Friday, January 05, 2018

'Kalpavriksha' is now a Registered Trust

We started in 2016 by planting a few trees in an adjoining park. We have come a long way. Beginning of 2018, we are a registered not for profit trust with pan India operations.
Read on..

What this registration means?
We are now a legal entity - a private not for profit trust - with pan India operations. Our work is recognized and corporate donations can also flow in much more easily now. This brings lot of seriousness and responsibility to take the mission of 1 Million+ trees further ahead. This shows our commitment and faith in our mission - to leave this planet in a  shape better than what we inherited.

What has been new over the last 2 months?
Since the last post on Kalpavriksha in November, we have added new donors, many of them with recurring donation commitments. We have added new cities like Mumbai and Pune to our operations - where we are about to start our operations.

What makes us different from everyone else?
1. We are not running after numbers
We do not conduct any tree plantation drives. We do not believe that they serve the purpose they are meant to. We want to ensure that each tree that is planted, is taken care of and nurtured till it is big enough, and then handed over to nature.

2. Each tree is cared
Each tree is fenced, numbered, tagged, protected, and has a dedicated assigned volunteer. Each tree which is unable to survive in spite of our best efforts is replaced before we move on. By the way, we run at 97% survival rate. This means that we continue to spend money on nurturing trees rather than just planting new trees.

3. We are 100% transparent
Each donation and every single expense is logged in our public account book and then made transparent to the public - to even those who are not associated with Kalpavriksha. Anyone can find out from our website, how many trees have been planted till now, how much funds have been collected, how much money has been spent and where.

4. We are highly technology driven
A donor gets auto notified for every new tree that is planted and gets to know the unique Tree Number, variety, the volunteer assigned etc. The donor also has access to the contact details of the volunteer and can even plan a visit to the planted tree after talking to the volunteer. Not to mention, that the donor can even track his or her tree via Google Maps and know exactly where his or her tree is. Donors also get monthly fund utilization reports, and will also now start getting annual performance report - right in their mail box.

5. We are a 100% flat organisation
Starting from the trustee, all leaders are at the same level. They all work on the ground and get rewarded only and only based on the work achieved on the ground.

6. We are open
We are aggressively looking to add more volunteers, leaders and donors. Have a few minutes to spare for your environment? Get connected with us.

Come, join us, as we move ahead in our mission to elevate the world around us. Get counted in.

Visit the Kalpavriksha Official Website or write back to us at help@manoj-arora.com

Cheers


Manoj Arora
Official Website

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