How to get CSR funding for your NGO?

There is no straight forward answer to this question – how to get CSR funding? However, one thing is very sure that there is huge funds under CSR, which all the eligible companies should invest in communities. You can check amount spent by companies under CSR in this official website of Ministry of Companies Affairs – Here

So, today, I am not discussing here how much funds available in CSR and which companies are liable to spare this fund.

Let us discuss from the view point of NGOs. How one grass-root NGO can get CSR funding ? In my opinion, NGOs should make efforts to reach out to CSR company rather than wait to be found by them.

So, before going into details on how a grass-root NGOs have to be prepared themselves for CSR funding and how to approach companies, let us first see what an NGO should not do to get CSR funding.

Don’ts – CSR Funding

1. Stay Away from Middle Man

Now days, you can found so many from this species called “Middle Man” . Stay away from this type of person who gives you guarantee to get funding in consideration of some “commission” or “cuts” or “payback” whether this person is your CA, friend, some funding agency employee or company employee. Just stay away from such middle man.

2. Routing of Funds

Another wrong practice, where company gives you CSR funds on a condition (of course unofficially) to route some portion of funds to the specific interested person or companies in the form of Salary, Fees or some procurement expenditures or by any other legal transactions by whatever name called. Though, speaking in legal terms, it may be correct, but still that will affect the credibility of your organization.

Do’s – CSR Funding

Before, approaching for funds to companies for CSR, NGO should do a self-evaluation, particular in the area of progarm implementation and control system. I have divided CSR funding process in three steps –

Improve Program Quality
Establish various Systems
Approach Companies for CSR

Check out this chart –

We will discuss all the above steps in detail in the next part.

How to get CSR funding for your NGO? – PART 2

Lakshmananpandi says:

December 17, 2017 at 8:55 am

We would like to join your network

Jahir Mansuri says:
December 23, 2017 at 9:34 am

This is not a network. Just a blog giving information

Indira savabhavi Sanstha says:

February 8, 2018 at 2:07 am

NGOs funds

Jahir Mansuri says:
February 15, 2018 at 12:56 pm

Sorry Mam we are not providing Funds or not acting as an agent for fund raising. This post is purely for educational purpose.

Rishi Rai says:

May 2, 2018 at 6:48 pm

nice information

Jahir Mansuri says:
May 10, 2018 at 11:27 am

Thanks you very much sir, it motivates me to spread knowledge.

Jeet says:

May 19, 2018 at 10:52 am

Hi Sir ,

Nice initiative taken by you, I would highly appreciate if you can take the trouble and give us a list of the companies who can invest in Education and who can spend in other activities.