Impact Assessment Firm
Looking for the Best Impact Assessment Firm in India?
Here’s Why Corporates Choose Chrysalis Services
Delivering high-quality CSR impact assessments that go beyond compliance—driven by empathy, insight, and on-ground expertise.
What Makes an Impact Assessment Firm the Right Partner for Your CSR Goals?
Impact assessments are no longer a checkbox activity—they are a strategic necessity. Whether you’re running an education program in Jharkhand or a clean energy initiative in Madhya Pradesh, a credible impact assessment partner helps you understand what’s really changing on the ground.
At Chrysalis Services, we see impact not just as data—but as a narrative. Our evaluations bring out real stories, quantify outcomes, and equip CSR leaders with the insights needed to refine, scale, or course-correct programs.
Why Chrysalis Stands Out Among the Best Impact Assessment Firms
When corporates look for a CSR impact assessment agency, they often encounter templated reports and generic surveys. That’s not us. Here’s what makes Chrysalis different:
- Sectoral Expertise: Education, healthcare, livelihoods, skilling, climate action, WASH, women empowerment, and more.
- Pan-India Presence: Rural, urban, remote—we’ve covered over 19 Indian states.
- Multilingual Field Teams: Fluent in 10+ regional languages to engage authentically.
- Robust Methodologies: Combining quantitative rigour with deep qualitative inquiry.
- Boardroom-Ready Reports: Visually compelling, insight-rich, and tailored for your leadership, investor, and stakeholder communications.
We have worked with leading corporate clients since inception. We ensure your CSR investments deliver meaningful, measurable, and lasting impact.
Our CSR Impact Assessment Process: Transparent. Rigorous. Human
Chrysalis follows a tried-and-tested 5-step approach, further aligned with international best practices like the REEECIS model (Relevance, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Equity, Coherence, Impact, Sustainability).
1. Desk Review & Project Understanding
We begin by studying secondary data and past records, understanding the Theory of Change and key objectives.
2. Tool & Indicator Development
Custom tools, indicators, and hypotheses are developed. These are aligned with your program’s outcomes and CSR goals.
3. Field Study & Stakeholder Consultation
Quantitative and Qualitative data collection through household surveys, FGDs, interviews, and site observations are carried out by our experienced inhouse research team.
4. Data Analysis & Insight Generation
We conduct an in-depth analysis to capture both the direct and indirect impacts of the programme. A Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis is also carried out to quantify the social value created — indicating the amount of social benefit generated for every rupee spent.
5. Reporting & Visualization
We deliver engaging, action-oriented reports with charts, infographics, and recommendations that can support CSR boards, BRSR filings, and ESG disclosures.
What We Offer: Our CSR Impact Assessment Capabilities
| Service | Details |
|---|---|
| Theory of Change Validation | Ensures your program logic is working as intended. |
| Community Voice Reports | Real stories from the ground—case studies, quotes, and personal narratives. |
| Dashboards & Data Viz | Live dashboards for real-time CSR monitoring. |
| SROI Calculations | Estimate social value generated per rupee spent. |
What Sets Us Apart
- We speak both languages—the language of the field, and the language of the boardroom. Our team includes sociologists, economists, statisticians, and grassroots facilitators.
- We don’t just create reports—we craft communication tools. Use our findings in investor decks, ESG reports, annual reports, or CSR showcases.
- We’ve done it before—across scale and sectors. From Fortune 500 companies to smaller foundations, our assessments are trusted by decision-makers.
Who Trusts Us: Client Snapshot
- Mahindra & Mahindra Limited – Education, Women Empowerment, Livelihoods
- Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Limited (CIFCL) – Healthcare, WASH, Education, Environment
- CISCO India Private Limited – Healthcare, Livelihoods, Education
- DCB Bank – Environment
- Orient Electricals Limited – Education, Healthcare
- HCL Foundation – Education, Sports, Environment
- Bata – Education, Healthcare, Skill Development, WASH, Environment
- Muthooth Pappachan Foundation – Education and Skill Development, Healthcare
Want to see sample reports or success stories? Just ask us.
Why Impact Assessments Matter More Than Ever
In today’s CSR and ESG landscape, good intentions are not enough. Regulatory expectations like the Companies Act CSR Rules, BRSR (Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting), and SDG alignment demand accountability, transparency, and improvement.
With Chrysalis, you move from anecdote to evidence—ensuring that your CSR rupees go further, deeper, and smarter.
FAQs on CSR Impact Assessment
Impact assessments are primarily conducted to measure and witness the actual change and transformation a CSR initiative brings about—on people, communities, and the planet. They go beyond outputs to evaluate the real-world impact, capturing both intended and unintended outcomes through defined impact indicators.
Impact assessments are mandatory for CSR projects where the outlay exceeds ₹1 crore, as per the CSR Rules under the Companies Act. But beyond compliance, they are crucial for informing future program decisions, ensuring accountability for results, and demonstrating the actual impact your CSR initiatives have created for communities, ecosystems, and stakeholders.
As a rule of thumb, impact assessments are most meaningful when conducted at least a year after project completion, once outcomes have had time to emerge and take root. This allows for more accurate measurement of real change. However, depending on the project, baseline, midline, and endline evaluations may also be conducted during different stages to track progress over time.
Specialist firms like Chrysalis with cross-sectoral experience and on-ground capacity.
It’s our outlook and approach that set us apart. We’re driven by a deep commitment to uncovering the most real, authentic, and meaningful data and insights—not just to check boxes, but to truly serve our clients. Our fieldwork is grounded in empathy, our analysis is rigorous, and our recommendations are strategic. We don’t just measure change—we help you understand it and act on it with confidence.
Authentic field data + sharp insights + strategic recommendations = better decision-making.
Timelines can vary based on the complexity, geography, and scale of your CSR project. On average, most assessments take between 3 to 4 months—from tool design and fieldwork to analysis and reporting. We customise timelines to suit each client’s needs and program realities.
Yes, our reports align with CSR mandates, BRSR norms, and ESG benchmarks.
Absolutely. We’ve conducted impact assessments across 19+ Indian states, including Tier 2/3 towns, tribal belts, and some of the most remote and secluded interior regions. Nothing stops us from doing a thorough, high-quality job—no matter how challenging the terrain or location. Our multilingual field teams are trained to engage authentically and effectively, even in the most hard-to-reach communities.
Yes. Every report comes with clear, actionable recommendations.
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Ready to Evaluate Your CSR Impact?
If you’re looking for one of the best impact assessment firms in India, look no further.
At Chrysalis Services, we’re not just evaluators. We’re your strategic partners in making CSR meaningful—for your stakeholders, your communities, and your boardroom.