India NGO Awards 2008

Organised by the Resource Alliance, in collaboration with the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, the Awards reward professional management, innovation in local resource mobilisation and programme effectiveness.

The 2008 Awards have attracted more than 165 entries from NGOs which are working towards social and environmental transformation across all regions of India.

The selection process is currently underway and regional finalists in each category will be invited to attend a final National Award Ceremony in March where the Awardees will be announced and presented with a trophy and a cash prize of Rs 4,00,000.

Seminars

In conjunction with the Awards, a series of two day seminars on resource mobilisation and communication will be held in five locations around the country.  These regional seminars are available to all organisations who have entered the India NGO Awards 2008 as well as to other interested NGOs.  The seminars will be held in the following regions:

For further information please contact: Rati Misra, email: rati@resource-alliance.org

About the Awards

The India NGO Awards were instituted in 2006 with an aim to advance India's non-profit sector by promoting financial and organisational stability, and strengthening community support of civil society.  A joint initiative of the Resource Alliance and The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, the Awards seek to:

• Promote good standards and practices in resource mobilisation, accountability and transparency
• Recognise and celebrate excellence in the non-profit sector
• Identify and strengthen successful resource mobilisation practices
• Create examples and inspiration for other non-profits and promote cross-regional learning
• Promote the overall credibility of the non-profit sector for long-term sustainability

Organisations are evaluated on:

• The effective and sustainable mobilisation of resources from the local community
• The demonstration of efficient management of resources, good governance practices, transparency and accountability
• Impact of the services provided to the community

For information on the India NGO Awards 2007 and to see profiles of past winners please click here.


Partner

The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation is a private, independent Indian Foundation whose mission is to develop and promote institutions and initiatives that make a substantial impact on poverty, deprivation and disempowerment of the human and natural environment through an approach which is long term, strategic and leveraged.

For more information on The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, please click here to visit their website.