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Knowledge guide · Starting an NGO
… run charitable work, get tax registrations and take CSR money. They differ in who controls them, how much paperwork they bring and how hard they are to change …
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Knowledge guide · Starting an NGO
… NGO needs, what each should say, which the law requires, which funders ask for, and how to adopt and review them.
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Knowledge guide · Impact and reporting
… out what you will deliver and measure. Most CSR proposals need both.
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Knowledge guide · Impact and reporting
… that must hold. Both are standard tools for CSR teams and NGOs in India. Funders ask for them in proposals, monitoring reports are built on them, and a …
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Knowledge guide · Starting an NGO
No central law registers public trusts. In most states the deed is registered with the sub-registrar; in states with public trust laws, such as Maharashtra and Gujarat, the …
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Knowledge guide · Starting an NGO
CSR funding comes later for most NGOs: an NGO not set up by a company or a government needs a three-year track record before a company can fund …
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Knowledge guide · Starting an NGO
… people and its work. Here is what the law and good practice expect of them.
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Knowledge guide · Starting an NGO
… money given for a purpose, which audits each law requires and the controls that prevent trouble.
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Knowledge guide · Tax for NGOs
… the deduction at all; for other companies, whether CSR contributions qualify is contested, so take tax advice.
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Knowledge guide · Foreign funding (FCRA)
… receive, use and report it. Here is the law in plain words, what changed in 2020 and in June 2026, and where to go next.
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Knowledge guide · Foreign funding (FCRA)
… into any FCRA account, so Indian donations and CSR from Indian companies belong in your ordinary account.
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Knowledge guide · Funding for NGOs
… build. Here is how to start, what the law requires for receipts, tax and donors’ data, and what to check before you crowdfund.
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Knowledge guide · Funding for NGOs
Beyond CSR, NGOs can raise grants from philanthropic foundations and from government schemes. Each works differently. Here is how they compare with CSR, what you need to be …
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Knowledge guide · People and safeguarding
… when something is wrong. Here is what the law requires, what a good policy contains and exactly what to do if you are worried about a child.
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Knowledge guide · People and safeguarding
… four labour codes have replaced 29 central labour laws, and most of their rules apply to NGOs just as they do to companies. Here is what changes for …
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Knowledge guide · People and safeguarding
India’s data protection law applies to charities as much as to companies, and its main duties start on 13 May 2027. Here is what counts as personal data, …
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Knowledge guide · People and safeguarding
The law bars identifying a child victim in any media (POCSO, Section 23), a child in care in reports on an inquiry or court case (JJ Act, Section …
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Knowledge guide · People and safeguarding
… the day: anyone younger is a child in law, and your child protection policy applies to them.
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Knowledge guide · ESG and the wider sector
CSR money can’t be invested for a return: it must be spent on Schedule VII activities, and any surplus from CSR activities goes back into CSR.
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Knowledge guide · Starting an NGO
… to work in several states under one central law, or are being set up by companies as CSR foundations. It also brings the heaviest yearly compliance of the …
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