| Corporate Social Responsibility - New era demands new thinking |
The ‘World Business Council’ defines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as “the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large".
The perception in India is changing and employees today are working not just for a paycheck, but they want their work to count for something more. If your company wants to attract and retain the best people, build brand value, enhance public image, facilitate employee recruitment and make our society and country a better place for all, you may want to consider developing an effective Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program with active employee engagement.
It has already been established globally and now CSR is gaining importance as a management priority in India. Well-designed employee engagement programs and community development initiatives can also offer a successful and cost-effective solution for corporate social responsibility and give your company a competitive advantage. It will also bring large returns, as it indirectly helps in building trust between the corporate, NGO and the communities. Now more and more corporations (regardless of size) are developing employee corporate engagement programs as a part of their business process.
Joining Hands CSR Programs are designed to meet the objectives of the companies who have realized that community development and business should go side by side. To help corporations pick up an issue as per their CSR focus area, we have partnered with more than 45 credible and evaluated NGOs in Delhi, NCR, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Kutch and Uttarakhand that are working at the grassroots with diverse communities on varied social issues and positively impacting the lives of thousands of people. Over the last few years, we have interacted with different stakeholders in trying to understand the dynamics of business and extent of associated social issues. There has been a growing emphasis on CSR and we have developed a comprehensive knowledge base around this.
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| Benefits of Effective and Holistic Corporate Social Responsibility Programs:
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Intangibles such as good governance, loyal customers, strong brands, a culture of innovation, well managed human capital and exemplary environmental practices are what drive long-term corporate value” -Thomas Financial
1. Benefits to the Corporate
 Helps in Brand Building
Helps Build Loyalty
Generates Positive Publicity and reduces risk of sudden damage to reputation
Gives easier Access to areas of Strategic Importance
Improves Relations with investment community, giving better access to capital
Makes companies more competitive
Understanding of business’s wider impact helps in developing new products and services
Makes Corporate Philanthropy more Effective
Helps in Recruitment and Retention of Employees
Results in Satisfied and more Productive Employee
Leads to Improved inter and intra-department Interaction
2. Benefit to the employee
Development of Leadership Abilities
Greater Commitment and Facilitation of Team Spirit
Improvement in various Skills - Communication, Problem Solving, Interpersonal etc
Improvement in various Skills - Communication, Problem Solving, Interpersonal etc
Interactive Growth - Engagement Platform for staff across departments
Become adept at working in Varied Environments, enhance ability to provide solutions
Chance to explore new Marketing Solutions
Recreational value - welcome break from routine
New studies reveal that volunteering also leads to Better Health
*These result in improved performance, productivity, increase job satisfaction and promotes retention
3. Benefit to NGOs
More public-private partnerships for community development
More support to decrease the gap between privileged and under-privileged
More volunteers with specialized skills
More networking opportunities |
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| About Joining Hands |
Joining Hands was established in Nov 2006 with an aim to make volunteering more credible and accountable in India. Today, all our endeavors are focused towards Empowering Lives and Sustaining Livelihoods. Employee Engagement Programs under CSR are an important constituent of our mission. We collaborate with individuals and corporations to encourage and manage various programs and make skilled volunteering and CSR activities easy. Your association with Joining Hands will give you access to diverse opportunities for an effective CSR program as we have partnered with more than 45 NGOs in India, working in different sectors of community development and are engaged in various social issues.
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Joining Hands Offerings:
(Please click on the individual offering for more details) |
Employee Motivation Workshops and Presentations
Coordination and Facilitation of One Day Events/Community Weeks
Employee Volunteer Management Program
Volunteering Programs for New Recruits
Corporate ‘Community - Ownership’ Projects
Corporate Returns Program
Management of Funds and Other Sponsorships
Supporting United Nations Millennium Development Goals
Environment Conservation Programs
Setting up In-House Volunteer Management Systems for Corporates
Traveling/ Adventure Expeditions for Team Building
Supporting the Volunteering Movement in India
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Why Joining Hands |
The “Ideal” Volunteer Experience: can be undertaken in a day, can be done in a team, has intrinsic value, does not clash with the other objectives, enhances skills of employees, coincides with company’s chosen cause and coincides with what their employees want to do. – www.volunteeringaustralia.org
Joining Hands can help you achieve these goals and much more. The team behind Joining Hands has an in-depth understanding of the development sector. We are fully conversant with planning, facilitating and implementing corporate employee engagement programs, coordinating events and funds management for the corporate. We have a number of programs for corporations in which employees can be successfully involved and engaged. We will be your liaison with the NGO and with our expertise and experience, we can help you at every step. |
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| Our Processes |
| Our well-structured processes ensure that you are participating in a program designed to deliver optimum results. |
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Our vast network of NGOs provide you with various opportunities and programs |
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Our background search of the NGO enables us to give you assurance of the credibility of the NGO and |
| its work |
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Matching’ of the employees ability/skill/talent with the needs of the NGO and aligning the companies |
| strategy with programs enhance the effectiveness of the CSR programs and efforts |
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Our task/NGO-specific orientation sensitizes the employees to the needs of working effectively in the |
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Our strong focus on impact, ensures that all activities are well structured and aims to make a |
| meaningful impact
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| Our Journey |
Joining Hands initiated work in the field of CSR with intervention in education sector in the year 2007. Noida was the starting point where we got a chance to work with our NGO partner Sai Kripa and Corporate partner WNS. We approached WNS for Corporate Volunteering and Fund Management for our partner NGO two years back. It has been a successful association and our partner organization has immensely benefited. Today we have developed a good reputation with our corporate partner and are working towards addressing the complexities involved.
Click Here to read what the corporate WNS and our NGO Partner has to say about their association with Joining Hands.
Over the years, we have interacted with different stakeholders in trying to understand the dynamics of business and extent of associated social issues. We have visited many corporates to know about their CSR initiatives. This helped us to develop our perspective on CSR and our confidence to work with the corporate sector to promote good business practices like ‘corporate volunteering’ to help improve community projects.
Today, we have many new programs and aim to provide an invaluable service to corporation interested in effective CSR initiatives.
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Join us and let us assist you to formulate and implement these initiatives and capture such opportunities for the greater good.
Contact us for more information:
Joining Hands:
Email- info@joininghandsindia.org
Address- Joining Hands C - 63, 1st Floor, Defence Colony, New Delhi –24
Tel- 011-46562485
Website- www.joininghandsindia.org |
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