Community Foundation of Northeast India
Airport Road, Sangaiparou
Imphal, Manipur 795001
India
Mission
To provide outreach regarding livelihood needs at the community level
Most Meaningful Change
We organized about 200 village leaders.
3 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$200 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Community Foundation of Northeast India |
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Address 1 | Airport Road, Sangaiparou |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Imphal |
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State / Region | Manipur |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 795001 |
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Country | India |
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Continent | Asia |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 0385-2455488 |
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Email | oisca_manipur@yahoo.com |
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Website | Did not answer |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Gopalmacha Singh |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Yambem Biren |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Secretary |
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Year Founded | Did not answer |
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Mission Statement | To provide outreach regarding livelihood needs at the community level |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 1,000,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 3 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 10 |
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Total Board Members | 7 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $350 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $470 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $200 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | No but intend to build one |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Stayed about the same |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played an important role |
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Inadequate government services | Did not answer |
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Changes in the political environment | Played an important role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played an important role |
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Government initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Important but not central |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Important but not central |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Did not answer |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Did not answer |
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Health | Little |
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Human and social services | Did not answer |
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Human rights | Fair amount |
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International relations | Did not answer |
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Religion | Did not answer |
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Economic development | Did not answer |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Did not answer |
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Information technology | Did not answer |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Did not answer |
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Housing | Did not answer |
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Children | Little |
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Water | Fair amount |
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Alternative energy | Did not answer |
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Disaster relief | Little |
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Advocacy with authorities | Did not answer |
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Job training | Did not answer |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Rarely |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Did not answer |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Did not answer |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Advocacy | Did not answer |
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Loaned staff | Did not answer |
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Research | Did not answer |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Did not answer |
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Internships | Did not answer |
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Providing space for local organizations | Did not answer |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Did not answer |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting worse |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting worse |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | No change |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | No change |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting worse |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Did not answer |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Some important achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Did not answer |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Some important achievements |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Not at all |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Helpful |
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Particular foundation | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Other organization | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | No |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Very important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We organized about 200 village leaders. |
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