Two arms. One mission.

Strategies and Programs

CSR when integrated in the overall business strategy, it is seen as critical for enhancing the brand image, improving bottom line and building the business competitive edge. Our experienced professionals offer services on a continuum of Design, Implement, Measure and Report for programs aligned with CSR strategies. Our services include:

• Defining CSR philosophy, objectives, vision, mission and funding in line with your business
• Drafting CSR Strategy Paper, Policy Manuals
• Identifying and recommending long term and short term social initiatives
• Assessing existing internal processes and initiatives to help align with organization's CSR purpose
• Creating platforms for participation and high visibility of your CSR action

Thus, having a comprehensive CSR policy would not only enable companies to make a genuine difference to society, but also deliver a tangible benefit to the corporate.

Planning and Implementation

Conexus takes complete responsibility of your CSR program. We interact with your company for the CSR plan, budget, designing of programs, implementation and reporting. We will be playing a role which will make the process smoother, faster and impactful. The steps involved are:

• Understanding the stakeholder and the geographies that your business affects
• Conducting field visits to interview stakeholders and key players to understand their requirements & expectations
• Researching the legal requirements that need to be met
• Preparing implementation roadmap and budgets
• Selecting implementation partners and building capacities if required to execute your CSR initiatives
• Designing and executing employee engagement programs

Stakeholder mapping plays a crucial role in inventing the growth strategy of the company. The internal and external stakeholder will have expectations from the corporate, they can also highlight the problem areas and offer solutions and ideas. The projects would be implemented by us along with our trusted implementation partners.

Corporates and NGOs come with their own strengths and weakness. One of the biggest challenges that corporate face in developing networks of partnerships with NGOs is that they must start from scratch.

At every stage we monitor programs, provide regular updates, reports & reviews. All information needed for publications on websites, annual reports, newsletters, awards etc. would be made available in real time.

Monitoring and Reporting

M & E helps ensure that the programs that are being implemented are executed in line with the pre-determined goals of the CSR policy. It provides corporate and businesses with means to learn from experiences. These help companies to understand about the ground realities and the role of beneficiaries in the CSR strategies. Further, M&E helps improve the service delivery mechanisms, systematic planning of further strategies and optimizing resource allocation. M & E provides a measure to assess the changes in the lives of the stakeholders. Participatory M & E with active stakeholder engagement is a way to endorse sustainability and transparency to the primary and secondary stakeholders

Our Services

We develop customized, relevant and up-to-date monitoring and evaluation systems to reflect the value of the project.

Monitoring –

• Periodic studies to monitor and ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the resources channelized
• Inclusion of stakeholders' engagement, including feedback from employees and communities
• Highlight requirements, shortcomings, and needs of the programmes in question.
• Mid-course adjustments based on findings.

Evaluation –

• Mid-Term and End-Term Evaluation
• Use of qualitative and quantitative indicators to assess success of projects
• Multi-stakeholder analysis regarding the performance of CSR projects
• Recommendations based on the data collected which can be used as benchmarks for CSR strategies for ensuing years

Specialized Services

Social Feasibility and Study

Organizations have better control over the social situation and operations when a social feasibility study is conducted on new and existing projects. They will be better prepared to face situations and alter the problem and use it to their advantage. Community is directly benefited with social economic development such as - goods & services development, infrastructure enhancement, skills up-gradation, idea generation, taxation and employment. Conexus can conduct Social Feasibility Study for any organizations across India.

Employee Engagement

Engaging employees in a CSR program must cut across all the services and stages of program development, implementation and measurement of impact. For this we provide services such as :Designing and initiating payroll giving program across company.Structuring and facilitating volunteering program.

• Designing and initiating payroll giving program across company.
• Structuring and facilitating volunteering program.

CSR Related Training Programs

Conexus can conduct training programs for all levels of stakeholders in your organization. Training programs will be customized to your requirements. Programs would be primarily related to tools and techniques of monitoring & evaluation, key project identification, sustainability reporting, Social Return On Investment (SROI), social audit, Result Based Management (RBM) and CSR related legal frameworks.

3rd Party Monitoring and Evaluation of the Existing CSR Programs

We undertake 3rd party monitoring and evaluation of your ongoing CSR programs. If required the report can be prepared as per the prevailing and required guidelines. Monitoring and evaluation report will not only include process and progress but also the achievements with objectives and indicators. It will highlight the issues if any and way forward.

Assisting Corporate for Writing an Award Proposals

Conexus will guide you to apply to CSR awards. Our aim is to provide this service to make society aware of the work done by your organization and motivate other corporate to join hands through CSR contribution.