Guidelines for Entry

Kindly send 3 copies of their 2008-09 annual reports along with one copy of their complete audited financial statments.

Conditions for Entry

The organisation should be registered as Not for Profit Organisation.
The annual report should comply with the various statutory laws like Income Tax, FCRA, and Companies Act whatever is applicable.
The quality of the Financial reports would be judged and evaluated on the basis of
i. The quality of qualifications in the auditors report
ii. Compliance with the generally accepted accounting principles as issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
iii. Notes to accounts and significant accounting policies
iv. Significant accounting policies
v. Reporting of income/expenses for financial analysis like the project cost/program cost, administration cost etc.
vi. Donor expenses
vii. Graphical representation of the financial data.
viii. Clarity in reporting of local and foreign funds/expenses
ix. Availability of information of the specific donor/programmes
     
The nature and the quality of the information provided in the annual report would be judged on the basis of the information provided like programs, governance and financial reports. For e.g.
a. How the activities of the organisation are presented to the stakeholders.
b. How the Governance of the organisation is portrayed in the Annual Report
c. The demonstration of efficient management of resources, good governance practices, transparency and accountability
d. Impact of services provided to the community
e. The ease of using the schedules by the reader of the annual report
f. The ease of using the schedules by the reader of the annual report

By submitting an entry, NGOs agree that the information and materials provided may be used in future promotions for the Award, or any other event or publication produced by FMSF, SAAC and Credibility Alliance.

Eligibility Criteria

NGOs can apply under one of three categories based on their annual budget for 2008-09

Small Annual budget of under Rs 50 lakh
Medium Annual budget between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 5 crore
Large Annual budget over Rs 5 crore