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This Gandhi Jayanti, introducing ‘DigiKushal’ – Aiming to digitally empower 2000 NPOs

Oct 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #DigiKushal, #Dr. Harish Vasishth, #Mr. Dola Mohapatra, #Mr. Vineet Handa, #NPOs (Non-profit organizations)

On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, Credibility Alliance, Rise Against Hunger India, and Kaizzen are launching ‘DigiKushal’, an initiative that aims at training NPOs (Non-profit organizations) for digital transformation. This move will contribute towards the larger mandate of digital governance and transformation of the Government of India. The target is to train 2000 NPOs by the end of the second year of the project.

This project aims to encourage Indian non-profit organizations spread across the country to embrace technology and use digital tools to enhance their governance, management, program delivery and community impact. This will be done through series of training and immersion programs; and will bring together NGO leaders, board members, IT and communication teams, CSR foundation communication teams, Individuals interested in India’s social impact sector and IT leaders interested in NPO digitization.

Speaking on the initiative, Dr. Harish Vasishth, Executive Director, Credibility Alliance said, “NPOs have been actively involved in various interventions to provide relief, build awareness and building community resilience to cope and overcome the situation created by the pandemic. The increased use of technology has been at the forefront for NPOs, be Income Tax, FCRA registration or quarterly disclosure or tax compliance. But the need for digital connectivity has never been more critical than during the coronavirus pandemic. Treading on these lines, we are focusing on the empowerment of grassroots NPOs for digital inclusion, development impact, and sustainability.”

The key aspects of this initiative are:

• To identify at least 2000 grassroots NPOs and developing their understanding, skills, and systems for digital transformation
• Build, develop and test tools and communication platforms for NPOs based on need-assessment
• Region-wise orientation and training

Adding on to this, Mr. Dola Mohapatra, Executive Director, Rise Against Hunger India said, “NPOs are now forced to rethink on how they communicate about their work to the outside world. The donor and fundraising world is also changing at both institutional and individual levels, which can be harnessed effectively through digital engagement. NPOs must learn to capture and convey their impact in a reporting framework which is rapidly going digital. Digital literacy is now required for regulatory and compliance purposes. Empowering the NPOs digitally would mean that they will be able to harness technology to find innovative solutions for their everyday work; be it agriculture, livelihoods restoration, gender empowerment, climate change adaptation or any other stream of work they are doing. For Rise Against Hunger India, this is an important area of its work and we have entered into a partnership with a technology start-up Sync Energy to enhance technology for food security.”

Quoting the immortal lines of Mahatma Gandhi – “You must be the change you want to see in the world,” Mr. Vineet Handa, Founder, and CEO, Kaizzen PR Services said, “This initiative is aimed at bringing about a change in the social sector and to bridge this digital divide. Kaizzen is proud to partner with Credibility Alliance and RAHI and to provide their technical prowess in this initiative. Empowering NPOs digitally will not just make them future-ready but will also provide them with a unique identity that will help them to effectively communicate with the world and increase their outreach. DigiKushal will sensitize the NPOs on various dimensions of digital communication and marketing, the importance and urgency of learning the digital way.”

The initiative will begin with workshops and interactive training in the batches of 30-40 participants. A highly competent team of experts will facilitate the workshops comprising of NPO experience and digital expertise. Credibility Alliance will develop mechanisms and linkages for follow-up support and assistance to help in digital engagement and transformation.

To register, please visit: digikushal.in

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HSNC University awards Kaizzen with its PR mandate

Aug 14, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #CEO - Kaizzen, #GM - Corporate Media Relations, #Hiranandani Group & Communities, #HSNC University, #Kaizzen, #Mr. Vineet Handa, #Ms. Ritika Shah, #Public Relations mandate for HSNC University

India, 14th August 2020: Kaizzen, India’s leading independent Public Relations & Digital Agency has been awarded the Public Relations mandate for HSNC University. The second cluster university of Maharashtra constitutes of 3 reputed colleges of Mumbai – K. C. College, H. R. College and Bombay Teachers’ Training College (BTTC) – part of a 70-year old Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board (H(S)NCB). The mandate encompasses strengthening brand awareness and building brand preference, in India.

On Kaizzen’s appointment, Ms. Ritika Shah, GM – Corporate Media Relations, Hiranandani Group & Communities, said “We are pleased to appoint Kaizzen as our Public Relations Consultancy, to communicate our progressive vision and mission to the relevant audiences. Appreciably they very well sync with Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani – Provost of HSNC University’s ideologies and vision. The team’s experience in managing similar mandates for other industry bodies and in the education space, affirms my belief in their ability to deliver strong results. We look forward to a long term association with team Kaizzen.”

Commenting on Kaizzen being awarded this mandate, Mr. Vineet Handa, CEO – Kaizzen said, “We are thankful to the management team at HSNC University for placing their trust in Kaizzen. Our team is excited at the opportunity of working collaboratively with the team at HSNC University and look forward to applying our strategic expertise to execute innovative, disruptive and high-impact PR campaigns that will positively impact the brand. Over the past twelve years, Kaizzen has established itself as a leading multi-practice and full-service PR and Digital Media Agency. Education is one of our very strong practice areas, and the current mandate will help consolidate this practice even further.”

The cluster university is established under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shikshan Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme, a funding agency under the Central government. It aims at ushering in a wave of ‘Education 4.0’ and promoting the thought of ‘Study in India’. HSNC University advocates for an industry-focused, technology and skill development-driven curriculum to make its students’ employment ready and thus plans to offer an interdisciplinary, liberal, choice-based credit system and talent-oriented education approach. More so, as a step towards Education 4.0 the university initiates the idea of Incubation Centre, Swayum platforms, E-Pathshalas and seamless digitization in operations for a sound infrastructure.

With the current mandate win from HSNC University, Kaizzen’s diverse portfolio of clients in the education sector has expanded, including names like FICCI Arise, Education in Ireland, Sommet Education, Jaipuria Group of Educational Institutions, Heritage Schools, IDP Education, Speech and Debate India, Samarthya Teachers Training Research of Academy (STTAR) amongst others. Kaizzen has recently been ranked as the 7th Fastest-Growing PR Agency globally in the Provoke Global PR Agency Rankings and also awarded ‘Specialist Consultancy of the Year’ at IPRCCA 2019.

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Profile of  Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Provost – HSNC University

The importance of academic excellence in the making of a highly successful first-generation business entrepreneur is perhaps best personified by Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani. As a student, he had the distinction of standing Second during his graduation from Mumbai University in his Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Hons.). This was followed by completing F.C.A. from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Adding a new dimension to his versatile personality, it truly befits the new role of academician for one who started his career as a teacher to the students learning Chartered Accountancy. Over the years, he has set up the Hiranandani Foundation School, successfully run the academic institutions of the HSNC Board – it is only in the fitness of things that his wish to go further and become an educationist comes true; as Provost of the newly set up HSNC University in Mumbai. Excellence was not confined just to his studies; as the ‘Developer extraordinaire’ as also ‘the one who redefined the skyline of Mumbai’, he has evolved into not just an industry leader, but also an IndustryKnowledge Guru.

Even as a Top real estate developer of a global repute to being the true ‘Real Estate Moghul’ of Indian Real Estate industry, he always had an affinity towards providing quality education to society at large. The journey towards becoming an educationist started right with setting up the Hiranandani Foundation International Schools and Hiranandani Institute of Learning in his mixed-use integrated townships. He has the privilege of being on the boards of multiple educational institutions; then chaired the HSNC Board where he looked after 17 colleges and 8 schools. Adding a new feather in the cap as an educationist, he also runs vocational skill training centres and institutions for interdisciplinary learning.

His ‘dream objective’ to enable an academic curriculum which would shape the young minds and transform them into an Industry Ready Profile has crystallized in the form of the HSNC University, Maharashtra’s newly set-up Cluster University. As Provost of HSNC University, the journey is just a beginning.