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New Delhi, 4th November, 2009: NASSCOM Foundation, the CSR arm of NASSCOM, India’s premier IT industry body, has been at the forefront of technology enablement for NGOs across the country.
In another landmark move, NASSCOM Foundation has come together with TechSoup Global, USA to announce the availability of Windows 7, the [...]

New Delhi – 23rd September, 2009: NASSCOM Foundation issues a call for applications for the NASSCOM Foundation Social Innovation Honours 2010 (NSIH 2010). NASSCOM Foundation will honour innovations based on the use and implementation of technology to bring about social change. The Honours aim to recognize excellence and to encourage innovation in social development initiatives.
The [...]

Curtain Raiser for series of capacity building workshops to be held across 3 states
New Delhi, September 18th, 2009: NASSCOM Foundation, the CSR arm of NASSCOM, India’s pioneer IT industry body, today initiated Connect IT – a series of workshops for Government officers and Grassroots NGO managers aimed at building capacities in using technology for development. [...]

UK Charities will be Able to Run Audio Conferences with their Indian Partners Without Incurring International Call Charges

Eagle Conferencing (www.eagleconferencing.in) today launched their charitable donation scheme in the UK for conference calls. The scheme, managed by Charity Technology Exchange (CTX) www.ctxchange.org, enables UK charities to operate audio conferences with their partners in India without incurring [...]

A Report on CSR activities of member companies of NASSCOM
New Delhi, July 28th, 2009: NASSCOM Foundation, the CSR arm of NASSCOM, India’s leading IT industry body, today launched at the HR Summit “Catalysing Change – Towards Inclusive Growth” – the fourth annual report on CSR in the IT Industry. Dr. Poongodhoi Aladi Aruna, Hon. Minister [...]

Busy Infotech P. Ltd (BIPL) to provide business accounting software free of cost
New Delhi, April 2, 2009: Busy Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (BIPL), and NASSCOM Foundation (NF) will offer BIPL’s flagship product ‘BUSY’ an accounting and inventory software to non-profit groups and community organizations. Many NGOs stand to benefit from this collaborative effort which provides [...]

NASSCOM Foundation announces the winners of the First Social Innovation Honours
February 16, 2009, New Delhi: NASSCOM Foundation (NF) today announced the winners of the Social Innovation Honours at the annual NASSCOM Leadership Forum. The Honours, pioneered by NF, aims to showcase projects that demonstrate best practices through exemplary use of ICT in areas of social [...]

Award Recognizes and Honours Organizations for their Contribution to Society and Best Practices in the area of Social Development, Focus on Satya Bharti Schools Program Providing Free Education for Underprivileged Children in Four States
Bharti Foundation, the philanthropy arm of Bharti Enterprises, has been awarded the Social and Corporate Governance Award for Best Practices in Corporate [...]

Social development through Information & Communication Technologies
Besides building state-of-the-art products, solutions and technologies, IT industry has slowly but steadily deployed their knowledge in Information & communication technologies (ICT) for the benefit of the less privileged. NASSCOM Foundation, the social development arm of NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) the internationally recognized trade [...]

Under its poverty alleviation programme Nasscom Foundation has introduced a unique only-for-women animation skills training. It has been introduced at NF’s Hyderabad and Sangli centre. With animation training mushrooming in every nook and corner of the country, anyone who is ready to pay the whooping amount is taking up the course.
But under NF’s programme [...]