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About us

NASE is a voluntary, non political, non profit organization established to function as an industry body for Social Enterprises.

Some of its functions are to:

Facilitate growth of profit oriented / commercial social enterprises involved in delivering services to the under-served Develop values based corporate governance and practices for such social enterprises to follow and roll out an accreditation system to be followed by social enterprises across the country

Create a platform for such social enterprises to leverage each others’ strengths, to scale and sustain their core activities through a network of advisors and mentors, and where relevant to facilitate providing shared / common services to members, to be used at their option

Set up innovations’ funds / grants, to create avenues for funding options, liaison with Government and other bodies to influence favourable regulatory environment and incentives for the social enterprises and creating awareness in society, media, political and investment communities

Promote research and encourage other efforts designed to provide data, information and perspectives regarding functioning of social enterprises

Function as a data bank on education and to establish Information and counselling centres

Establish Chairs in selected Indian and foreign Universities for furthering the cause of Social Enterprises and enhancing awareness.

Undertake preparation and publication of materials including journals and other periodicals and preparation and dissemination of such material for mass media and other appropriate fora

Conduct education and training in the social enterprise space by building up and mobilizing skilled and quality human resources including post-graduate and research oriented training to facilitate at premier institutions and enhancing employability potential

Promote presence of such social enterprises spheres such as health, water and sanitation, education and skills development, environment and energy, agricultural / rural markets, employment / livelihood, low cost housing etc.

Objectives

Set Standards Development of guidelines for values based corporate governance and practices which can be a precursor for becoming the standard code of conduct for Social Enterprises to follow Design an appropriate Social Performance system to bring out the impact on society by SE members. Educate Creation of an accreditation system that will become the industry standard for Social Enterprises across the country Network / Collaboration Creation and maintenance of a platform that allows Social Enterprises to leverage each others’ strengths Creation and maintenance of an ecosystem that enables members to scale and sustain through a network of advisors and mentors Facilitate providing shared / common services to members who may like to avail of them Ongoing relationships with appropriate social / inclusive innovations’ funds / grants to create avenues for funding options Advocacy Ongoing liaison with Government and related bodies to influence favourable regulatory environment and incentives Conducting of an impact analysis to bring awareness in society, media, political and investment communities  Sectors

• Health, Water and Sanitation

• Education and Skills Development

• Environment and Energy

• Agricultural / Rural Markets

• Employment / Livelihood

• Low cost Housing