CREDIBILITY ALLIANCE

May 12, 2012

About UsCredibility Alliance is a Consortium of Voluntary Organizations committed towards enhancing Accountability & Transparency in the Voluntary Sector through Good Governance

Transparency

Good Governance

Accountability

• Credibility Alliance is an initiative emerged from within the Sector •Formed after extensive consultative process over a period of 2 years involving thousands of VOs all over India

• Registered as a Society in May 2004 as an independent, not-for profit Organization

• Aspire to build trust among all stakeholders through improving Governance within the Voluntary Sector

Formation & Registration

Organization Structure

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Core Programme

Areas

Accreditation

5 Steps to Credibility

Step 1: Fill the Accreditation form

Step 2: Desk Review

Step 3: Assessor’s visit

Step 4: Sharing of Assessor’s Report

Step 5: Central Accreditation Committee of Credibility Alliance meets to decide and certify the Organization as Accredited

Benefits of Accreditation

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As on May 30, 2012, 247 Voluntary Organizations are accredited by Credibility Alliance under Minimum and Desirable Norms and 130 Voluntary Organizations are in the process of accreditation, all over India

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Region-wise categorization of In-process Organizations

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Number of organizations accredited in the last four years

2008 - 09 34

2009-10 33

2010-11 97

2011-12 83

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Graph of total number of organizations accredited in the last four years

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Assessors MeetThree regional meets for Assessors were organized to enhance the effectiveness of the Assessment process and to identify the areas for Capacity Building

Delhi,

April 27, 2012

Bangaluru,

March 23, 2012

Chennai,

April 04, 2012

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Online Accreditation SoftwareTo enhance the process of Accreditation which was carried out manually at all levels, Credibility Alliance launched online application software to smoothen the entire procedure of Accreditation

Objectives of getting this software developed: • To enhance the transparency of the overall process

• To Avoid time delays

• Have a centralized database of all the Accredited Organizations and Organizations under the process of Accreditation by CA

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• Auto Profile creation once CA approves the VO

• Profile, application process and document details of all the VOs in a standardized format

• Online Application desk review and eligibilities

• Automatic generation of information to Assessor as well as the VO regarding Assessor’s visit

• Assessor’s visit report and CA Review report uploaded for each VO

• Online sharing of Review Report with VO

• Automatic mails generation after CAC meeting, regarding approval or rejection of accreditation

• Online Certificate generation for VO and Acknowledgement option from VO whether they have received the hard copy or not

Salient Features of the Software

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Core Programme

Areas

Accreditation Capacity Building

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Regional workshops on Accountable Governance & Transparency of Voluntary Organizations

Three 2-day Regional Workshops were organized for the Member Organizations to develop a good understanding on Governance and a common understanding on good practices

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Snap shots of the Regional Workshops

Bhubaneswar

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Delhi

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Chennai

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Core Programme

Areas

Accreditation Capacity Building

Networking

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Representation at NGO India Exhibition & CSR Live Week 2012

Credibility Alliance participated in the events which involved Voluntary Organizations & CSR initiatives of large Corporates across various Sectors to share their learning best practices and bring key stakeholders together

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Seminar on Governance

Ms. S.P. Selvi addressed a strategic seminar on Governance in NGO India on March 16 & 17, 2012. She shared the importance of good Governance in Voluntary Sector and added that VOs should adhere to the same in order to achieve their Vision and Mission

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CA is involved in building close association with key Voluntary Organizations having similar objectives:

- Guide Star India- Oxfam India- HelpAge India- Financial Management Service Foundation- VANI- National Foundation for India- PACS- SAGA- TISS CSR Hub- PRIA- Sampradaan- VSO India- David and Lucille Packard Foundation

Other Networks

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Capacity Building

Core Programme

Areas

Accreditation

Networking Information Dissemination

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Learning Series

Credibility Alliance has

launched e-communiqué, a

Learning Series on

Governance & Disclosure

Practices for Voluntary

Organizations, which will

serve as a learning and

reference material for them