Grantmaking: Executive Summary of research report 2017/2018: Reflections and insights from Africa regarding the social investment and development sectors....
Funders/donors and grantmakers are well-known for their ability to critically evaluate development organisations and intermediaries. This due diligence forms an important part of the funding cycle. The main reasons for conducting the...
The theory of change concept was originally developed to model and evaluate complex change initiatives, so it is closely related to systems change.The Aspen Roundtable on Community Change – which pioneered theory of change in the 1990s...
How to build a story of impact to share with funders and stakeholders.Download the report...
Assessing the impact of sustainable development programmes, especially ongoing performance measurement and management, has gained momentum in recent years. The interest and growth in numerous approaches, technologies, processes and syste...
Over the past seventeen years we’ve assisted numerous social investors, philanthropists, grantmakers and development organisations to not only become more sustainable, but to also create greater social impact.In the process, we’ve co...
Like any business or personal relationship, successful grantmaking is essentially about savvy expectation management. Whether it be the expectations of policymakers and strategists, social investors, donors and funders, beneficiaries, vo...
"Formulating a specific corporate strategy on human rights and embedding this strategy in corporate policies is key to the successful integration of human rights management processes in a company. Such a strategy should provide the visio...
"The intent of integration is to make respecting human rights part of the parameters within which business is conducted – like ethical behaviour, compliance should ensure leadership from the top to embed respect for human rights, inclu...
takeholder engagement in Africa can be a rewarding experience when the engagement process is customised based on individual stakeholder needs. Diverse stakeholders can have a positive impact on company activities, as feedback and inclusi...
Presentation regarding stakeholder management for community relations, investment and development practitioners....
Political agendas and shifts in international politics are impacting stakeholder engagement and management trends. Managing political, social and environmental risks and the impact thereof in relation to stakeholder management are becomi...
Over the last 20 years (corporate) community involvement (CI) or corporate social investment and development (CSI) has evolved from an add-on activity to a bona fide line function with bottom-line accountabilities. Like any other busines...
Grantmakers, donors, philanthropists and corporate social investors in South Africa are ready to enter the field of impact investing. Impact investing not only provide an opportunity for the social sector to have access to new capital,...
Grantmaking: Executive Summary of research report 2017/2018: Reflections and insights from Africa regarding the social investment and development sectors....
Challenging TimesThe continuing economic crises have forced corporate social investors, grant-makers, donors and philanthropists to reconsider their contributions to society and social purpose organisations as well as their investment an...
Whether we choose to label the state of the world as a global polycrisis (focusing on multiple crises) or a permacrisis (focusing on the long-lasting impact of crises) is to some extent a matter of semantics. The reality is that we are...
When donors decide to contribute to a cause, they often seek specific benefits that go beyond mere financial support. Understanding these motivations can help impact organizations tailor their approaches to meet donor expectations...
To support articles we posted recently on what corporate grantmakers, philanthropists and social investors can do in support of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (Read: 10 THINGS CORPORATE GRANTMAKERS, SOCIAL INVESTORS AND PHILANTHROPI...
This year, Next Generation’s annual research report is seeing the light quite late in the year. With good reason. The new year always brings new hope, and trend forecasters are quick to join the cause to predict positive future...
