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E Letter (Oct -
Dec 2022)
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NPO CERTIFICATION
Invest in Trust and Choose to be Trusted
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NPO Certification
Panels |
PCP, the body approved by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for the
certification of nonprofit entities in Pakistan, has granted certification
approval to as many as 95 organizations from October to December 2022.
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Certification panels held during October -
December 2022
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Sr #
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Date
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No. of Cases Presented
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No. of Cases Approved
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1
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October 06, 2022
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20
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15 |
2
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October 25, 2022
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20
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17
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3
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November 24, 2022
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20
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18 |
4
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November 30, 2022
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20
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15 |
5 |
December 22, 2022 |
20
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17 |
6 |
December 29, 2022 |
15
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13 |
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Total
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115
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95
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Beyond tax benefits, PCP Certification Stamp helps to bridge the information and credibility gap between grant-makers and grant recipients, builds NPOs' capacity to meet international standards of Governance, Transparency & Accountability and last but not the least, build a credible pool of nonprofits that are reliable and effective development partners.
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Meetings
with Corporate and Regional Tax Offices (C&RTOs)
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PCP's Executive
Director had meetings with the Additional Commissioner, Commissioner and Chief
Commissioner at Corporate Tax Office (CTO) Karachi and with the Chief
Commissioner Tax House Sialkot. |
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Since PCP is a designated
Certification Agency by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), its management
ensures to touch base with the CTOs and RTOs often to highlight tax-related
matters regarding NPOs and to further add value to its NPO certification
process.
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Meeting with
the Minister for Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety/ Chairperson of BISP
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The Executive
Director PCP met with the Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation & Social
Safety and Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Ms. Shazia Atta
Marri, and had an insightful discussion on the role of NPOs and BISP during the
flood relief activities. Ms. Marri was presented with a souvenir afterwards. |
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Sector Research
Knowledge development to support your work in the charitable sector
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A Session with Chairman AKD Group & Chairman Engro Corporation
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For our
decennial study, we have expanded our scope to include giving by HNIs of
Pakistan. In this regards, Chairman PCP Board, Executive Director PCP along with
Dr. Adil Najam had sessions with Chairman AKD Group & Chairman Engro Corporation
to understand their motivations & preferences for charitable giving. |
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Focus Group
Discussions (FGDs) with the Karachi based Youth and Minorities |
PCP's research team along with their lead researcher, Dr. Adil Najam, had
focused group discussions with the Karachi based Youth and Minorities as a part
of an ongoing national study activity. The aim was to get a snapshot of their
charitable giving to obtain a holistic picture of philanthropy in Pakistan. |
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We
appreciate students from School of Economics and Social Science (SESS), IBA,
Karachi and young leaders/entrepreneurs who participated in the discussion and
gave their valuable input. |
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A National
Level Household Survey on Individual Philanthropy in Pakistan
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As
part of the large-scale study on the state of philanthropy in Pakistan, the PCP
Research Unit designed a nationally representative survey on individual giving
in the country. So far, the survey team has collected responses on the giving
pattern in over 60 Punjab, KP, and ICT districts from 5600 households using the
CAPI-based CSPro application. PCP staff accompanied the enumerators to observe
and monitor the data collection process to ensure minimization of any errors.
Next in line are the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. The
training of GB, AJK and Karachi's field teams has also been concluded and the
surveys have been started in those regions
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The survey
will cover an estimated 12,000 HHs across four provinces as well as AJK and GB. |
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Launch of
Doing Good Index 2022
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PCP was represented by its
Executive Director at the launch of Doing Good Index (DGI) 2022. PCP in
collaboration with Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) partnered
with Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS) to conduct research on the
social sector concerns and issues in Pakistan. |
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Different stakeholders
engaged in philanthropy and social work had an insightful discussion on the
possibilities of public-private cooperation to address the loopholes identified
in DGI 2022. |
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PHILANTHROPY SUPPORT SERVICES
Making partnerships and grant-making more efficient
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PCP's 2022 Annual Report
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PCP's 2022
Annual Report is out now! Learn more about our impact and achievements in
building trust and promoting philanthropy in Pakistan at
https://bit.ly/3iGusRS |
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We hope to continue playing
our role in promoting philanthropy in the coming year as well. |
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Training on Taxation and Regulatory Compliance for NPOs
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Congratulations to all the
participants of the Lahore batch of our training on taxation and regulatory
compliance for NPOs.
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This training is an ongoing
activity for this year, and our aim is to reach out to all the NPOs and
facilitate them with the necessary knowledge on taxation and regulatory
compliance. The next training batch is due to be held in Karachi. |
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Launch of GBC Jobs Portal
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PCP and Aga Khan Rural
Support Programme under EU-Pak Civil Society Project. The portal is intended to
connect the job seekers and employers in GBC, thus improving the employment
status of youth in the region.
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The portal is LIVE now, and
job seekers and employers can get themselves registered on it at
https://gbcjobs.pk/ |
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PCP at Sustainable Development Conference 2022
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PCP was represented by its
Executive Director at the panel discussion on Adaptive Social Protection for the
Future Disaster, organized by SDPI and GiZ. She emphasized the pertinent role of
CSOs in Pakistan to adapt the social protection within the ambit of disaster
risk reduction and management. She concluded by highlighting and acknowledging
the prompt relief and rehabilitation actions undertaken by PCP certified CSOs
during the pandemic and floods in Pakistan.
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Also, it
was an honor to be a panelist for the high level plenary on building resilience
in crisis. While discussing the significance of institutional arrangements and
partnerships, Executive Director PCP highlighted the role of local philanthropy
and civil society and emphasized on the pressing need of a forum/ platform to
coordinate all the relief activities by the Government and CSOs in order to
avoid the duplication of efforts. |
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PCP's Visit of Mianwali Education Trust (MET)
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Executive Director PCP was
invited to the Annual Day of Mianwali Education Trust (MET).
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While
speaking to the participants she appreciated their participation, and
highlighted that PCP provides the much needed "Seal of Good Housekeeping" to
organizations like MET by evaluating and certifying them. |
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Meeting with State Bank of Pakistan
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Executive Director PCP had an
insightful meeting with Dr. Inayat Hussain, Deputy Governor State Bank of
Pakistan.
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PCP's Visit of Sundas Foundation
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PCP was invited by Sundas
Foundation (SF) to visit their facility in Islamabad where a number of
thalassemia patients are under treatment. ED PCP met with these patients and
distributed goody packs among them to enhearten them. It is an honor for PCP to
confer accreditation to NPOs like SF that are working immensely towards the
social good of the society, thus enhancing their credibility and reinforcing
their good work.
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PPL's visit of PCP
It was a pleasure to host Mr.
Kamran Sher, Chief Community Development, from Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL)
at PCP office.
Executive Director PCP appreciated the proactive CSR by PPL and discussed
potential ways of making this on ground philanthropic investment more
sustainable and impactful.
the country.
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Flood Relief Grants Facilitated by PCP
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PCP, in collaboration with
Give2Asia, is extending the below listed facilitations:
1) PepsiCo Foundation's grant of US$ 300,000 to
Akhuwat will provide disaster relief in the form of emergency food
rations to approximately 60,000 individuals impacted by the floods across
Pakistan. This project will be completed by mid-January next year. |

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2)
To support the relief and rehabilitation programs during floods in Pakistan,
Give2Asia, where Hashoo Trust and IDSP are registered as
Friends Fund partners, ran a campaign to collect funds for supporting flood
affectees. In this regard, Hashoo and IDSP have been selected for Disaster
Response Grants of US$ 30,000 and US$ 26,300. |
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3)
Amazon EU's grant of US$ 10,000 to JDC Foundation. This is to
support the relief and rehabilitation during floods in Pakistan. |
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4) Flex
Foundation's grant of US$ 7,448 to Hashoo Foundation. This grant over the period
of 6-months will be implemented in Hoper, a remote and least-developed village
of Gilgit-Baltistan, affected by the 2022 flood in Pakistan. The objective is to
improve the socio-economic condition of the flood affectees (women), the
marginalized segment of the society in the mountain region. |
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SZABIST Students at the Diabetes Centre (TDC)
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PCP
along with SZABIST Islamabad, under their introductory course on
philanthropy in Pakistan, organized the field visit of BS Social Sciences'
students to The Diabetes Centre (TDC). These visits are an essential activity
under the course that helps the students to get a practical hint of how the
philanthropic sector actually works. We are pleased that the students took keen
interest in the visit, and enthusiastically asked insightful questions to learn
further. We also extend our gratitude to TDC for taking their time out, and
facilitating this visit. |
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Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy
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A Company
set up under Section 42 of the Companies
Act 2017
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RDF Centre, G-9/1, Mauve Area, Islamabad.
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Phone: 051-2286531
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