CSR is not Charity. CSR is not Philanthropy

CSR is a social investment of time and money for our collective future.

We consider ‘social investment’ to be any investment a company makes to contribute to society that is not motivated to generate profits.

We are a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) firm based out of Bangalore, providing services to Foundations & Corporates to evaluate, measure & account for the impact of CSR projects in the social development sphere.

WHY US?

Team

We are a group of experts from diverse fields bringing together our experience for impactful implementation of projects.

Research material

We provide research material on sectors along with need assessment surveys for better decision making.

Ecosystem

We bring understanding of best practices in the industry & knowledge of the ecosystem.

Training and retaining

Leverage our expertise & avoid duplication in hiring, training and retaining CSR staff.

OUR SERVICES

Research

Providing sector research and conduct need assessment survey.

M&E

Helping to record & measure the change created by social investments.

Audit

Conducting social audit to assess whether program objectives are being met.

Report

Communicating progress to stakeholders including inputs, outputs, outcomes & impacts.

53782

Beneficiaries Tracked

255

Schools Monitored

36

Social Audits Conducted

16

Public Health Institutions Monitored

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ORGANISATIONS WE WORK WITH

Global communication technology company with sales over $3.7 b
Global automobile manufacturer with sales over $ 169 b
Multinational financial services company with revenues over $15 b

Measurement, however, is low priority until it is understood.

Time & Money being the biggest challenge.
“Measurement that don’t lead to meaningful action, aren’t just useless, they’re
wasteful”– Jim Clemmer
“If you cant measure it, you cant manage it

– Peter Drucker”
“Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement”
– James Harrington
Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted
counts – Albert Einstein
What gets measured

gets valued

CSR POST

Jul 30 2021

Emerging crisis- children who lost their parent(s)/ or primary care-givers to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has created another devastation in its wake, viz there has been a…

Nov 05 2020

Learning during the COVID pandemic

The COVID pandemic has accelerated the shift to e-learning for schools in India. Virtual classes…

Jun 14 2020

Realigning CSR post COVID-19

At SoStakes, we have been working from home since Lockdown 1.0 and have had our…

Philanthropy is all about Impact

Philanthropic foundations discuss situations that can have maximum impact .Read more

PSUs devote over Rs121 crore of CSR funds towards ‘Statue of Unity’

ONGC reported a contribution of Rs 50 crore; OIL and HPCL of Rs 25 crore each; and IOCL donated Rs21.83 crore towards the construction of the ‘Statue of Unity’.Read more

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CSR is not Charity. CSR is not Philanthropy

CSR is a social investment of time and money for our collective future.

WHY US?

Team

Research material

Ecosystem

Training and retaining

OUR SERVICES

Research

M&E

Audit

Report

53782

255

36

16

ORGANISATIONS WE WORK WITH

Measurement, however, is low priority until it is understood.

Time & Money being the biggest challenge.

“Measurement that don’t lead to meaningful action, aren’t just useless, they’re
wasteful”– Jim Clemmer

“If you cant measure it, you cant manage it

– Peter Drucker”

“Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement”
– James Harrington

Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted
counts – Albert Einstein

What gets measured

gets valued

CSR POST

Emerging crisis- children who lost their parent(s)/ or primary care-givers to COVID-19

Learning during the COVID pandemic

Realigning CSR post COVID-19

Latest News

Philanthropy is all about Impact

PSUs devote over Rs121 crore of CSR funds towards ‘Statue of Unity’

Social Media Tweets

Facebook

CSR is not Charity. CSR is not Philanthropy

CSR is a social investment of time and money for our collective future.

WHY US?

Team

Research material

Ecosystem

Training and retaining

OUR SERVICES

Research

M&E

Audit

Report

53782

255

36

16

ORGANISATIONS WE WORK WITH

Measurement, however, is low priority until it is understood.

Time & Money being the biggest challenge.

“Measurement that don’t lead to meaningful action, aren’t just useless, they’re wasteful”– Jim Clemmer

“If you cant measure it, you cant manage it

– Peter Drucker”

“Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement” – James Harrington

Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts – Albert Einstein

What gets measured

gets valued

CSR POST

Emerging crisis- children who lost their parent(s)/ or primary care-givers to COVID-19

Learning during the COVID pandemic

Realigning CSR post COVID-19

Latest News

Philanthropy is all about Impact

PSUs devote over Rs121 crore of CSR funds towards ‘Statue of Unity’

Social Media Tweets

Facebook

“Measurement that don’t lead to meaningful action, aren’t just useless, they’re
wasteful”– Jim Clemmer

“Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement”
– James Harrington

Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted
counts – Albert Einstein