SP Jain Institute of Management and Research announces an event to call for participation where it will decide and present Social Impact Awards.

Concept

Social Impact awards are instituted to recognize the success stories that reflect the interdependencies of business practice and wider societal concerns in a manner that provides mutual benefits. By understanding this relationship we can develop and improve ways for both businesses and society to thrive. It is a critical part of contemporary business because without an understanding of this interdependency, neither business nor the society in which it operates can thrive.  In fact, this understanding is becoming increasingly more essential as corporations grow in size and influence, and public pressure intensifies for corporations to address pressing social and environmental concerns.

While many questions raised in social impact management are difficult to answer, they are not significantly different by nature from the kinds of judgments and choices business managers make all the time.

Why SPJAIN for Social Impact awards

The center for DOCC at SPJIMR was established in the year 2001 with a view to mould management education in accordance with the Indian context. It has its origins in SPJIMR’s research project for ASSOCHAM, which addressed the issue of socio-economic development of rural India. DOCC is built on SPJIMR’s philosophy of ‘value based growth’ and ‘influencing practice’. In addition, through DOCC we aspire to create a movement to build the managerial potentials of the Institute’s participants to make them sensitive to Indian ethos and culture. We also strive to act as a medium to create a network between NGOs and the corporate for sustained and enhanced impact of development processes on society.

Who can participate?

Participation is open to all non-governmental organizations and individuals working in the field of societal development and related areas for disability. The organization/individual should have undertaken some development initiatives or strategies in the past 3 years for disabled people. These initiatives should have provided the disabled people with means to earn their livelihood. The focus of the work has to be on development of disabled with an emphasis on providing them livelihood.

Please fill in the attached form, mentioning the above details, if incase you would like to add some more details please feel free to do so.

How to Participate?

Process of selection

The forms received by SPJIMR will be screened and 3 entries will be short-listed as winners. The short listed teams would then be invited to make their presentations at the Social Impact Awards event to be held at SPJIMR on 17th January 2007.

Important dates

• Last date for entries (by post and e-mail)           :           20^th December 2006
• Announcement of shortlist                                 :           25^th December 2006
• Final presentation and Awards ceremony          :           17^th January 2007

What’s in it for you?

• The prestigious annual award this year will showcase the Social Impact success stories in India for disabled. Your entry would compete with reputed and best of projects implemented for disability in India.
• Your case would be evaluated by an eminent jury who would then choose the winner.
• You would get to interact with some of the leading NGO’s and different personalities associated with this field.
• This edition of SI awards also includes entries from individuals, who would be evaluated by a different procedure.

THE PRIZE

Top 3 teams will be awarded the SPJIMR Society Impact Excellence Trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 25000/- each.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

TEAM COMPOSITION AND NUMBER

• Each organization can send in 1 entry only.
• Number of members in a team can vary between one and three.

POINTS TO NOTE:

• Entries failing to meet the specified deadlines will not be taken up for consideration
• Entries, which are not accompanied by the declaration and covering letter, will not be taken up for consideration.
• The decision of the judges will be final and binding.
• SPJIMR shall not have any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage of any nature whatsoever incurred by any participant in consequence of any             change, cancellation or postponement of the event.
• SPJIMR will not be responsible for any postal delays, transit losses or mutilation of the final report sent by the participants.
• SPJIMR has rights on the submitted material for publication, dissemination, research and teaching.

Submission of Form

The participants are required to submit 1 soft copy of the form to docccom06@spjimr.ernet.in and mail the hard copy along with the declaration to the address given below. :

Prof. Nirja Mattoo

Chairperson – DOCC

S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

Munshi Nagar, Dadabhai Road, Andheri (W)

Mumbai – 400058

Contact Details

For further information, please do call Prof. Nirja Mattoo at 022 26230396 / 2401/7454 Extn 460 or 465 or write to us at docccom06@spjimr.ernet.in

SCHEDULE:

• 2:00 pm                        : Inauguration speech
• 2:20 pm                        : First presentation
• 2:40 pm                        : Second presentation
• 3:00 pm                        : Third presentation
• 3:20 pm                        : Chief Guest's address
• 3:45 pm                        : Distribution of awards
• 4:15 pm                        : Tea break
• 4:45 pm onwards          : Ehsaas - cultural program
  (Covering Sheet, On Organization Letterhead)

SPJIMR Social Impact Awards

Organization Name:

Team Members:         Name                                    Designation

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Address and Contact Details:

Declaration: This paper is original work of the authors based on a real life implementation of a social development project undertaken by the organization. All data is true and represents facts.

Signature:

    Name                           Designation              Tel:                        Email

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