FIELD OF INVENTION
The embodiments herein generally relate to the field of social project lifecycle management. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and a cloud based system for providing corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management by bringing all stakeholders on a single platform. BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a business approach that
contributes to sustainable development by delivering economic, social and environmental benefits for the society. Moreover, the CSR is a very broad concept that addresses many and various topics relating to eradicating extreme hunger and poverty, promotion of education, promoting gender equality and empowering women, reducing child mortality and improving maternal health, combating human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, malaria and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability, employment enhancing vocational skills, social business projects, contribution to the prime minister's national relief fund or any other fund set up by the central government or the State Governments for socio-economic development and relief and funds for the welfare of the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes, other backward classes, minorities and women. The CSR project lifecycle management is the digital management concept whereby companies integrate with NGO and other

stakeholders contributing to CSR project for a transparent execution leading to
measurable impact in addressing social and environmental concerns.
[0003] CN103177337A (Processing method and processing system of corporate social responsibility management data) - discloses a processing method and a processing system of corporate social responsibility management data. The corporate social responsibility management data processing method includes: receiving account information inputted by corporate staff, and distributing corresponding limits of authority to the corporate staff according to the account information; in the corresponding limits of the authority, receiving and processing corporate social responsibility management data/instruments inputted by the corporate staff, and generating messages; and posting the corporate social responsibility management data inputted by the corporate staff and/or the generated messages. Aiming to analyzing and processing the corporate internal data, the processing method and a processing system can be deployed in each corporate. However, the system may not be capable to bring all the stakeholders in a single online platform to manage whole lifecycle of CSR project.
[0004] Therefore, there is a need to develop a cloud-based system for CSR project lifecycle management by bringing all stakeholders on a single platform and thereby bridging information gap and loopholes in the existing CSR project lifecycle management system. Further, there is a need to develop a method for providing CSR project lifecycle management using the cloud-based system.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
[0005] Some of the objects of the present disclosure are described herein below:

[0006] A main object of the present invention is to provide a method and a cloud based system for corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management by bringing all stakeholders in a single platform.
[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a cloud-based system for the CSR project lifecycle management to faster fund raising.
[0008] Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a cloud-based platform for the CSR project lifecycle management to effectively monitor and execute the project by the stakeholders leading to better transparency. [0009] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a cloud-based platform for the CSR project lifecycle management for effective impact assessment.
[00010] Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a cloud-based platform for the CSR project lifecycle management to assist corporates in utilizing the volunteer functionality as one of the employee retention and motivation initiatives.
[00011] Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a cloud-based platform for the CSR project lifecycle management to assist corporates in discovering the right implementation partner.
[00012] Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a cloud-based platform for the CSR project lifecycle management to assist non-governmental organization (NGO) to showcase capabilities to corporates in a right way.
[00013] Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a cloud-based platform for the CSR project lifecycle management to assist non-

governmental organization (NGO) to generate required reports, documents,
execution records and various proof points in a secured manner.
[00014] The other objects and advantages of the present invention will be
apparent from the following description when read in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings, which are incorporated for illustration of preferred
embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope
thereof.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[00015] In view of the foregoing, an embodiment herein provides a cloud-based system for corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management and a method for providing (CSR) project lifecycle management using the cloud-based system. According to an embodiment, the cloud based system for providing corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management, wherein said cloud based system comprises of an interface device, a presentation layer and an application server. The interface device is provided for accessing the cloud based system by stakeholders. The presentation layer can be provided for allowing the stakeholders to interact with the cloud based system from the interface device. [00016] According to an embodiment, the application server includes CSR engines. According to an embodiment, the CSR engines includes a project proposal engine, a project monitoring and execution engine and an impact assessment engine. According to an embodiment, the project proposal engine can be configured for providing templates for project proposal preparation by the stakeholders. According to an embodiment, the project monitoring and execution engine can be configured for allowing the stakeholders to perform activities regarding project monitoring and execution. According to an embodiment, the

impact assessment engine can be configured for calculating and assessing the impact created at end of the project execution; and thereby facilitating said corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management using said CSR engines. According to an embodiment, the stakeholders includes corporates, non-governmental organization, suppliers, charted accountants, legal advisors, CSR consultants and volunteers.
[00017] The CSR engines further includes a CSR compliance engine, a project closure engine, an online fund raising engine, a capability snapshot engine and a collaboration engine. According to an embodiment, the project closure engine can be configured for facilitating closure of the project within a predetermined time frame. According to an embodiment, the CSR compliance engine can be configured for generating various canned and ad-hoc reports, wherein the reports include reports regarding annual closure, branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact assessment, audit closure, compliance and policy closure.
[00018] According to an embodiment, the online fund raising engine can be configured for displaying a list of projects for fund raising, providing list of sponsors and partners, providing fundraising status dashboard, generating notifications and receipts regarding fund raising. According to an embodiment, the capability snapshot engine can be configured for generating a score card to indicate performance regarding capability of the NGO in terms of project execution. According to an embodiment, the collaboration engine can be configured for allowing communication between the stakeholders by providing communication tools, wherein said tools include sms, call, mail and chat.

[00019] According to an embodiment, the project monitoring and execution engine includes a project onboarding module, a project details module, a project planning module, a governance management module, a volunteer management module, a project tracking and execution module and a report management module.
[00020] According to an embodiment, the project onboarding module can be configured for providing CSR strategy details, stakeholder details and project details. According to an embodiment, the project details module can be configured for managing the project details. According to an embodiment, the project planning module can be configured for providing plurality of resources and stakeholder plans for project planning, task allocation and team mobilization. [00021] According to an embodiment, the governance management module can be configured for allowing the stakeholders to plan and organize meetings in a structured manner. According to an embodiment, the volunteer management module can be configured for managing volunteers database in terms of various parameters and can be further configured for allowing the NGO or corporate to assign projects to the volunteers based on said parameters, wherein said parameters includes location of the volunteer, skill set and availability. [00022] According to an embodiment, the project tracking and execution module can be configured for providing project plan updates, task allocation updates, status updates for ongoing tasks, meeting updates and further can be configured for providing directions regarding project execution.
[00023] According to an embodiment, the report management module can be configured for managing canned reports and ad-hoc reports regarding annual

closure, branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact assessment, audit closure, compliance and policy closure.
[00024] According to an embodiment, a method for providing corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management using a cloud based system; wherein said method comprising registering in the cloud based system by stakeholders through an interface device, accessing the cloud based system by stakeholders through the interface device, providing an application server in the cloud based system, providing templates to the stakeholders for project proposal preparation, allowing the stakeholders to perform activities regarding project monitoring and execution, calculating and assessing the impact created at end of the project execution, and thereby facilitating said corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management.
[00025] The method further comprising facilitating closure of the project within a predetermined time frame and generating various canned and ad-hoc reports, wherein said reports include reports regarding annual closure, branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact assessment, audit closure, compliance and policy closure.
[00026] According to an embodiment, the activities performed by the stakeholders regarding project monitoring and execution comprising: creating project details, organizing meetings for regular governance with agenda in a structured manner, updating the project execution plan for task allocation and team mobilization, executing the project, monitoring project plan updates, task allocation updates, status updates for ongoing tasks, meeting updates and viewing canned reports and ad-hoc reports regarding annual closure, branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact assessment, audit closure,

compliance and policy closure. The project details include vertical, location, and budget.
[00027] These and other aspects of the embodiments herein will be better appreciated and understood when considered in conjunction with the following description and the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the following descriptions, while indicating preferred embodiments and numerous specific details thereof, are given by way of illustration and not of limitation. Many changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the embodiments herein without departing from the spirit thereof, and the embodiments herein include all such modifications.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[00028] The detailed description is set forth with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, the left-most digit (s) of a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The use of the same reference numbers in different figures indicates similar or identical items.
[00029] Fig. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a technical architecture of a cloud based system for corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein; [00030] Fig. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a high level functional architecture of the cloud based system for corporate social responsibility project lifecycle management, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein; [00031] Fig. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of various functionality of CSR engines, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein;
[00032] Fig. 4 illustrates a schematic diagram of online fund raising engine, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein;

[00033] Fig. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of end to end CSR project lifecycle
management, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein;
[00034] Fig. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of report management module,
according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[00035] Fig. 7 illustrates an exemplary model of score card generated by a
capability snapshot engine to indicate the capability of NGO in terms of CSR
project lifecycle management, according to an embodiment of the present
invention herein; and
[00036] Fig. 8 illustrates an exemplary model of info-graphics generated by
impact assessment engine, according to an embodiment of the present invention
herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[00037] The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiments and detailed in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.
[00038] As mentioned above, there is a need to develop a cloud-based system for providing corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management by bringing all stakeholders on a single platform and thereby bridging information gap and loopholes in the existing (CSR) project lifecycle management. The

embodiments herein achieve this by providing a method for corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management using said cloud based platform. Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to Fig.1 through Fig. 8, where similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the figures, there are shown preferred embodiments. [00039] Fig. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a technical architecture of a cloud based system for corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein. The cloud based system for providing corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management, wherein said cloud based system comprises of an interface device 101, a presentation layer 102 and an application server 103. The interface device 101 provided for accessing the cloud based system by stakeholders 201. The presentation layer 102 provided for allowing the stakeholders to view the cloud based system from the interface device 101.
[00040] According to an embodiment, the application server 103 includes CSR engines 104. According to an embodiment, the CSR engines 104 includes a project proposal engine, a project monitoring and execution engine and an impact assessment engine. According to an embodiment, the project proposal engine can be configured for providing templates for project proposal preparation by the stakeholders. According to an embodiment, the project monitoring and execution engine can be configured for allowing the stakeholders to perform activities regarding project monitoring and execution. According to an embodiment, the impact assessment engine can be configured for calculating and assessing the impact created at end of the project execution and thereby facilitating said

corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management using said CSR engines 104.
[00041] According to an embodiment, the stakeholders includes corporates, non-governmental organization (NGO), suppliers, CSR consultants, charted accountants and legal advisors and volunteers.
[00042] The CSR engines 104 further includes a logging engine, an authentication engine, an authorization engine, a caching engine, an error handling engine, a session management engine, a transaction management engine, a CSR compliance engine, a project closure engine, an online fund raising engine, a capability snapshot engine, a collaboration engine, a research engine, an user management engine, a content management engine and an auditing engine. [00043] According to an embodiment, the logging engine can be configured for allowing the stakeholders to register in the cloud based system. According to an embodiment, the authentication engine can be configured for providing access control for the cloud based system by checking whether a user's login credentials match the credentials in a database of authorized users or in a data authentication server. The stakeholders can access the cloud based system only after the authentication. According to an embodiment, the authorization module can be configured for providing stakeholders permission to perform activities. [00044] According to an embodiment, the caching engine can be configured for storing CSR project lifecycle management data. According to an embodiment, the error handling engine can be configured for providing response and recovery procedures from error conditions occurring in the cloud based system. According to an embodiment, the session management engine can be configured for providing a time frame for communication between the interface and application

server. According to an embodiment, the transaction management engine can be configured for controlling coordination of transactions over one or more resources.
[00045] According to an embodiment, the project closure engine can be configured for facilitating closure of the project within a predetermined time frame. According to an embodiment, the compliance engine can be configured for generating various canned and ad-hoc reports, wherein said reports include reports regarding annual closure, branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact assessment, audit closure, compliance and policy closure. [00046] According to an embodiment, the online fund raising engine can be configured for displaying a list of projects for fund raising, providing list of sponsors and partners, providing fundraising status dashboard, generating notifications and receipts regarding fund raising. According to an embodiment, the capability snapshot engine can be configured for generating a score card to indicate performance regarding capability of the NGO in terms of project execution. According to an embodiment, the collaboration engine configured for allowing communication between the stakeholders by providing communication tools, wherein said tools include sms, call, mail and chat.
[00047] According to an embodiment, the research engine can be configured for allowing the stakeholders to search and enquire various trends, reports, events at national and global level in CSR domain and further configured for allowing the stakeholders to publish the research findings in the cloud based system. According to an embodiment, the user management module can be configured for providing to the NGO full control on users, reports and on who can view, update and share the report. The NGO have the admin privileges. The admin can create the users

and give privileges to the user. According to an embodiment, the content management module configured for managing the contents in the cloud based system. According to an embodiment, the auditing engine configured for auditing the CSR project documents, files and reports.
[00048] Fig. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a high level functional architecture of the cloud based system for corporate social responsibility project lifecycle management, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein. The cloud based system is capable of bringing all the stakeholders in a single platform for CSR project lifecycle management. The stakeholders includes but not limited to corporates 202, non-governmental organization (NGO) 203, suppliers 204, CSR consultants 205, charted accountants and legal advisors 206 and volunteers 207. The Corporates 202 are mainly sponsors of the projects. The NGO 203 are mainly the implementation partners to execute the CSR project. The suppliers 204 are mainly those who supply any material as needed for the project. The CSR Consultant 205 are mainly advisors to the corporates and/or NGO for the project. The CA and Legal Advisors are mainly responsible for CSR compliance. The volunteers are the contributors to the project execution as per their skills. The volunteer includes but not limited to employees, individuals, interns and students. The cloud based system can be used in various verticals that includes but not limited to education, healthcare, sustainability, energy and green.
[00049] Fig. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of various functionality of CSR engines, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein. The CSR engines 104 includes the project proposal engine 301, the project monitoring and execution engine 302, the project impact assessment engine 303, the CSR compliance engine 304, the online fund raising engine 306, the capability

snapshot engine 307, the collaboration engine 308, the user management engine 309 and the content management engine 310. The said engines facilitates the CSR project lifecycle management. The CSR engine further includes a CSR strategy engine configured for providing CSR details and a branding engine configured for branding the projects through mail, social media and internet.
[00050] Fig. 4 illustrates a schematic diagram of online fund raising engine, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein. The online fund rising engine 306 can be configured for allowing the stakeholders to request for fund raising by logging in to the cloud based system 401 (registration), displaying a list of projects for fund raising 402 (project for fund raising), providing fundraising status dashboard 403, generating notifications and receipts regarding fund raising 404 (donor management), and providing list of sponsors and partners 405 (case studies). The online fund raising engine 306 covers detailed statistics of fund utilization, impact assessment, real life case studies of beneficiaries, and routine inspection reports of the project from all the verticals and a detailed audit report.
[00051] Fig. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of end to end CSR project lifecycle management, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein. According to an embodiment, the project monitoring and execution engine 302 includes a project onboarding module 501, a project details module 502, a project planning module 503, governance management module 504, a volunteer management module 505, a project tracking and execution module 506 and a report management module 507.
[00052] According to an embodiment, the project onboarding module 501 can be configured for providing CSR strategy details, stakeholder details and project

details, wherein said project details 502 module can be configured for managing the project details. According to an embodiment, the project planning module 503 can be configured for providing plurality of resources and stakeholder plans for project planning, task allocation and team mobilization. According to an embodiment, the governance management module 504 can be configured for allowing the stakeholders 201 to plan and organize meetings in a structured manner. According to an embodiment, the volunteer management module 505 can be configured for managing volunteers database in terms of various parameters and can be further configured for allowing the NGO or corporate to assign projects to said volunteers based on said parameters, wherein said parameters includes location of the volunteer, skill set and availability. According to an embodiment, the project tracking and execution module 506 can be configured for providing project plan updates, task allocation updates, status updates for ongoing tasks, meeting updates and further configured for providing directions regarding project execution.
[00053] Fig. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of the report management module. According to an embodiment, the report management module 507 can be configured for managing canned reports 601 and ad-hoc reports 602 regarding annual closure, branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact assessment, audit closure, compliance and policy closure.
[00054] Fig. 7 illustrates an exemplary model of score card generated by a capability snapshot engine to indicate the capability of NGO in terms of CSR project lifecycle management, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein. The user need to go through questions and answer all of them. The user can see structured score card to know where exactly they have done

great job and where the focus need to be given. The capability score card can be presented on the cloud based system where the sponsors can view said score card at a single glance. It is also possible that, the viewing of the score card can be secure and allowed only to the right stakeholders.
[00055] Fig. 8 illustrates an exemplary model of info-graphics generated by impact assessment engine, according to an embodiment of the present invention herein. The impact assessment engine is a context specific flexible calculation engine which allows to capture parameters at pre-implementation level and assess said parameters after implementation of the project thereby giving a clear info-graphics regarding the impact created at the end.
[00056] Exemplary methods for providing CSR project lifecycle management using the cloud based system can be described with reference to fig. 1 to fig.8. These exemplary methods can be described in the general context of computer executable instructions. Generally, computer executable instructions can include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, procedures, modules, functions, and the like that perform particular functions or implement particular abstract data types. The methods can also be practiced in a distributed computing environment where functions are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communication network. In a distributed computing environment, computer executable instructions may be located both in local and remote computer storage media, including memory storage devices. [00057] The exemplary methods are illustrated as a collection of operations in a logical flow graph representing a sequence of operations that can be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. The order in which the methods are described is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any

number of the described method blocks can be combined in any order to implement the methods, or alternate methods. Additionally, individual operations may be deleted from the methods without departing from the spirit and scope of the subject matter described herein. In the context of software, the operations represent computer instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, perform the recited operations.
[00058] A method for providing corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management using a cloud based system; wherein said method comprising registering in the cloud based system by stakeholders 201 through an interface device 101, accessing the cloud based system by stakeholders 201 through the interface device 101, providing an application server 103 in the cloud based system, providing templates to the stakeholders 201 for project proposal preparation, allowing the stakeholders 201 to perform activities regarding project monitoring and execution 302, calculating and assessing the impact created at end of the project execution; and thereby facilitating said corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management.
[00059] The method further comprising facilitating closure of the project within a predetermined time frame and generating various canned 601 and ad-hoc reports 602, wherein said reports include reports regarding annual closure, branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact assessment, audit closure, compliance and policy closure.
[00060] According to an embodiment, the activities performed by stakeholders 201 regarding project monitoring and execution comprising creating project details, wherein said details include vertical, location, and budget; creating project execution plans, updating the project execution plan for task

allocation and team mobilization, organizing meetings for regular governance with agenda in a structured manner, executing the project, monitoring project plan updates, task allocation updates, status updates for ongoing tasks, meeting updates and viewing canned reports and ad-hoc reports regarding annual closure, branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact assessment, audit closure, compliance and policy closure.
[00061] A main advantage of the present disclosure is to provide a method and a cloud-based system for the CSR project lifecycle management by bringing all stakeholders in a single platform.
[00062] Another advantage of the present disclosure is to faster fund raising. [00063] Yet another advantage of the present disclosure is to effectively monitor and execute the project by the stakeholders.
[00064] Still another advantage of the present disclosure is effective impact assessment of the projects.
[00065] Another advantage of the present disclosure is to assist corporates in discovering the right implementation partner.
[00066] Another advantage of the present disclosure is to assist non¬governmental organization (NGO) to showcase capabilities to corporates in a right way.
[00067] Another advantage of the present disclosure is to generate required reports, documents, execution records and various proof points in a secured manner.
[00068] The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such

specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the embodiments as described herein.

We claim:
1. A cloud based system for providing corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management, wherein said cloud based system comprises of:
an interface device 101, a presentation layer 102 and an application server 103;
wherein said interface device 101 provided for accessing the cloud based system by stakeholders 201;
wherein said presentation layer 102 provided for allowing the stakeholders 201 to view the cloud based system from the interface device 101; characterized in that
wherein said application server 103 includes CSR engines 104; wherein said CSR engines 104 includes a project proposal engine 301, a project monitoring and execution engine 302 and an impact assessment engine 303;
wherein said project proposal engine 301 configured for providing templates for project proposal preparation by the stakeholders 201; wherein said project monitoring and execution 302 engine configured for allowing the stakeholders 201 to perform activities regarding project monitoring and execution;
wherein said impact assessment engine 303 configured for calculating and assessing the impact created at end of the project execution; and thereby facilitating said corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management using said CSR engines 104.

2. The cloud based system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said stakeholders 201 includes corporates 202, non-governmental organization (NGO) 203, suppliers 204, CSR consultants 205, charted accountants and legal advisors 206 and volunteers 207.
3. The cloud based system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said CSR engines further includes a CSR compliance engine 304 and a project closure engine 305;
wherein said project closure engine 305 configured for facilitating closure of the project within a predetermined time frame; and
wherein said CSR compliance engine 304 configured for generating various canned 601 and ad-hoc reports 602, wherein said reports include reports regarding annual closure, branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact assessment, audit closure, compliance and policy closure.
4. The cloud based system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said CSR engine further includes 104 an online fund raising engine 306, a capability snapshot engine 307 and a collaboration engine 308.
5. The cloud based system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said online fund raising engine 306 configured for displaying a list of projects for fund raising 402, providing list of sponsors and partners 405, providing fundraising status dashboard 403, generating notifications and receipts regarding fund raising 404;
wherein said capability snapshot engine 307 configured for generating a score card to indicate performance regarding capability of the NGO 203 in terms of project execution; and

wherein said collaboration engine 308 configured for allowing
communication between the stakeholders 201 by providing
communication tools, wherein said tools include sms, call, mail and chat.
6. The cloud based system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said project monitoring and execution engine 302 includes a project onboarding module 501, a project details module 502, a project planning module 503, governance management module 504, a volunteer management module 505, a project tracking and execution module 506 and a report management module 507.
7. The cloud based system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said project onboarding module 501 configured for providing CSR strategy details, stakeholder details and project details;
wherein said project details 502 module configured for managing the project details; and
wherein said project planning module 503 configured for providing plurality of resources and stakeholder plans for project planning, task allocation and team mobilization.
8. The cloud based system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said governance
management module 504 configured for allowing the stakeholders 201 to
plan and organise meetings in a structured manner;
wherein said volunteer management module 505 configured for managing volunteers database in terms of various parameters and further configured for allowing the NGO or corporate to assign projects to said volunteers based on said parameters, wherein said parameters includes location of the volunteer, skill set and availability;

wherein said project tracking and execution module 506 configured for providing project plan updates, task allocation updates, status updates for ongoing tasks, meeting updates and further configured for providing directions regarding project execution; and
wherein said report management module 507 configured for managing canned reports 601 and ad-hoc reports 602 regarding annual closure, branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact assessment, audit closure, compliance and policy closure. 9. A method for providing corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management using a cloud based system; wherein said method comprising:
registering in the cloud based system by stakeholders 201 through an interface device 101;
accessing the cloud based system by stakeholders 201 through the interface device 101;
providing an application server 103 in the cloud based system; characterized in that
wherein said method further comprising,
providing templates to the stakeholders 201 for project proposal preparation;
allowing the stakeholders 201 to perform activities regarding project monitoring and execution 302;
calculating and assessing the impact created at end of the project execution; and thereby facilitating said corporate social responsibility (CSR) project lifecycle management.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said method further
comprising:
facilitating closure of the project within a predetermined time frame; and generating various canned 601 and ad-hoc reports 602, wherein said reports include reports regarding annual closure, branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact assessment, audit closure, compliance and policy closure.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said activities performed by
stakeholders 201 regarding project monitoring and execution comprising:
creating project details, wherein said details include vertical, location, and
budget;
creating project execution plans;
updating the project execution plan for task allocation and team
mobilization;
organizing meetings for regular governance with agenda in a structured
manner;
executing the project;
monitoring project plan updates, task allocation updates, status updates for
ongoing tasks, meeting updates; and
viewing canned reports and ad-hoc reports regarding annual closure,
branding, routine inspection, project monitoring and execution, impact
assessment, audit closure, compliance and policy closure.