build trust Activities and Impact:  Detail the work being done and its impact to inform stakeholders Data Privacy:  If collecting personal data, a clear and compliant privacy policy is essential Secure Transactions

Why this data matters The  new tax regime is not new , it has been effective since  FY 2023-24. the real consequences for the non-profit sector, we hope that the government must track and publish data

During any program, intellectual property in the form of photographs, videos, audios, other media, data The organisation will be amenable to the application of Protection of Child from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and other child protection laws. Host organisation shall accord protection to volunteers from any sexual offence during the duration of A volunteer agreement confers protection to both the volunteer and host organisation.

Supreme Court has recognized the inadequacy in number of Protection Officers under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Protection Officers are appointed under Section 8 of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (“ Act Protection Officers are to hold office for a minimum tenure of three years. found that the number of Protection Officers appointed in the States were grossly inadequate, resulting This is just based on data from 801 districts collected by NALSA  in July 2022 indicating that the actual

should mention the total amount of the grant that will be given to the grantee, exact disbursement dates This will also ensure that the grantee completes the purpose/project for which the grant is given during Confidentiality:  A confidentiality clause will ensure that each party’s proprietary information is protected Parties must remember that there are certain global and domestic laws governing data privacy which must Intellectual Property:  Since grant agreements are executed for carrying out projects that have an impact

/ activity and location to amounts utilised, split across project / activity spend, fresh assets, and disclosure of any publications brought out by the association or its key functionaries during the year (date FC-4 now requires organisations to map each expenditure to a specific project or activity at a named Finance teams should ensure their accounting systems produce data in this format as a matter of routine Disclosures in Annual Return All publications by association/key functionaries must be disclosed with title, date

Act, and Equal Remuneration Act, introducing uniform wage definitions and standardised wage-related protections

the same project, this is an opportunity for NPOs to seek funds to complete any incomplete projects. Impact assessment now mandated in case of high value projects. However, this will not affect CSR projects or programmes approved prior to April 1, 2021. by a company prior to the commencement of the CSR Rules, shall within a period of 180 days from the date Thus with all non-profit data being reportable centrally, the path is being paved for a highly transparent

The NPO must show how they advanced public utility by using data/reports to show how the ultimate beneficiary

No. 1696/Ahd/2024 Date of Judgement: 27.05.2026 Bench: Dr. B.R.R. Kumar,Vice-President and T.R. These include education, poverty reduction, healthcare, environmental protection, animal welfare, and These are the Swachh Bharat Kosh, a government fund for sanitation and cleanliness projects, and the