Building a Stronger Civil Society in India

em4 is a social enterprise whose vision for India is a social impact sector that is thriving and sustainable

Our aims are to work with organisations to build stronger, more sustainable structures, enabling them to develop and implement long-term planning and strategies.

A Challenge and an opportunity

India is at a crossroads. The region’s civil society landscape has been rapidly changing. With an increasing number of billionaires, high-net-worth individuals, and philanthropic Foundations seeking to transform the social impact sector, civil society organisations are in a unique position to leverage the opportunity.

 This inevitably brings a challenge for those organisations. They are expected to perform with increased transparency and accountability, and provide their donors with measurable results and social impact.

 Funders are also being required by the existing regulatory and policy framework to take on social responsibilities as a way of adding value and contributing to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) realisation.  To accomplish this, they must collaborate with reputable and effective civil society organisations that can demonstrate enhanced credibility, improved organisational practices, programmatic impact, and visibility among donors.

 If you are from a Non-Profit Organisation looking to strengthen your capacity and implement a fundraising strategy, then our training and consultancy solutions could be truly transformative in helping you on the path to achieve long-term sustainability.

 If you are a Funder seeking to secure the financial sustainability of your grantee partners, then our fully digitised and comprehensive organisational assessment tool, Explore +, may just be the answer.

To explore these possibilities further, contact us on hello@em4.org.

Building a Stronger Civil Society in India

em4 is a social enterprise whose vision for India is a social impact sector that is thriving and sustainable

Our aims are to work with organisations to build stronger, more sustainable structures, enabling them to develop and implement long-term planning and strategies.

Strengthening Civil Society Organisations

If you are from a non-profit organisation (NGO) looking to strengthen your fundraising strategy and secure longer-term sustainability, then we would welcome a discussion on how we might be able to help. Please contact us.

Supporting Funders

If you are a Funder or philanthropist seeking a solution to support your due diligence process or secure the finance sustainability of your grantee partners, then our fully digitised and comprehensive organisational assessment may be the answer. You can reach us to find out more and discuss further.

Strengthening Civil Society Organisations

If you are from a non-profit organisation (NGO) looking to strengthen your fundraising strategy and secure longer-term sustainability, then we would welcome a discussion on how we might be able to help. Please contact our regional partner, Anto Bharat, based in India.

Supporting Funders

If you are a Funder or philanthropist seeking a solution to support your due diligence process or secure the finance sustainability of your grantee partners, then our fully digitised and comprehensive organisational assessment may be the answer. You can reach us to find out more and discuss further.

em4 works globally with local capacity building experts and organisational development specialists, who share their skills and business acumen with organisations enabling them to achieve their missions sustainably and deliver greater social impact in the communities they serve. Currently operating in India, South Africa, Kenya, France and Switzerland, numerous organisations have benefited from developing a roadmap to sustainability.

Our aims are to work with organisations to build stronger, more sustainable structures, enabling them to develop and implement long-term planning and strategies. em4 does this by focusing on key capacity areas that are critical to enabling the organisation’s wellbeing and which ultimately lead to better outcomes for its service users and donors.

More than ever, organisations need the assistance, guidance and inspiration to plan for financial sustainability and accelerate their impact. This in turn should help funders to develop stronger relationships with their grantees and bring about collective change.

Testimonial

em4 has helped us to focus our fundraising strategy on the essential – what funders need to know about our mission and services to reduce the impact of CO2 on the environment. em4’s assessment of our strengths, weaknesses and requirements, is guiding us in developing our fundraising strategy, communications and case for support. They have helped us to tell our story from our beginning nearly 10 years ago with our first pilot program in 8 Indian cities to our 5th initiative that is now scaling into other countries.
Understanding our challenges and addressing them with accessible solutions has strengthened our ability to secure sustainable funding.

Vivek Gilani, Ashoka Fellow, cBalance Solutions Hub