capacity and put that understanding into action to increase their impact.
The SBIR/STTR Program is a valuable resource for small businesses. But what is it, exactly? How does a company apply for one? Which type is better for your client? Which agencies participate? What are your clients in for? The answers to these questions have rippling impacts on a business, from the front office to the back office, from operations to human resources to finance. There are many pitfalls to be aware of, and best practices are usually kept quiet due to a lack of networking opportunities available.
We'll start by building a basic understanding of the SBIR/STTR Program: the regulatory foundation in the FAR, the SBA's role, and the participating agencies. Then we'll dive deeper and discuss how small businesses can research government needs, build a responsive proposal, and prepare their organization for the award. We'll share real-world examples, both positive and negative, to help you support your clients through this rewarding, and sometimes troublesome, program.
APTAC Spring 2020
CSO Partners in collaboration with CII conducted a CSR Online Educational Series exclusively for NGOs. This is the second presentation in the series
It covers the following topic
- Opportunities and Challenges of Partnership
- Selection of Partners and Cause Alignment
- Building and Managing Effective Partnership
- Case Example
CSO Partners in collaboration with CII conducted a CSR Online Educational Series exclusively for NGOs. This is the second presentation in the series
It covers the following topic
- CSR Provision Applicablility
- CSR Policy and Reporting
- Program Sectors
- Scope for NGO Partnership
- Financial Allocation
This is the first presentation of the CII CSR online educational series for NGOs
This presentation covers
-Conceptional framework of business responsibility and sustainability
- Overview of international standards and norms for CSR and disclosure
- Role of NGOs in business responsibility
- Case review
Role of Independent Directors in Execution of the CSR Provisions as mandated ...CSO Partners
It covers the following topics
- Outline of the Company Act 2013
- Functions of Independent Directors
- Setting perspective and priority – formulating policy and framework
- Keeping a tab on the process-setting M&E system
- Keeping the Board engaged
- Review and audit
Optimizing Leverage through Partnership CSO Partners
It includes
- Partnering with NGOs, corporate foundations and government departments to implement scalable and sustainable CSR programs.
- The principles and terms of reference to be followed
- Process and matrix for due diligence and pre-partnership assessment
- Elements of partnership agreement
- Partnership management
It covers the following topics
- Developing CSR policy
- Program formulation / project design
- Operational structure
- Implementation strategy
- Performance Management
- Communicating the impact to internal and external stakeholders
Creating Social Vision and drawing CSR Map CSO Partners
This covers the following
- Responsible business and CSR
- Creating a shared vision
- The theory of change
- Intervention approach
- Issue prioritization and targeting
- Mainstreaming CSR in corporate governance
The award promotes women empowerment at the community level by discovering & recognising
those who have, against all odds, excelled and contributed significantly to the development process
in India. The award is given in the field of:
• Education & Literacy
• Health
• Micro Enterprise
Presentation on Governance of nonprofit in CSO Partners Workshop "Opportunities in Challenging Times - A Workshop for NGOs" held on September 14-15, 2009 at Secunderabad
Presentation on Fund Raising in CSO Partners Workshop "Opportunities in Challenging Times - A Workshop for NGOs" held on September 14-15, 2009 at Secunderabad
Joy of Giving week is being celebrated from September 27, 2009 to October 3, 2009. This presentation was made in CSO Partners workshop "Opportunities in Challenging Times - A Workshop for NGOs" held on September 14-15, 2009 @ Secunderabad
Presentation made by corporated disaster resource network in the second NGO workshop " Opportuniites in Challenging time" organized by CSO Partners in Secunderabad on September 14th & 15th, 2009
This presentation by Morris Kleiner (University of Minnesota), was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at oe.cd/crps.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
0x01 - Newton's Third Law: Static vs. Dynamic AbusersOWASP Beja
f you offer a service on the web, odds are that someone will abuse it. Be it an API, a SaaS, a PaaS, or even a static website, someone somewhere will try to figure out a way to use it to their own needs. In this talk we'll compare measures that are effective against static attackers and how to battle a dynamic attacker who adapts to your counter-measures.
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Diogo Sousa, Engineering Manager @ Canonical
An opinionated individual with an interest in cryptography and its intersection with secure software development.
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Have you ever wondered how search works while visiting an e-commerce site, internal website, or searching through other types of online resources? Look no further than this informative session on the ways that taxonomies help end-users navigate the internet! Hear from taxonomists and other information professionals who have first-hand experience creating and working with taxonomies that aid in navigation, search, and discovery across a range of disciplines.
Sharpen existing tools or get a new toolbox? Contemporary cluster initiatives...Orkestra
UIIN Conference, Madrid, 27-29 May 2024
James Wilson, Orkestra and Deusto Business School
Emily Wise, Lund University
Madeline Smith, The Glasgow School of Art
3. Growing demand for transparency
• Anticipated investment to bring in Rs.15,000 – 18,000
crores to the sector
• Foreign contribution to voluntary sector – Rs. 10,334 in
2011
• Govt on an average provides Rs. 950.62 crores every year
to NGOs*
Large
mobilization of
resources
• Having emerged as protagonist of transparency there is a
growing need for NGOs to demonstrate great transparency
Need for NGOs
to demonstrate
transparency
• Across the spectrum - donors, public, community, media,
corporate,, government, etc. there is growing demand for
NGO transparency
Rising
expectations of
different stake
holders
Source: * ASIAN CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. This is not complete data
4. Questioning the legitimacy of NGOs
To what extent do NGOs form a ‘legitimate’ voice of
the civil society
Rapid growth of NGO sector
(over 3 million)
Changing role of NGOs from
traditional service delivery to the
policy advocacy role
Growing role and influence of
NGOs: Engaging with government
and corporate houses
Factors adding to
the legitimacy
concern are
5. Judging the performance of NGOs
• As they question the performance of governments for
the way they spend public funds, NGOs too must
demonstrate that they have done better with the
money that they received
• Short-term functional performance (accounting for
resources, resource use and immediate impacts)
• Strategic performance (accounting for the impacts that
an NGO’s actions have on the actions of other
organizations and the wider environment)
9. Scenario thus far…..
• Accountability/transparency incentivized either by
funding opportunities or by regulatory coercions
• Need to submit report on
• annual activity and financial report to registration
authorities and Ministry of Home Affairs in case of
foreign funding
• annual financial reports to the income tax authority for
exemption of tax on the donation or grants they receive
• Different funding agencies prescribe their own
reporting requirements to the recipient NGOs
• All of these reports are not subject to public disclosure
10. Demonstrating Transparency
• provide pertinent programmatic, organisational and
financial information
• Programmatic section to include
• initiatives, target groups, major achievements, difficulties
and setbacks and future plans
• Organizational section to include
• About the organization, vision and mission, board
members, governance process, etc
• Financial section to include
• audited statement of accounts and an abridged version
of financial details
Annual report as a tool
11. Demonstrating Transparency
• It denotes people’s scrutiny of an organization’s
mandate, plan, action and performance based on
information disclosed by the particular NGO about
its various projective initiatives
• It is an effective tool to empower stakeholders
with transparent information and authority to
scrutinize the duty bearers
• While it has been advocated for social audit to
ensure state accountability many NGOs are yet to
embraced it in their initiatives
Social audit
13. Building visibility
Disseminating information is key to
building transparency
Providing access to information to
diverse stakeholders
Technology could be used to make
information accessible to wider audience
14. Building visibility
• This can be achieved through
– Having a website
– Virtual presence in social media
• Facebook
• Niche sites – Propoor, NGO Marketplace
– Retail donation platform
• Give India
• United Way
• Global Giving
16. Types of standards and frameworks
Self
certification
Ratings/
EvaluationAccreditation
Peer review
•Code of Ethics of the
Canadian Council for
International Cooperation
•InterAction PVO
Standards
•Maryland Association of
Nonprofit Organizations
Standards of Excellence
•Credibility Alliance
•BBB Wise Giving Alliance,
Charity Navigator
•ISO 9000
•Pakistan Centre for
Philanthropy NPO
Certification Program
•CSO Partners
17. Types of standards and frameworks
•Low cost
•Easy to administer
•Reflective and introspective
process for NGO
•Accessible to a wide range of
organizations
•More rigorous evaluation
•Value through network
•Can be decentralized
•Parameters
predominantly set by the
rating organization
•Lends itself for
comparisons and
benchmarking of NGOs
across sectors and
geography
•Extremely rigorous evaluation
•Third party validation provides
strong assurance
•Serve as a seal of approval and
make it easier for different
stakeholders in identifying good
credible NGOs
18. Existing initiatives to promote
accountability in India
Initiatives Information
CSO Partners’ Outstanding
Annual Report Award for
the Voluntary Sector
Aims to promote public disclosure,
readability and quality of financial
reporting within the voluntary sector
Accreditation by credibility
alliance
-Accreditation based on two sets of
norms: Minimum and Desirable norms.
-Accreditation is based on assessment by
CA assessors
- Accreditation provided based on
recommendation of Accreditation
Committee
19. Existing initiatives to promote
accountability in India
Initiatives Information
Accreditation by CSO
Partners
Robust multi-layered accreditation system
that is aimed towards primarily validation
of self disclosure by NGOs on the process
and systems of their governance,
management and programme
GiveIndia -An online retail donation portal which
enables individuals to make contributions
to credible NGOs across the country
-Credibility of NGOs is established based
on their ability to meet the norms of
transparency and accountability set by
Give India
20. Existing initiatives to promote
accountability in India
• Government of India is planning to bring NGOs
under a regulatory mechanism to make them
accountable
– CAPART (Council for Advancement of People's Action
and Rural Technology) has worked out norms and
modalities for accreditation of voluntary
organizations having the credibility norms as the
starting point
21. Existing standards
Name Indicator Process
CSO
Partners
•Governance
•Organizational
Capacity
•Financial
Management
•Programme
Management
•Marketing and
Fund Raising
•Self assessment based on self assessment tool
•Staff of various functions and senior management
is involved in the accreditation exercise
• Submission of the assessment along with
evidential proof
•On field assessment of NGO along with
accreditation rating and a note on areas to be
improved upon
•Accreditation renewed at stipulated interval
22. Existing standards
Name Indicator Process
Credibility
Alliance
• Basic and desirable
norms. Desirable is
more advanced and
stringent
Norms cover:
•Identity
•Vision, Objective
and Achievement
•Governance
•Operations
(Programme,
Management, HR)
•Accountability and
Transparency
•NGO submits accreditation form along with
supporting document
•CA reviews the form and documents
•Assessors does assessment and submits the
findings to CA
•CA shares the report for NGOs comments
•CA issues certificate based on the
recommendation of central accreditation
committee of CA
23. Existing standards
Name Indicator Process
InterAction
PVO
Standards
•Governance
•Organizational
Integrity
•Finances
•Communications
to the US Public
•Management
Practice & Human
resources
•Program
•Public Policy
•Implementation
•Self-certification process through Self
Certification Plus (rigorous self assessment and
validation of compliance with standards)
•Board level committee oversees standards and
compliance
•There are various sections in the Standards
Document; an organization needs to express
compliance or non-compliance to each statement.
Where non-compliance is mentioned, an Action
Plan for compliance is required to be inserted.
Supporting documents and evidence for
compliance also needs to be submitted.
•Certification must be renewed every other year
which other members, CEO and/or board
chairperson must agreeably re-certify compliance
24. Existing standards
Name Indicator Process
Maryland
Association of
Nonprofit
Organizations
Standards of
Excellence
8 Guiding
principles and 55
Individual
Performance
Standards
•Members of association commit to guiding
principles while association provides assistance
to help them comply with 55 specific standards
•Voluntary certification procedure involving
application and provision of extensive
supporting materials
•Volunteer peer review group examines
compliance
•Recommendation to standards and review
committee
•‘Nonprofit Seal of Excellence’ can be displayed
for 3 years; post which renewal is required
25. Existing standards
Name Indicator Process
ISO 9000 •Customer Focus
•Leadership
•Involvement of
People
•Process Approach
•System Approach to
Management
•Continual
Improvement
•Factual Approach to
Decision Making
•Mutually Beneficial
Supplier Relationships
Certifications are carried out independently of
ISO by more than 750 certification bodies active
around the world. These organizations are
accredited by the member bodies of ISO in each
country in which they operate.
26. Existing standards
Name Indicator Process
BBB Wise
Giving
Alliance
Alliance’s Standards for
Charity Accountability
•Governance and
oversight
•Measuring
effectiveness
•Finances
•Fund raising and
informational materials
•Organizations report according to Alliance’s
Standards
•Third party reviews and rates
•Charity Seal Programme to assist donors in
making right giving decisions – option for rated
organizations to purchase seal
27. Points to ponder over
• Is accreditation merely a donor requirement or
is it for NGO organizational development?
• Should accreditation be undertaken by
government or corporate?
• Should accreditation be a one-time effort or be
looked at on a continual basis?
• Should accreditation be done by a neutral third
party or NGO networks and federations?