Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy Review

Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) is a non-profit organization registered on 27th December, 2001 with Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and licensed under section 42 of the Companies Ordinance 1984.

PCP evaluates and certify NGOs and INGOs working in Pakistan.

Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) is a not for profit organization mainly serving three pillars of development sector, that is, NGO sector, Government and the Donor organizations.
PCP itself is a research based NGO which mainly is known in the NGO world for its brain child model of Certification program.
Other major contributions of PCP are a Public Private Partnership model mainly in education sector and Research on Philanthropic activities.

PCP gives certification with authenticity and credibility to nonprofit organization working in Pakistan

I did not get a good vibe from this organisation. I was called in for an interview for the position of Senior Research Officer. The HR the workforce was unprofessional. For a single job position, there were over 8-10 candidates.
The panel consisted of two women and one person from HR. The panelist never bothered to introduce himself. For each interview, they spent 4-5 minutes with the candidate. In my case, they did not ask any questions relevant to the advertised position.
The office had a lovely structure but unprofessional behavior. The HR department never bothered to express the result of the interview.
It is sad to see how these organisations have such experienced leadership, but there is also no application of basic ethics. The interviews were conducted, in my opinion, to satisfy a donor or tick a box!
Not recommended!

It is located on the first floor of RDF building near UBL bank

Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy was established in 2001 as a not for profit government support organization under section 42 of the Companies Ordinance 1984. PCP's Mission is to increase the volume and effectiveness of indigeneous philanthropy.
PCP is an independent nonprofit support organisation with a vision to link the three sectors of society i.e government, business and civil society organizations in a synergistic partnership for development and mission to promote the volume and effectiveness of philanthropy for social development in Pakistan .

PCP offers certification to the Not-for-Profit sector organisations, which helps obtaining tax exemptions. An entity continuously striving for improvement of outlook of not for profit sector by evaluating and certifying NPOs. With the change of tax rules, their certification has become less valuable as tax authorities require comprehensive filing and doesn't offer much room for exemption

PCP Certification a must for any Non Profit Organization working within Pakistan.