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Monday, October 19, 2009

SOCIAL ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT Master Class Workshop

SOCIAL ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT
Master Class Workshop

Organised by
Centre for Social Initiative and Management (CSIM)
in association with
Social Audit Network (SAN), UK  and Fullerton India
3-4 November 2009 GURUKUL, Fullerton India Credit Company
Building No. 11, 2nd Floor Solitaire Corporate Park, Andheri – Ghatkopar Link Road, Chakala Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 093
PROGRAM NEED
There has been an increasing interest among people from different walks of life to understand the nuances, methods and tools that would enable a faster growth of social development of our country. With good governance gaining importance, it has become imperative for most organizations to analyze and report on their triple bottom line impact. Social Accounting and A is a means whereby organizations operating in the community, social economy and public sectors report on their social, environmental and economic performance in a simple and sustainable manner.
Social Accounting and Audit (SAA) is a framework which allows an organization to develop a process whereby it can account for its social performance and draw up an action plan to improve. It builds on existing documentation and reporting and helps organizations understand their impact on the community and to be accountable to their key stakeholders. Social Audit Network (SAN), a UK based Organization, is a pioneer in the field of SAA. (www.socialauditnetwork.org)
The Master Class is a 2-day Workshop meant to orient professionals on
  • Methods used for processing and preparing Social Accounts
  • Standardized formats for presenting the accounts
  • The process of getting them audited
This will enable in building the social balance sheet for the organization.
ELIGIBILITY
The Workshop is meant for people working in NGOs, CSR Initiatives, independent consultants as well as government officials. It is especially targeted at people wishing to facilitate the process within their organizations and to enable the design and development of the Social Accounting and Audit practice
BENEFITS FOR PARTICIPANTS
  • Increased technical knowledge of an evolving field of work
  • Opportunity to take up SAA in their own context with the support of SAN
  • Over time increased professional qualifications for certified Social Accountants and Auditors
  • Mutual sharing of knowledge
Schedule
Day One (10.00am – 6.00pm)
  • Introductions
  • Brief Introduction to Social Accounting and Audit
  • Getting Ready stage
  • Step One: Social, Environmental and Economic Planning
  • Step Two: Social, Environmental and Economic Accounting
  • Exploring resources
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Day Two (9.00am – 5.00pm)
  • Welcome back
  • Step Three: Social, Environmental and Economic Reporting
  • More exploring resources
  • Social Accounts
  • Social Audit Panel Process: Preparation for the Panel meeting, The Panel meeting, After the
  • Panel meeting
  • Review of the workshop
Fee
Registration Fee: Rs 7500/- (For Individual participants)
Rs. 10,000/- (for 2 from each organisation)
*Fee covers professional fees for training, course material, lunch/tea/snacks and certificate of participation
DD to be drawn in favour of “
CSIM, Chennai” and to be sent to the below address
CSIM, 391/1, Venkatachalapathi Nagar, Alappakkam, Chennai-116
Tel No: +91 44- 24867565/66
Last Date for Registration 25th October 2009
Complete the registration form attached and send it across by email to
Only limited seats available, please confirm your participation early

About the Organisers
Fullerton India Credit Company
Fullerton India is a subsidiary of Fullerton Financial Holdings Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Temasek Holdings, Singapore. Fullerton India provides a complete range of financial products and solutions, customized to the requirements of mass market and low income population segments. They follow a customer centric, community based business model. Fullerton India is one of the first few pioneering organizations that has applied the SAA approach to report on the organisation’s sustainability. They are sponsoring the workshop in order to encourage the practice of SAA in the Indian context. (www.fullertonindia.com)

 Centre for Social Initiative and Management (CSIM) established in 2001, is a project of the Manava Seva Dharma Samvardhani Trust based out of Chennai. Being pioneers in Social entrepreneurship education in India, CSIM offers a full time and a part time course which promotes the concepts of Social Entrepreneurship. Many practitioners and individuals interested in social development have benefited from our course all over India. CSIM has its centre in Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore and Mumbai. It is also the knowledge partner of Social Audit Network, UK for its India chapter. The CSIM-SAN India chapter has facilitated about 10 organsiations across India to prepare its social accounts and have it audited by the SAN, UK auditors over the last one year. (www.csim.in)

Contact
Ms.Gayatri Vivek gayatri@csimhyd.com / 9820262440
Ms Vatsala Ravi Krishnan vatsala@csimhyd.com /9730045415
Accommodation: Outstation participants, can seek accommodation at YMCA Andheri at reasonable rates
Contact details: Tel.No: 022-26303076 / 26303065, andheri@ymcabombay.com



Contact Information
Other Details
 
Ms.Gayatri Vivek gayatri@csimhyd.com / 9820262440

Ms Vatsala Ravi Krishnan vatsala@csimhyd.com/9730045415

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