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Independent social-impact intelligence since 2009
Evidence for action.
Context for change.
CauseBecause listens across the impact ecosystem, tests what programmes make possible, and turns field evidence into decisions that hold up.
The proposition
Social impact deserves more than a completion report.
It deserves a credible account of whose lives changed, what helped, what held progress back and what must happen next.
A connected practice
Research, assessment and public-interest knowledge.
Three complementary modes of work connect boardroom intent with field evidence and stakeholder voice.
Begin with the real question
Needs assessments, baselines, stakeholder mapping and diagnostic inquiry.
Read outcomes without losing context
Midline, endline, impact and SROI studies that distinguish reach from change.
Put evidence into circulation
Independent publishing, awards evaluation and convening across sectors.
Independent assessment partner
Recognition should withstand scrutiny.
CauseBecause is the independent assessment partner for four consecutive editions of the Dr BML Munjal Social Impact Awards and for the inaugural Flipkart Foundation Social Impact Awards for Innovations at the Grassroots.
Initiatives
Platforms that turn audiences into participants.
Young Earth Heroes
Student-led climate learning rooted in measurement, inquiry and everyday action.
Coffee for Cause
A candid cross-sector platform for conversations that do not fit a conference stage.
Most Promising Programme Awards
Evidence-led recognition for social programmes aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
From the editorial desk
Feature Point
Reporting and analysis for readers who want to look past the headline.
The city pays, the value leaves
The economics and public consequences of India’s data-centre boom.
A hidden snow-leopard stronghold
What a four-year camera trail reveals about landscape and conservation.
The Bamboo Bae’s sustainability story
A closer look at material choices, consumption and enterprise.
The things we use, the things we leave behind
Rethinking packaging through the consequences that outlive convenience.
In their words
Trusted for perspective, persistence and partnership.
Scroll through voices from across the impact ecosystem.
Anisha Padukone · CEO, Live Love Laugh Foundation
“I appreciate the in-depth understanding that Team CauseBecause has about social projects. Their inputs added substantial value and helped us reconceptualise our initiatives. Their effort to understand the mental-health domain helped give life to the LLLF story.”
Lt. Gen. SM Mehta · CEO, The Hans Foundation
“CauseBecause brought extensive experience and knowledge from the domain and helped us look at our interventions from a new perspective, including how to enhance outcomes for the larger benefit of society.”
Smt Rajashree Birla · Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development
“We at Aditya Birla Group have been associated with CauseBecause since its inception, largely because of synergies in the development sector. Resilience, reaching out, harnessing energy and a collaborative spirit are traits that Team CauseBecause helps bolster.”
Shri PP Chaudhry · Member of Parliament (Pali); former MoS, Corporate Affairs
“CauseBecause is doing great work in the social sector and plays a vital role in keeping communities connected. I also appreciate the thoroughness and understanding with which they conduct assessments of social projects at the grassroots.”
Shri Atul Bagai · Country Head, UNEP India
“CauseBecause has created a niche in the CSR and sustainability space and plays the role of a catalyst. Through its intellectual platforms, the entity is making a needed difference.”
Ganesan Subramaniam · Head, Corporate Affairs, Ball Beverage Packaging
“CauseBecause played an important role in steering our CSR initiative focused on sustainable consumption, from project conceptualisation and stakeholder identification to impact strategy.”
Mohini Daljeet Singh · Trustee & Board Member, Max India Foundation
“Team CauseBecause is thorough and brings useful insights and value propositions to social-impact projects. Their assessment work and network helped us strengthen and scale our model village development projects.”
Dr Bhaskar Chatterjee (IAS) · CEO, Anil Agarwal Foundation; former DG & CEO, IICA
“It is valuable to have an independent entity like CauseBecause playing a significant role in information exchange and stakeholder engagement. I appreciate the role it has played in the CSR ecosystem for over a decade.”
Robin Sarkar · Director, Shiv Nadar Foundation
“…impressed by the knowledge, dedication and passion of CauseBecause…”
Vijay Chauhan · CFO, Sonalika Group / International Tractors Ltd
“We are glad to have partnered with CauseBecause for impact assessments of our CSR projects. Their in-depth evaluation and well-considered recommendations helped shape our projects and strengthen their impact on communities.”