Guides for every role

Short, step-by-step guides that match the screens in CorpHands today. Pick your role below.

Get your company running in about an hour.

Owner

Create your accountGo to the sign-up page, enter your company name, your name, work email and a password. Your 30-day trial starts at once with every feature, and you land on the CSR workspace overview.
Follow the getting-started checklistThe overview shows a checklist: invite people, add a registered NGO partner, create your first activity and set your budget. It disappears when everything is done.
Set your policiesIn Settings, choose paid volunteer leave days per year, whether leaderboards show names by default, the ₹ value of a volunteer hour, whether QR check-ins approve automatically, and your focus areas and scoring weights for funding requests.
Share your request formSettings shows your public request form link (/apply/your-company). Put it on your website or send it to NGOs so they can apply for CSR funding.
Enter your CSR figuresIf section 135 applies to you, open CSR compliance and enter the net profit for the last three financial years. CorpHands works out the obligation.
Choose a plan before the trial endsIn Plan and billing, request the plan you want. We send an invoice. If the trial ends first, your data is kept but changes pause until a plan is active.

The everyday workflow.

CSR admin

Invite peoplePeople → Invite, or Import to upload a CSV with the columns email, name, department, role, manager_email, employee_no, phone. Download the template from the import page.
Add NGO partnersNGO partners → Add NGO. Then add its CSR-1, PAN, 12A/12AB and 80G registrations and upload the certificates. Mark it verified once you've checked the originals.
Create an activityActivities → New activity. Start from a template, link the NGO, set start and end time (India time), hours credit and capacity, then publish. You can notify all employees by email.
On the dayOpen the activity and choose the QR screen. Show it on a laptop or tablet. The code changes every 2 minutes; check-in is open from an hour before the start until three hours after the end.
AfterwardsMark attendance or no-shows, record the number of people helped and notes, and mark the activity completed.
Approve hoursHours approvals lists pending QR and self-reported hours with evidence. Approve in bulk, or reject with a reason (the employee is emailed).

From invitation to your first certificate.

Employee

Accept your invitationOpen the link in your invitation email and choose a password. Add CorpHands to your phone's home screen for quick access.
Join an activityActivities shows what's coming up. Tap one, then Join. If it's full you join the waitlist. You get an email with a calendar invite.
Check inOn the day, scan the organiser's QR code with your phone camera and tap Confirm, or open Check in and type the 6-character code.
Log other volunteeringMy hours → Log hours: add a title, date, hours and a photo or letter as evidence. Your CSR team approves it.
See your impactMy impact shows hours by month, badges and leaderboards. Choose in Profile whether you appear by name, by an alias or hidden. Print your certificate any time; anyone can check it with its QR code.
Use your perks cardIf your company offers perks and you've volunteered in the last 12 months, Perks shows your card. Show it at a partner shop.

Two minutes a week.

Line manager

Open My teamYou see your direct reports, their approved hours this year and any hours waiting for approval.
Decide leave requestsApprove or decline volunteer leave requests from your team. The employee is emailed the decision.
Encourage participationUse the hours view to recognise people who volunteered and nudge those who haven't yet.

For NGOs applying to a company that uses CorpHands.

NGO or applicant

Open the company's request formThe company shares a link like /apply/company-name. The form shows the areas the company focuses on.
Fill in the detailsYour organisation's name and CSR-1 number, contact details, what you need, the amount in rupees, cash or in-kind, the number of beneficiaries and the date you need it by. Attach a supporting document if you have one.
Keep your referenceYou get a reference number like REQ-2026-0042 on screen and by email.
Wait for the decisionThe company reviews your request and emails you a decision letter. Requests can only be approved for NGOs with a valid CSR-1 and 12A/12AB, so make sure your registration details are correct.

For shops and partners offering perks.

Partner staff

Scan the cardThe volunteer shows a QR code on their phone. Scan it with any phone camera; it opens the card check page. The code refreshes every minute, so screenshots don't work.
Check the resultYou see only the volunteer's first name, their company and whether the card is active.
Apply the offerChoose the offer, enter your store's 6-digit staff PIN (given to you by the company) and confirm. Monthly limits are checked automatically.
Wrong PIN?After several wrong attempts, checks for your store pause for a while. Ask the company's CSR team for the correct PIN.

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