Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy

PCP's Philanthropy portal is a unique match-making facility which aims to help donors find and reach the most suitable destination for their charitable funds. This mechanism is based on an engine that sifts through a databank of credible, certified organisations (meticulously evaluated by PCP) and returns donation options based on preferences identified by you. Preferences could be geographic, sector-based (e.g. health, education, capacity building), project based (e.g. installation of hand pumps, primary schooling) etc.

                                                                     


  … purposeful philanthropy 

A growing number of donors are seeking ways of involving themselves in development projects in Pakistan. They ask: Is there a support organization that functions as an interface between these two sectors?

Linking NGOs with donors is a challenging task. PCP is the only philanthropy centre in Pakistan whose programmatic interventions are expressly geared towards tapering the divide between grant-makers and grant-seekers.  

 We strive to: 

• Bridge the information gap between grant-makers and grant-seekers to enable better functional relationships between the two.

• Promote gift opportunities for the effective flow of resources for NPOs, in particular certified organisations.

• Strongly influence philanthropy towards greater effectiveness and transparency.

                                                                                                                      

  ... a supporting channel 

We operate as a doorway for donors, conduits, foundations and market places, across the world, by sponsoring projects for easy access to the certified NPOs in Pakistan. Our support services  provide donor-oriented menu of options and grant management services so our clients can invest where their giving will change the most lives while also giving them the satisfaction of getting first hand information on the utilisation of their grant funds and the impact created.




…due diligence  

We are vigilant about your grants— less waste and greater effectiveness being our operating principle! Therefore we only recommend organizations that have been through the rigorous certification process and have been critically evaluated against the strict parameters in the areas of internal governance, programme delivery, financial transparency, documentation, disclosure, accountability and organizational effectiveness. Till date we have certified 107 NPOs after critical evaluations. We now intend to bring this vibrant credible group to the forefront for international donor community for optimal benefits for their donations.

… grant facilitation 

The year 2005 witnessed the Centre attracting attention of international grant-making organisations for assistance in identification of credible NPOs for effective implementation of relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in the earth-quake hit areas. This resulted in two dynamic partnerships with Give2Asia and the Pearson Foundation which generated more than $ 1 million in grants for the earthquake affected communities. We have now taken this initiative forward and developed a full-fledged programme of grant facilitation for donors.   

We are the implementing partner and projects sponsor for major international conduits like Give2Asia and GlobalGiving.

Following are the services PCP has core competence in:

• Identification of appropriate credible NPOs: From the diverse group of NPOs spread across Pakistan we first shortlist NPOs according to sectoral and geographical preference and later request them to send us proposals according to donor-needs

• Soliciting/short listing and vetting proposals: Once we receive a proposal it is sent to our internal review committee committee which short lists proposals after comprehensive scrutiny. 

• Project Sponsors: We facilitate other marketplaces by providing concrete donor-oriented projects with targeted activities that meet the needs of a specific number of beneficiaries so that donors can get a sense of immediate impact of their funding like cost of putting one child through education or building one shelter or eye-treatment for one patient. Such projects have very visible results and provide a wide range of funding options for donors to support.

• Monitoring and evaluation: PCP conducts detailed monitoring and evaluation visits to give first hand feedback of the project and sends periodic reports on programme delivery and utilization of funds. The frequency of the reports depends upon the life of project. (If it's a one-year project three quarterly reports and one project completion report would be sent) See M&E template

• Day-to-day management of grants: In order to facilitate its partners PCP also acts as an interface between the donor and the recipient organisations and takes care of day-to-day management of their funds by maintaining programmatic and financial record of every project.
  

… GlobalGiving 

PCP is the project sponsor for GlobalGiving -- a US-based online development marketplace. This collaboration allows us to provide support mechanisms to credible NPOs in Pakistan, one that offers minimised structural barriers leading to a more conducive funding environment. 

PCP is a primary avenue for GlobalGiving to screen projects for social impact, credibility and legitimacy.  After conducting thorough internal review, we recommend projects to be posted on the GlobalGiving website where they become eligible for receiving gradual donations depending upon donor discretion. However, the final decision of selection of projects lies with GlobalGiving. 

                                                     … more on GlobalGiving
…Give2Asia  

PCP has collaborated with The Asia Foundation (TAF) and Give2Asia, a U.S nonprofit initiative of TAF to establish the “Give2Asia-Pakistan Earthquake Fund” (PEF). PEF is an effort to mobilise funding from international foundations, associations, corporations and the diaspora in the USA to support e-quake relief and rehabilitation. 

PCP is involved in identifying credible nonprofit organisations, preferably those that are certified, for award of grants to provide reconstruction and rehabilitation in quake affected areas. The fund has so far mobilised a total of $ 632,072. See a list of recipients.  

…Petra Nemcova’s Happy Hearts Fund

In its efforts to facilitate international philanthropy, PCP through its linkages with Give 2 Asia, assisted super model and the founder of Happy Hearts Fund; Petra Nemcova, in visiting the e-quake areas in Pakistan. Petra came to Pakistan with a special focus on supporting children projects.

Petra along with Ms. Leilani Johnson and Mr. Benedict Redgrove of Happy Hearts Fund visited Jalabad, Gorhi, Garhi Duppatta, Embore in Muzaffarabad and Abottabad. She has pledged to support the construction of one school by The Citizen’s Foudnation and remains committed to raise additional funding for the earthquake affected children in Pakistan through her linkages.

A Czech supermodel Petra Nemcova established the Happy Hearts Fund at G2A to aid children in need who have suffered from natural disasters and other causes. The Fund's initial focus is helping children affected by the December 2004 tsunami, in Thailand, where Petra and her boyfriend were vacationing that fateful morning, as well as Aceh, Sri Lanka and India.

…Pearson PLC 

Pearson PLC, the publishers of the The Financial Times, London also approached the Centre for assistance in routing donations for the earthquake victims to credible NPOs in Pakistan. PCP is the implementing partner for the Pearson Pakistan Earthquake Fund and is involved in identifying organisations, vetting proposals, monitoring and evaluation and reporting back to Pearson PLC on the utilisation of the $201,250 grant along with day-to-day management of their fund.  

Pearson’s focus was specifically on education and health projects for children and PCP facilitated them by connecting them with four NPOs: Read Foundation, Aman Foundation, Area Development Organisation and Bunyad.  

… General Support 

Recognising PCP’s expertise and knowledge of the NPO sector, the government's Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (ERRA) contacted the Centre with a request to conduct a validation survey of all NPOs working in the e-quake areas. This database of CSOs contributing to rehabilitation and reconstruction would hopefully pave the way for an effective reconstruction strategy and identify future areas of cooperation between CSOs, government and donor agencies.

Additionally, representatives of the USA Fund for South Asia Earthquake (sponsored at President Bush's initiative by CEOs of five leading US multi-national corporations) approached PCP to explore a partnership for monitoring of their grants to Pakistani NPOs.  

The Centre also facilitated HRH Princess Sarwath El Hassan in identifying a credible NPO as the recipient of a grant for reconstruction of schools in the earthquake affected areas in AJK.

These are indicators of the growing recognition of the professional capabilities of the Centre and its placement as a credible information source on the citizen sector.  

For more information please contact Ms. Nadia Tariq , Programme Officer Philanthropy Services or e-mail at nadia@pcp.org.pk

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