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SocioStory Academy

Practical courses for the whole sector

Free, interactive courses written for India, with a pathway for each of you: NGOs starting out and growing, CSR teams choosing partners, volunteers heading to their first drive and Social Leaders running a Centre. No videos to sit through. Read, try, check yourself and earn a certificate.

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Courses
9
Lessons
142
Questions
899

For everyone

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New to the sector? These two are the shared ground: how CSR works in India, and the goals the whole sector is working towards.

  • Illustrative Free · Certificate

    CSR · Beginner

    CSR Essentials

    How corporate social responsibility works in India, and how to make it count.

    6 chapters · 14 lessons · ~3 hours

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  • Illustrative Free · Certificate

    SDGs · Beginner

    SDGs and India

    What the 17 Global Goals ask for, how India tracks them, and how to make your work count.

    6 chapters · 21 lessons · ~3 hours

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Who are you?

Pick your track for courses written for the work you do, in the order to take them.

For founders, programme, finance and comms staff. From registering your organisation to winning and keeping CSR funding.

  1. Step 1

    Beginner

    No experience needed. An hour or two to a few hours each.

    • Illustrative Free · Certificate

      CSR · Beginner

      CSR Essentials

      How corporate social responsibility works in India, and how to make it count.

      6 chapters · 14 lessons · ~3 hours

      Start the course
    • Free · Certificate

      NGOs · Beginner

      Starting an NGO

      How to set up an NGO in India, register it properly and get ready for CSR funding.

      6 chapters · 17 lessons · ~4 hours

      Start the course

  2. Step 2

    Advanced

    In depth, for the people who carry the responsibility.

    • Illustrative Free · Certificate

      Law · Advanced

      CSR Law in Depth

      Section 135, the CSR Rules and the Ministry’s FAQs, read closely enough to act on.

      6 chapters · 20 lessons · ~4 hours

      Start the course

How it works

Every chapter ends with a check

  1. 1

    Read and try

    Short lessons with diagrams, flip cards, sorting exercises and calculators.

  2. 2

    Check yourself

    A quick quiz ends every lesson, with an explanation for every answer.

  3. 3

    Pass each chapter

    A chapter quiz closes every chapter. Score 60% to move on.

  4. 4

    Earn the certificate

    Pass the final assessment (70%) for a signed certificate anyone can check is genuine.

Certificates you can trust

Every certificate can be checked by anyone

Each certificate has a unique ID and a public page. It’s digitally signed by the SocioStory Foundation, so an employer can confirm it’s genuine in seconds. Add it to LinkedIn with one click.

Written for India, kept current

Lessons follow the Companies Act, the CSR Rules as amended, SEBI’s BRSR and India’s SDG framework.
Each course shows the date its content was last checked. The Academy teaches; it isn’t legal advice, so confirm specific decisions with your company secretary or a lawyer.