The Resource Alliance runs an innovative and prestigious NGO Awards programme in India. The NGO Awards is a unique national competition that celebrates and rewards the best non-governmental and non-profit organizations by showcasing examples of best practice and successful resource mobilisation.

The Awards focus on professional management, innovation in local resource mobilisation, and the effectiveness of the organisation’s activities in improving the lives of the people they serve.

About the Awards
The India NGO Awards were instituted in 2006 with an aim to advance India's non-profit sector by promoting financial and organisational stability, and strengthening community support of civil society. 

The 2009-2011 Awards are a joint venture of the Resource Alliance and the Rockefeller Foundation and seek to:

• Promote good standards and practices in resource mobilisation, accountability and transparency

• Recognise and celebrate excellence in the non-profit sector

• Identify and strengthen successful resource mobilisation practices

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• Create examples and inspiration for other non-profits and promote cross-regional learning

• Promote the overall credibility of the non-profit sector for long-term sustainability

Organisations are evaluated on:

• The effective and sustainable mobilisation of resources from the local community

• The demonstration of efficient management of resources, good governance practices, transparency and accountability, and effective communication

• Impact of the work in bringing about tangible benefits to its target communities