Managing NGOs Effectively

Bombay Management Association and K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research present a seminar on "MANAGING NGOs EFFECTIVELY " as part of Management Week 2008 celebrations.

Key Note Speakers :

1. Mr. Ujjwal Bannerjee -HR Aspects of NGOs
Lead India Finalist, Manager- HR, Akanksha Foundation.

2. Prof. Isaac Jacob –Marketing & Branding of NGOs
Faculty, K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai

3. Mr. Bhagwat Rewati -Accreditation & Credibility of NGOs
Director, Credibility Alliance

4. Mr. Savio Vegas - Legal Dimensions
Legal Consultant

Mr. Inderpal Singh, Ex - President, Bombay Management Association, would preside over the function.

Venue : The Auditorium
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research
Vidyanagar, Vidyavihar
Mumbai - 400077
Date : 19th February, 2008
Time : 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Somaiya Social Cell wins financial grant from HSBC

True to its vision of empowering people, the Somaiya Social Cell succeeded in getting financial aid for providing financial literacy to the handicapped people working at NASEOH data entry centre. SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) in conjunction with the HSBC Global Education Trust and HSBC conducted the HSBC Financial Literacy Programme. Under this programme, HSBC funds those projects which aims to provide financial literacy to the needy people. This year, it received around 400 applications from various countries including Australia, Canada, Egypt, South Africa, India, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Tanvi Shikha and Juhee Prashant submitted the proposal on behalf of K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research. In the proposal they listed a detailed plan as to how they want to provide financial literacy to the handicapped employees working in the data centre established by NASEOH. NASEOH is an NGO established by a group of industrialists, doctors, philanthropists and social workers under the leadership of Late Shri Vijay Merchant, in Bombay in the year 1968. After careful scrutiny, K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research was awarded financial grant which will be disbursed in two equal installments.

Deepa Garge and Nirav Shah from PGDM volunteered to help Tanvi and Juhee in the financial literacy programme. As the first step, they conducted a class on personal savings for the employees at the data centre. They have future plans to organize classes by SIMSR faculty in Finance Department. This endeavor has made the Somaiya Social Cell to further deepen the ties with SIFE and HSBC.

Skit on Cancer Survivor's Day ...

Somaiya Social Cell has always been on the forefront to serve people in all fields. Education, Employment .. you name it and Social Cell has made a significant contribution. The latest initiative by Social Cell was in the field of Art and Dramatics ... unbelievable ?? But friends, its true :)

Vasantha Memorial Trust which works for the cause of cancer conducted a special cultural program for the occasion Cancer Survivors' Day on 9th Feb in Manek Mahasabha, Bandra.

They contacted various colleges to perform for the patients and survivors. Our college was also invited. We, in the Social cell did not wish to miss this oppurtunity.

A funny skit was then made ready.

The Skit team

Following were the 'actors' in the play..

Rahul Manchanda

Meena Sangishetty

Prabal Mittal

Vaishali Dhar

Siddarth Vij

Richa Khetawat

Beno Ewald

Akhila Sekhar

and the real hero of the play Rajat Malhotra. Rajat carried the whole play so smoothly and in an absoulutely professional way. He was like the backbone of the play and the secret of our success.

Om Kumar Jha helped us with the screen play and dialogues and also helped us by being the critic ... :)

The play was received very well with requests for 'Encore' !!

Very special thanks to be mentioned to Satyam Tewari who supported us by being there throughout with us and who captured the memorable moments in the video.

Also thanks to Rishikesh kumar, Azam Ali Khan & Praveen who attended the program and encouraged us.

And finally and most importantly thanks to DG Sir and Radha Ma'am who gave us this oppurtunity to do something for the cancer patients and survivors.

We look forward to working with the Vasantha Trust and fighting against cancer.

Mrs. Jaya, co-ordinator, Vasantha Trust and the Performing artists.. :)