New Delhi. August 12th, 2013: The Resource Alliance India released today the list of finalists competing for the India NGO Awards 2012/13. Regarded as the most coveted award in the social sector, the India NGO Awards is a unique, national competition that aims to celebrate and reward the best non-governmental and non-profit organizations who have demonstrated best practices in creative & successful resource mobilization, financial management, governance and impact on the community. The India NGO Awards now in their seventh year is organized by the Resource Alliance and jointly supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and EdelGive Foundation.
Over 270 NGOs from all over the country competed in three different categories based on their annual budget, Large Socio-Legal Information Centre (SLIC), New Delhi has been selected as one the finalists for India NGO Award 2012/13 over the annual budget of Rs. 5crore by the Resource Alliance for their efforts in providing pro-bono legal services to those who have no or little access to judicial system in order to help people from any kind of violation.
Surat Sandhu, Chair, the Resource Alliance India said, “NGOs in India are doing an exemplary job and this award was instituted to give them the much needed recognition that they so truly deserve. It’s indeed heartening to see that NGO’s have made a tremendous impact in bringing about tangible benefits to their target communities. However, it’s essential that NGOs are equipped with the strategy; skills and knowledge that will help them build fundraising capacities and improve long-term financial sustainability. How to raise funds and remain sustainable is a dilemma faced by most Indian NGOs today. This is where Resource Alliance steps in as a trusted intermediary”.
In total 13 NGOs have been selected as finalist and they will be profiled in a casebook and film, which will be disseminated at the Awards ceremony and through the Resource Alliance website and other social media and will also be offered 10 days of one to one mentoring to strengthen their internal system and processes
About SLIC
HRLN provides pro-bono legal services to those with little or no access to the justice system, conducts litigation in the public interest, engages in advocacy, runs helplines, conducts legal awareness programmes, sensitizes the judiciary, investigates violations and deploys crisis-intervention teams, plans People’s Tribunals, publishes ‘know your rights’ materials, participates in campaigns, and proposes solutions to some of India’s foremost social problems
For more information log onto: www.hrln.org
About The Resource Alliance
The Resource Alliance works with not-for-profit organisations around the world to help them build their financial sustainability by building skills, knowledge and promoting excellence within civil society. An international charity headquartered in London with regional offices in India and Uganda, they aim to be the global network for fundraising, resource mobilisation and philanthropy. Their network of NGO leaders, fundraisers, governments, funders, academics and development practitioners stretches all the way around the world.
The Reliance Alliance hosts workshops and conferences that bring together fundraisers from around the world, providing them with unparalleled learning and networking. It has a 12 year history of organising the IWRM and is widely recognised as the leading training for building the fundraising capacity of non-profit organisations in the emerging economies. The IWRM Asia 2013 will be held on 20-23 August in Jaipur (Rajasthan).
For more information, log onto www.resource-alliance.org
About EdelGive Foundation
EdelGive Foundation is the philanthropic initiative of Edelweiss Capital Limited, one of India’s leading and fastest growing diversified financial services firms. The Foundation provides strategic direction to the philanthropic activities of Edelweiss, its employees, clients and associates.
EdelGive’s key priority is to create educational and livelihood opportunities for under-privileged youth. This is achieved by bringing an investment banking and venture capital approach to the social sector. By using the human, financial and intellectual resources from their parent company, Edelweiss, EdelGive Foundation aims to enrich and broaden the impact of entrepreneurial activities of non-profits in India. To learn more about the EdelGive Foundation, please visit www.edelgive.org
About The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation was established in 1913 and has sought to identify and attack at their source the underlying causes of human suffering. The Foundation pioneered the frontier of global philanthropy and continues to find and fund solutions to many of the world’s most intractable challenges. The foundation works bot6h within the United States and around the world. The Rockefeller Foundation funds a portfolio of linked initiatives. Individually, and together, they draw on the foundation’s deep-seated commitments to nurture innovation, build individual and institutional capital, pioneer new fields, expand access to and distribution of resources, and ultimately generate sustainable impact.