Basic concepts and guidelines for social work
Basic beliefs: (Respecting, Serving, Striving and Seeking)
1. Respect for the poor and downtrodden.
2. Service to the poor.
3. Striving for excellence.
4. Seek directions of Spiritual Director.

Ten Rules for social Action and Charity Work
01. Commitment and Involvement in the work undertaken for the poor.
02. Share information with all Members.
03. Motivate all partners in the social work program.
04. Communicate everything you possibly can to donors and volunteers.
05. Appreciate everything each one contributes towards rendering help
to the poor.
06. Celebrate your success with all well- wishers and donors.
07. Listen to everyone.
08. Exceed your donors' expectation.
09. Control your expenses better than you manage your household expenses.
10. Swim upstream.

Rule 1
Commitment and involvement means bringing passion to one's
work. Those who have passion, who love their work, would try to do
their best. Humility is an essential ingredient.
Rule 2
Share information with all. Everything has to be an open book.
Keep accounts accurate and all donations fully accounted for at all
times. Maintain detailed expenditure, on daily basis.
Rule 3
Motivate members, volunteers, and donors, for concrete action.
Rule 4
Communicate everything possible to dispel any distrust amongst
all agencies connected with social work for the poor.
Rule 5
Appreciate everything anyone does for the poor. Words of
praise will raise public trust. Selecting and training volunteers
goes a long way to really serve the poor.
Rule 6
Celebrate your success with the poor. Distribute aid items on
need basis to improve quality of life. These acts should be home
delivered.
Rule 7
Listen to everyone and adopt good ideas to further the aim of
helping the poor. Evolve and execute projects, which gets the poor on
their feet.
Rule 8
Exceed your donors expectations. Always give them more than
they expect. Public judge our actions on ground rather than publicize
what we plan or intend to do.
Rule 9
Control expenses better than ever. Keeping costs down will
give advantage to reach out to more poor. Each Rupee saved is Rupee
earned. This is the best way to respect our donors. Do not collect/
raise funds more than is basically required for the work undertaken.
Do not invest donors' money in banks or stock, as this action will
not be appreciated by them. Donors' money is intended only for
social/ charitable work.
Rule 10
Swim upstream. Ignore conventional wisdom. If everybody else
is doing it one way, there's a good chance you can find better results
by going exactly in the opposite direction. But be prepared for a lot
of people to wave you down and tell you are headed the wrong way.
Volunteer work is very demanding. Get the volunteers to man the fort.
Encourage and let the movement grow.