A good theory of change gives you choices and helps you make better decisions, in addition - it is a tool that can be used by so many stakeholders, both internally and externally to an organisation as it explains clearly and succinctly...
The Investment Impact Index™One of the biggest issues for the development sector in Africa is how to determine whether we have really made a difference through any given social investment programme, and what kind of difference we hav...
Lets talk about social return on investmentGrantmakers, donors and philanthropists want nothing else, but to make an impact with their investments. So do companies, foundations and trusts. And – if you are a more commercially incli...
How to go about managing and measuring your impact is a question we get asked a lot. Our philosophy is that impact is intentional and needs to be designed. In this presentation we provide guidance on the aspects and consideration for...
Definition: Socio-economics is the study of the relationship between economic activity and social life. In many cases, however, socio-economists focus on the social impact of a specific kind of economic change. Such changes might includ...
What is social capital? It is “the glue that binds society together’’ and provides the opportunity for businesses to be purposefully involved in creating a sustainable future for their operations, communities, and society at large....
Outcomes and case study of due diligence processes for human rights impact assessments....
Human rights are necessary in our modern world, as globalisation and injustice are factors that can impact business. What we all have in common is human rights, purely because we are all people and live on the same planet. Human rights a...
The newly revisited concept of social capital is now prominent in several fields of social science. For Next Generation Consultants, the concept became important with the introduction of the integrated reporting framework that requires c...
"Social capital” as a concept is relatively new, multifaceted and imprecise. “Hard data” on what it is and how it should be measured is therefore not readily available. Companies often only report on the money they invest in commu...
The relevance of measuring, managing and reporting on business and human rights indicators cannot be overstated. Valid and reliable indicators could be useful to: assess the size of the human rights issues that companies face; track corporat...
Even today, many development practitioners find it hard to prove the value (and the business case for that matter) that social and community development delivers and contributes to the future sustainability of a business. However, becaus...
Introduction and backgroundOver the past 10 years, Next Generation has analysed, reviewed, tracked and commented on the trends in the corporate community and social investment and development sector across Africa and South Africa. Over...
How to build a story of impact to share with funders and stakeholders.Download the report...
The following provides insight into research conducted and follows on previous work presented (in 2013, 2014 and 2015). The aim of this research is to understand how the practice of community/social investment and development changes ove...
Global polycrisis requires transformative philanthropyHardly a day goes by that we don’t read or hear about an existing or new crisis, catastrophe or calamity, critical challenges or being at a crossroads. All these c-words also have...
Grantmaking: Executive Summary of research report 2017/2018: Reflections and insights from Africa regarding the social investment and development sectors....
Getting better at understanding community/social investment programs and strategies. What works - how it works and why it works?...
No one can argue that 2020 and 2021 have been difficult years. Even more so for those of us that work in the humanitarian ecosystem. Not only did we have to abandon well-crafted long-term strategies to respond to the human crises resul...
Development work is hard. Making change happen at scale is complex and there is not a linear path. Yet, achieving impact at scale is a goal many grantmakers, philanthropists, social and impact investors aim for – but this goal is not o...
