CAF India offers a wide range of services catering to the varied requirements of different institutions and individuals by articulating and realising their corporate community investment goals and also by lobbying, advocacy and by providing research into giving for NGOs
Benefits of a Corporate Community Investment programme
A Corporate Community Investment programme provides a structured approach to meeting a company's social and community goals. Its benefits include:
- creating local goodwill
- boosting staff morale
- associating yourself with certain causes as part of a marketing strategy
- responding to appeals
How can companies help?
Companies can help make a difference in the social sector by:
- Offering support in kind, such as their products, materials or old office equipment
- Providing advice and support to NGOs. Local firms such as solicitors, accountants or architects can offer their services for free
- Helping NGOs in fundraising. The help of senior business people can be very important in fundraising from others in the local business community
- Volunteering their time for the NGO
- Encouraging giving through the payroll giving programme, an easy and tax-effective way of giving to the cause and NGO of choice
- Sharing skills where organisations that place volunteers with professional experience in voluntary and community organisations
CAF India’s Company Solutions
- Company Accounts
- CCI advisory and grantmaking
- Company funds
- Thematic funds
- Fundraisings campaigns
- Cause related marketing
- Employee giving
- Matched giving
- Volunteering