Finance Professional Case Study:
Alasdair MacFarlane – Centre for Social Research, Delhi, India.

The Centre for Social Research (CSR), one of India’s leading women's institutions working in the field of social action was formed in 1983. The organisation works in the areas of research and training, capacity building and networking and advocacy. Their work concentrates on political empowerment – enabling women to participate equal to men in elections; economic empowerment – through the organisation of self- help groups, focussing on micro-credit enterprises and sexual empowerment – addressing social and reproductive health.

Alasdair, a CWW volunteer spent six months working with CSR to define a five-year financial strategy and cash flow model to project the gradual shift from grant-funded to a revenue generating model. The organisation now seeks additional CWW volunteer advisors including a Business Development Advisor to explore corporate sponsorships and new areas of expansion including collaborations with their Gender Training Institute and assist in creating HR policies including staff development and performance measures as well as remuneration and retention plans.