Activities of TSSRC

The centre has extended its activities in four main areas

1.  Cooperatives

The center is actively involved with different cooperatives and Federation of cooperatives both nationally and internationally.

The members through the center have been offering their expertise to different cooperatives in the form of providing legal

advise, designing of business development plans, training in financial management and capacity building of cooperative societies.

The centre is also involved in research and academic activities relating to cooperatives. The following are some of the major

activities related to cooperatives.

·  Research Support to The High Power Committee on Cooperatives formed by the Ministry for Agriculture, Government of India

·  Development of Curriculum for the Diploma in Cooperative Banking and MBA in Cooperation and Banking started by University of Mysore in collaboration with Karnataka State Urban Co-operative Banking Federation

·  Development of Curriculum for the Diploma in Cooperative Management run by the Karnataka State Cooperative Federation

·  Conducting Training Programmes to Executives, Employee, Board Members, & Members of the Cooperatives. Facilitating Doctoral Research in the area of Cooperatives

2. NGOs

TSRRC is actively associated with NGOs in disseminating the findings of the research studies undertaken at the center. Members of TSRRC are invited by individual NGOs and their federations to address issues of governance, fundraising, financial management, volunteering and staff retention programmes. The following are some of the major activities related to NGOs 

·  Collaborating with NGO federations in NGO Management

·  Work with SHG Federations

·  Preparation of Course Curriculum and Teaching  for Master of Management of Non-Profit Organisation Management run by VILD in collaboration with University of Mysore

3. Research Support

The center provides a platform for effective meshing of theory and practice. The centre regularly takes up research projects and studies for different agencies. 

4. Documentation and Publishing

TSRRC takes up documentation of research works undertaken by the members and also has a growing library that provides reading materials related to Third Sector activity and research. TSRRC also brings out peer reviewed Occasional Papers.