The Business & Community Foundation (BCF) is a civil society organisation registered in 1998 under the Societies Registration Act 1860. It was established in New Delhi by eminent persons and has been one of the pioneers in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India.

BCF is an independent civil society organization with a diverse Board and does not represent any corporate house nor is a spokesperson for any sector. BCF has a unique concept of corporate engagement through memberships. BCF works in cooperation with its members. The membership entails consulting time and advisory inputs from BCF on CSR. BCF facilitates partnerships working with over 200 organisations in the country, between NGOs, Corporates, State & (and) Civil Society organisations to benefit marginalised & disadvantaged communities.

The ABC of BCF........

Advocacy: Our advocacy programme targets key decision makers in government, multilateral and bilateral agencies, private sector and non-governmental organizations. BCF acts as an interface between these decision makers in order to advocate the case for their contribution to development on the social, economic and environmental front.

Building Partnerships: BCF acts as a facilitator in introducing key partners in cross sector organizations from Business, State and Civil Society and thus brings together the complementary skills, expertise and experiences in these sectors for a humane society.

Capacity Building: BCF provides a platform to cross - sector organizations to evolve partnerships in order to address the issues of sustainable development. The idea of facilitating cross-sector partnerships is not only to impart knowledge and develop the skills of the organizations involved, but also to bring about an attitudinal change within these organizations, through creating synergies amongst them.

The current activities of the organisation include Disability, Employee Volunteering, CSR Training / Workshops, CSR Award Assessment, Fellowship studies on Corporate Partnerships etc. In addition BCF works to identify core development priorities that concern the most vulnerable and works to address these issues within the framework of corporate responsibility