CSR

Empowering Communities: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Solutions for Meaningful Impact

We envisage to bring together companies, donor organizations and high net worth individuals to collaborate with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and social enterprises to confluence and generate ideas to create social impact under Corporate Social responsibility.

We offer strategic advisory, capability building and implementation support services to companies, foundations and individual donors. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) advisory practice helps companies conceptualize and implement initiatives to achieve their business objectives while addressing pressing social issues.

How can we help you?

AASTIC CSR provides a wide range of CSR related services which can be executed independently of or in combination with, each other. We offer clients the option of deciding exactly how much the company involves itself with social initiatives – from a light-touch approach to an intensive involvement.

Our service engagements involve a high amount of customization based on the client’s need and we often offer related services connected with those mentioned below, though not specifically listed. For example, in addition to the services listed below, we offer corporates the ability to create online social awards campaigns on www.samhita.org, where we invite online applications from NGOs and select NGOs based on criteria that may be mentioned by the client.

Setting up your corporate foundation

  • Define vision, mission and funding strategy of the foundation
  • Advise on legal and governance structure
  • Define investment strategy, investment criteria and pre-and post investment process
  • Advise on how to effectively leverage corporate assets (employee expertise, distribution channels, company infrastructure, etc.)
  • Structure monitoring and reporting criteria and process

Managing corporate philanthropy

  • Enhance your reputation and build goodwill
  • Appeal to your employees
  • Create a powerful social impact
  • Select credible and strong NGO partners, and/or, if required service providers
  • Coordinate the implementation of programs through NGO partners / service providers

Corporate social marketing

  • Identify a cause that leverages your company’s core business, employee interests and marketing strategy
  • Select credible, knowledgeable NGOs as partners
  • Develop, implement and publicize the campaign in collaboration with the NGO partners
  • Track, measure and report the outcomes of the campaign

Cause related marketing

  • Identify a cause that is a natural extension of your business and the chosen product / service
  • Select appropriate NGOs as partners
  • Conceptualize a campaign that is simple, impactful and successfully engages your customers
  • Implement and publicize the campaign in collaboration with NGO partners

Employee volunteering

  • Define the employee engagement strategy
  • Perform needs assessment that takes into account management priorities, employee competencies and interests, budget, etc.
  • Select NGOs and/or projects
  • Structure and facilitate volunteering activities
  • Conduct NGO and employee satisfaction surveys to measure efficacy of engagement

Our Services

We understand that each organization has different motivations for undertaking corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. We are here to ensure that you receive the advice and support that is best suited to your needs. Our CSR services are completely customized to your requirements. We can help you conceptualize, implement and measure effective social marketing and cause marketing campaigns, employee a

Our services span the life-cycle of CSR projects and include:

Advisory

  • Conceptualizing CSR strategy and defining CSR philosophy and objectives
  • Recommending causes or social initiatives that complement your corporate mandate
  • Conducting a stakeholder needs assessment and recommending initiatives that leverage your expertise and meet your stakeholder’s expectations
  • Drafting a blueprint for executing your CSR strategy
  • Evaluating internal process and making recommendations to align them with your CSR objectives

Implementation

  • Training the NGO staff to execute your CSR mandate
  • Bridging the resourcing and expertise gaps
  • Coordinating the entire CSR project by engaging with all stakeholders
  • Monitoring and evaluation support

Planning

  • Conceptualizing your CSR projects
  • Preparing an implementation roadmap and budgets
  • Selecting NGO or implementation partners
  • Defining processes and reporting framework to measure outcomes