Under its certification programme, GuideStar
India validates NGOs based on their legal and financial compliance, as well as
on their level of public disclosure of information. NGOs opt for certification
levels based on their interest and capacity for transparency and public
disclosure. NGOs that are found to be compliant, after a thorough due diligence
by experts, are certified for one year based on the level of compliance,
ranging from GuideStar India Platinum at the Champion level to GuideStar India Gold (Advanced Level), and Transparency Key at the Foundation Level. As a part of our Certification programme, we provide training and capacity building support to undergo the due diligence process. This includes of 3 telephonic interactions, a help PPT and email support. To meet costs associated with capacity building, we request for a donation for all levels except for the Foundation Level.
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Why you should undergo GuideStar India’s Certification
Benefits of GuideStar India’s Certification to your NGO
Why you should undergo GuideStar India’s Certification
You know what your organisation is great at doing and the impact you create. You know what your organisation needs to do to achieve its mission and the support it requires. Yet, often you find that it is difficult to get your story across to people not familiar with your work. You send grant proposals to a number of people and institutions and wonder why only few respond. There is a vast and growing class of givers: online donors, corporate CSR, emerging foundations of high net worth individuals and several philanthropic intermediaries running giving portals. These emerging donors prefer to support organisations that are pre-certified or accredited by external organisations of repute.
Several NGOs have started undergoing due diligence or certification by multiple agencies. We estimate that on an average such NGOs spend Rs2 Lac to Rs2.5 Lac per annum on due diligence. It has been our endeavour to identify common financial and legal due diligence requirements and put in place standard certification levels that can be used by others. We would make your documents accessible through your profile on
www.guidestarindia.org and, users could request us for NGO due diligence reports at a nominal cost. This would save time and cost for all stakeholders: NGOs, donors and certification agencies.
Benefits of GuideStar India’s Certification to your NGO
Our Certification will help you
- Understand what donors check about an organisation
- Organise and present information consistently
- Make your fundraising proposals credible and trust worthy
- Save time in responding to donors and in filing statutory returns
- Make your annual reports and websites powerful tools to mobilise resources
- Enhance your applications for various awards
- Fast track your sign up process for various portals and events
- Get featured on GuideStar India’s list of certified NGOs which is shared with donor institutions and government organisations
- Get access to crowdfunding portals and Apps such as Danamojo, DonateKart, GivNow, GoodCSR, and SmallChange.
- Avail of discounts and scholarships to prestigious programmes such as SPJIMR’s PGP-DM (Post Graduate Program in Development Management).
If you are ready to proceed with the certification process, and are already registered on
www.guidestarindia.org, click here to fill our brief
GuideStar India Certification Application Form. Soon after you will the form, our team will send you detailed steps to complete the certification process. Please note that you get a maximum of 1 month to complete the certification due diligence process. For completing the process for the foundation level Transparency Key, you get 15 days.
If you are yet to register with GuideStar India, please
click here. You can fill the Certification Application Form only after completing your basic GuideStar India when you get a GuideStar Number (GSN) and login details to update your content.