At UDGS foundation, we strive to answer each and every question about our work and how you can get involved. To this end, we've compiled an extensive list of questions that we receive frequently. Please review these questions and our responses. If your question is still not answered, feel free to Contact Us and we will get back to you just as soon as we can.
There are many ways your company can support our work. Here are some of our favorites:
Get your employer to match your donation.
If your company has a corporate foundation, make an introduction.
Hold a company fundraiser for our projects. By combining efforts, you and your colleagues can have a major impact on the communities where we work.
Introduce us to your ‘Human Resource Department’ and organize our employee training workshops in your Company.
We have a fantastic program designed for your students. Both of our current projects ‘Express and Lead’ and ‘Unfold Yourself’ cater youth . UDGS foundation can be your ‘Life skills; and personality enhancement partner.
Our team can also customize our workshops and program as per the needs of your students.
Not only students, UDGS foundation under its teacher training initiative also conducts training workshops with teachers focusing on their self development and communication skills and also on the concept of ‘Collaborative’ and ‘Creative ‘ Learning.
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UDGS foundation doesn’t claim to be the finest of all the existing organizations working in the country , it is still in a learning and a developing stage but one thing which makes UDGS foundation stand apart is the ideology behind it.
UDGS foundation aim to bring together like minded people together who wish to contribute towards the betterment of our society in more than one way. If you feel connected with any of our existing project you can support either financially or as a volunteer, team member.
If you have any other idea of your own and you wish to get in on floor professionally, UDGS foundation is a platform where you can give yourself every possible chance to bring your ideas to reality.
UDGS is a budding organization with your support this small plant will grow like a tree to benefit the existing and coming generations and together we will make this world a better place .
UDGS foundation is a non-governmental and non profit organization and is completely non-denominational.
In 2013, a qualified finance professional Naveen Gupta decided to follow his passion of acting and theatre but with no professional training in the field and no Godfather he was all on his own and then he along with some of his friends decided to incorporate a entity dedicated towards promotion of theatre and the idea with the contribution of fellow members grew from just promotion of theatre to promotion of art and culture ,education, social advocacy, productive ageing, rural development.
UDGS foundation is registered as a Non Profit making Company under Section-8 of Companies Act,India.
Our website is the most comprehensive source of information about UDGS. It contains descriptions of our programs, our ideology and annual reports.
If you prefer to receive information about UDGS foundation via traditional mail, please email info@UDGS.org.
UDGS foundation has wide span of working areas from promotion of art and culture, to education , productive aging , working for differently able , poverty eradication , rural development.
Currently we are working on two projects:
Our Express and Lead program through its workshops and seminars transform the personality and thinking skills of children of all age group. It enables children to think beyond books, take a positive outlook towards life, motivate themselves to follow their own path towards success. Along with life skills, the program also focus on advocacy on social issues, health etc.
Thus with a dual goal of improving the life skills of the children and informing them about various social and ethical issues prevalent in our society, the program has been successful in shaping the thinking skills and personalities of thousands of children so far.
The program has played pivot role in shaping the outlook of children towards life and has been able to sow seed of positivity and self confidence amongst them. Feedbacks from the participants prove that the workshops under the program has been able to give them a new way of thinking and these feedbacks fuel us to try different thinks, make the workshops more interesting and move forward.
Our Unfold yourself program was a step towards our contribution in promotion of the art and culture. Our program provides a platform to raw talents in the field of arts may it be music, acting, stage designing, event organizing to sharpen their skills by working with the experienced and the experts of the field, thus the program bridges the gap between the experienced and fresh talent and bring them together to work on a project together and exchange their knowledge and skills.
Theatre as an art form is generally looked as a medium entertainment but we look at the theatre in four ways:
as entertainment / art
as instrument of education
as weapon of social / political change
as a document of history -the plays and the theatrical events of various periods can be seen as historical documents reflecting that period.
Our members in association with a leading theatre group in Delhi have participated in more than 20 shows in last two years which covers each of the above mentioned elements of theatre as an art form we see. Now we are in process of redesigning this program also to conduct theatre and music shows with the fusion of differently able and able people.
We believe that there is an Underdog in each and every one of us. In one situation we might be doing good but in some we might be back stepping . So, we wanted the underdog in us to come out and perform and take the additional advantage of being taken as an Underdog by others. So we found our name which reflected its purpose, its mission : Under- DoGS Foundation
Both our programs ‘Express and Lead’ and ‘Unfold Yourself’ is primarily based on reaching people through our workshops, seminars and shows.
We measure the number of people reached through the level of participation of people in our programs.
We are in process of devising a more structured tool for determining our reach and impact and shall soon be coming out with our impact evaluation tool for our programs.
UDGS is growing every day—serving new communities and new regions. Recognizing that the need for our work exists in all cities alike we are firmly committed to increasing the national footprint of our programs.
We are planning to increase the reach as well as scope of our operations with remodeling and redesigning the existing programs and launching new programs.
Currently, we are in process of designing ‘three’ more programs as an extension of our existing ‘Express and Lead’ and ‘Unfold Yourself’ program
UDGS started its operations in Delhi/NCR in 2013 but with years it has expanded its reach to cover other cities through its workshops and shows.
We have conducted workshops and theatre shows in other cities like Jammu, Chandigarth, Sonepat ,Jabalpur, Indore, Ludhiana , Patna, Gaya and planning to cover other parts of the country as well to maximize our reach across India.
We act as a non-governmental and non profit making organization. Because we also work in public (government) schools, we try to partner with government ministries of education to implement our educational projects .
UDGS foundation believe in collaborative development and contribution of like minded people taking initiatives for increasing the reach of our programs is something we value the most.
You are most welcome to refer UDGS to any of known school/organization/ institution where our programs can add value . Any communication in this regard can be done at info@UDGS.org
You can find extensive information about our programs on our website, including videos and relevant case studies given here. For any other information we would love to hear it from you, kindly reach us at info@UDGS.org
Partner organizations are an important strategic aspect of UDGS working model. We are willing to work in collaboration with local NGOs in order to build upon the strengths of existing work and ensure long-term sustainability. If your organization would like to collaborate with us in implementation of our programs in your city or you would like to start or expand your program through us, please email at info@UDGS.org.
Yes! We promote active participation of our volunteers in all spheres of our programs may it be writing modules for our training to conducting trainings, provide on stage or back stage support for our theatre shows .
So, if you think you are a good trainer/counselor you are most welcome to volunteer with us.
If you are interested in volunteering at UDGS, please visit our volunteer opportunities page.
Absolutely! Many friends of UDGS foundation choose to host fundraisers, such as cocktail parties, story telling parties, and dinner parties to benefit our programs. These fundraisers are an integral part of our success. In addition to helping to fund our programs, they also offer an excellent opportunity to share the story of UDGS and its programs with new potential supporters.
If you wish to organize any such event for UDGS, please write at info@UDGS.org.
Our chapter leaders and chapter members have made long-term commitments to UDGS. Typically, we expect our chapter leaders to dedicate 3-4 hours per week to UDGS , and before a large event, they can be working up to 15-18 hours per week. Our chapter members spend an average of 1-2 hours per week promoting UDGS , but before major fundraisers, they also can be investing up to 10 hours a week towards the success of the event.
UDGS chapters are comprised of groups of individuals who have made a long-term volunteer commitment to promoting UDGS within their networks and communities. On average each of our chapters chooses to organize 5-6 fundraising events per year in their area. Additionally, chapter members use their connections and influence to help spread the word about UDGS to individuals, corporations, foundations, and schools who might be interested in partnering with us to work directly or indirectly in any of our programs.
Yes! Help UDGS foundation keep costs low by helping to stuff envelopes, enter data, and any number of other administrative tasks. If you are interested in volunteering in our headquarters office, please visit our In-Office Volunteer Opportunities webpage to find out what volunteer opportunities are currently available and how to apply.
Our volunteers could help raise funds and spread the word about the incredible work we are doing. Our volunteers work both on their own and in partnership with other volunteers.
Apart from fund raising, volunteers can join any of our programs as trainers, content writers, media managers and event organizers.
In addition, we also allow volunteers to be a part of program development and appraisals where they could suggest any new program or changes in our existing programs.
We consider volunteers as an integral part of our Organization and programs .
Our volunteers play a very significant role in success of our programs by organizing fundraising events, spreading the word about our programs, and connecting us to individuals, corporations, foundations, and schools who might be interested in partnering with us to organize our workshops and seminars.
If you are interested in volunteering at UDGS, please visit our volunteer opportunities page.
Yes! We have a team of free lancers and consultants with us who work in all areas from program development to managing finance, handling media and social network, relationship management.
You can view a list of current job openings on our Career Opportunities page.
UDGS foundation periodically offers internships in our programs development , and finance departments. These usually occur during the summer months and range in length from one month to three months.
You can view a list of current internship opportunities on our Career Opportunities page.
You can view a list of current job openings on our Career Opportunities page.
If you have any other query write as on info@udgs.org