Date

Topics

Faculty

Time

Topics/Practical sessions

Facilitator

7th Feb 2020

(Friday)

10 am to

11:30 pm

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM

§ Evolution of Philanthropy

§ Why CSR Focus in business?

§ Concept and Evolution of CSR

§ Objectives of CSR

§ Policies and Guidelines on CSR

§ Designing a CSR Strategy, Alignment of Strategy with National Priorities, Corporates’ Promoters / Board of Directors’ Vision

§ Prof. N. Sridhar,

Adjunct Professor – Finance, Great Lakes Institute of Management

§ Ms Rajashree Natarajan, CEO, Cognizant Foundation

2 pm to

5 pm

§ Selection of CSR Programme; Monitoring and Evaluating CSR programme ; CSR Communication

§ CSR Project conceptualisation, Inviting proposal and project contracting

§ Proposal due-diligence

§ Strategies for implementation

§ Ms Rajashree Natarajan, CEO, Cognizant Foundation

8th Feb Jan 2020

(Saturday)

10 am to

12:00 pm

12:00 pm to

1:00 pm

· Project Budgeting and planning, Risk Management ;

· Program Governance & Program Management -Processes, Tools and Techniques

· Aligning Employee volunteering – Learnings and Best practices

· Mid project / End-project Impact assessment

· Dr. Vidya Durai

Director – Philanthropy & CSR, BNY Mellon Technology of India P Ltd.

· Ms Sudha Narayan, Cognizant Foundation

2 pm to 3p m

3pm – 5 pm

5 pm

Briefing about the field visit

Field Visit - Mid project / End-project Impact assessment

· Ms Sudha Narayan, Cognizant Foundation

14^th Feb 2020

(Friday)

10 am to

1 pm

· Company Law provisions & compliance relating to CSR

· Law Governing the Registration & Governance of entities with Charitable objects – Section 8 Companies, Trust & Societies

· FCRA Procedure & Compliances

· Drafting of Memorandum, Bye-Laws, Trust Deed for NGOs, Trust and Societies

· Mr Soy Joseph, Director, SAS Partners Corporate Advisors P Ltd.

· Mr.V Sekar, Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI (tbc)

2:00 PM to

5:00 pm

5:00 PM to 5:30 PM

· Workshop on CSR Project Proposal (Writing / Review and approval) ; Aligning Proposal to CSR Policy framework of corporates

· Briefing on Case study project

· Ms. Daffodil Marcus Cognizant Foundation

· Ms. Rajashree Natarajan, CEO,

Cognizant Foundation

15^th Feb 2020

(Saturday)

10 am to

1 pm

· Technology and Tools deep dive / examples / best practices

· Dr. Vidya Durai and Mr. Kumar (BNY Mellon)

2 pm to

5 pm

· Impact assessment Report Discussion /

· Project Casestudy preparation

· Dr. Vidya Durai

· CSIM faculty (tbc)

21st Feb 2020

(Friday)

10 am to

1 pm

§ Social Issues and Design Thinking workshop for problem solving for social issues.

§ Think Beyond Compliance / Spending ; Identification of Right Cause and Right Solution.

· Dr. Vidya Durai and BNY Mellon team

2 pm to

5 pm

· Moderated panel on

· What can go wrong in CSR programme , how to mitigate risks - Challenges faced and Learnings from CSR Programme

· Improving sharing - Resource Database / sharing on projects / recruitment / technical partners / implementing partners

· Ms Rajashree Natarajan, CEO, Cognizant Foundation and representatives from Expert Committee on CSR

22^nd Feb 2020

(Saturday)

10 am to

1 pm

§ Project Presentation

• Dr. Vidya Durai

And representatives from the Expert Committee on CSR

2 pm to

5 pm

• Field Visit (tbd)

• Dr. Vidya Durai