At GiveIndia, we value the trust and faith you have placed in us while making a donation. To ensure that we live up to this trust, we have a stringent selection process for the NGOs profiled on our site. The process ensures that your donation reaches the right people and is utilised appropriately.

Objectivity of the selection:

Criteria we use for selection:

1. You are registered as a Trust/Society/Sec. 25 Company
2. Your organisation has been in existence for a minimum of 1 year from date of registration.
3. The address given by the organization is physically verifiable
4. You are registered under Sec.12A of Income Tax Act. (If you are not sure, please confirm with your Chartered Accountant).
5. You have filed your returns for the assessment year 2010 - 2011. (Income Tax, FCRA and other statutory bodies)
6. A minimum of 50 percent of your beneficiaries are poor people (family income < Rs 4250 per month for economically disadvantaged people and family income < Rs 15000 per month for those who are disadvantaged in other ways--disabled, etc.).
7. You are unbiased in carrying out the activities of the organisation. For e.g. beneficiary selection, employee recruitment, etc.
8. Your organisation is non-political. A political organisation is defined as that where:
   
   1. FCRA says 'political' OR
   2. CEO is nominated/elected rep in any arm of Indian govt (MP/MLA/minister/ Panchayat official, mayor, etc.),
   3. or office bearer of any political party, OR
   4. More than 1 Board member is from the same political party, OR
   5. 2 or more Board members are nominated/elected rep in any arm of Indian Govt (MP/MLA/minister/ panchayat official, mayor, etc.), or office bearer of any political party
9. Your organisation is non religious. A religious organisation is one that:
   1. Conducts religious activities on a systematic and regular basis, OR
   2. Owns and/or runs a place of worship, OR
   3. Has 50% or more members on the Board who are practitioners of religion (priests, etc.) OR
   4. Is set up and/or managed by a religious institution or organisation OR
   5. Is listed as ‘Religious’ under FCRA
10. You are willing to create specific donation options and to provide individual feedback to donors (sponsor a child, help build a community centre, etc.)
11. You are an implementing agency, i.e., you actually carry out programmes on the ground, and are not only an intermediary or funding agency.
12. You will prepare and send timely feedback reports within 4 months of receiving donations.
13. You have a broadband connection and check mail every day

1. Your organisation has a vision statement articulated beyond the registration document, which drives the organization.
2. Your organisation has defined and measurable indicators which will measure its performance against its stated objectives
3. Your organisation has a Governing Board, by whatever name called.
4. Your organization discloses name, age, gender, occupation, and position of its board members.
5. At least 2/3 of Board members are unrelated by blood or marriage
6. Not more than half the Board members of your organization have remunerative roles
7. Your Board has at 2 meetings in a financial year, suitably spaced (at least 3 months), with quorum as stipulated in its own articles of Association.
8. Minutes of Board meetings are documented and circulated
9. Your organization has a policy related to Board Rotation. This may even be a policy of having no rotation.
10. The Board approves and reviews programmes, budgets, annual activity reports and audited financial statements
11. The Board ensures the organization’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations
12. Activities are in line with the vision/purpose/objective of the organization
13. Your organization has appropriate systems are in place for:
    1. Periodic programme planning/ monitoring/ review
    2. Internal control
    3. Consultative decision making
14. Clear roles and responsibilities for personnel (including volunteers) exist
15. All paid personnel are issued a letter of contract/ appointment
16. Your organization has an appropriate Personnel Policy is in place
17. The organisation has a written Board Policy for Purchase or Sale of Assets / Investments to gain Comparative Advantage for the Organization
18. Signed audited statements are available (for at least the latest completed financial year):
    1. Balance sheet
    2. Income & Expenditure statement
    3. Receipts and Payments account
    4. Statutory auditors’ report (The auditor’s report should not contain adverse comments).
    5. Schedules
    6. Notes on accounts
19. Statement of Accounts should indicate whether they have been constructed on a cash basis (account for expenses and income at the time of actual payment and receipt) or accrual basis (at the time of earning or incurring).
20. There are no material transactions involving conflict of interest between a board/ staff member and the organization
21. The organization’s Annual Report carrying abridged financials ( Balance Sheet, Income & Expenditure, Receipts & Payments Account or Fund Flow Statement) be disseminated/ communicated to key stakeholders and available on request every year, within 8 months of the end of the organization’s financial year.
22. The organisation must disclose in its Annual Report, the salary and benefits of its Head, the highest paid staff member and the lowest paid staff member
23. The Annual Report contains information on the board members names and position on the board.
24. All remuneration and reimbursements to Board members are to be disclosed in your Annual Report.
25. The Annual Report contains information on the objectives of the organization, and a description of the main activities of the year.
26. The Annual Report contains a review of progress and results achieved in the year.
27. The distribution of staff according to salary levels and gender breakup must be disclosed in the Annual Report.
28. The organisation must disclose in its Annual Report the total cost of international travel by all its personnel (including volunteers) – segregating those incurred on organizational expense and those that were sponsored, along with the name and designation of the person(s) who traveled, and the purpose(s) of travel
29. The organization discloses in its Annual Report the total cost of national travel by all its personnel (including volunteers) & Board members.

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