Grantmakers, donors, philanthropists and corporate social investors can choose among a multitude of ways to apply their philanthropic resources. Some donors derive great satisfaction from supporting a few nonprofit organizations that add...
How to measure social return on investment from community and social investments.Download the report...
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...
Increased complexityThere is no doubt as the world changes, so we will have to reimagine the way philanthropy, grantmaking and corporate social investment is conducted. An intimidating range of forces—globalization, a changing ecosyste...
“We are at the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!” thundered climate activist Greta Thunberg at the 2019 UN General Assembly. The Swedish teena...
he following research findings focus on the future of corporate social investment (CSI) and include social change, governance and accountability, innovation and standardisation of CSI. This research was undertaken with a view to consider...
Disruption is required for us to transition to a more effective system.Download the report...
How to build a story of impact to share with funders and stakeholders.Download the report...
In the social development field, one of the most cited questions from investors and participatory stakeholders regarding social/community development and investment projects is: “How will you measure your social impact/outcome/change...
Human rights standards have become increasingly well-defined in recent years. Codified in international, regional and national legal systems, they constitute a set of performance standards against which organisations and governments can ...
Generally, grantmakers pay considerable attention to what they fund (grantmaking strategy and impact) and who they fund (the grantees, organisations and intermediaries they support). But what about the management practice of funding? In ...
Outcomes and case study of due diligence processes for human rights impact assessments....
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...
Most companies communicate with stakeholders, thereby providing information about the organisation and its products, services, and operations to shareholders, customers, staff, business partners, and suppliers. The process of communicati...
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....
takeholder management can be an effective risk management tool. But simply engaging for purposes of reporting or compliance and governance underestimates the real value of stakeholder engagement. These days companies issuing sustaina...
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...
The days of funding out of a moral or compliance imperative are over; instead, development financing is seen as a good investment, providing valuable returns and commercial opportunity, while contributing to positive and sustainable...
The growth of impact investors and in particular social enterprises, owned and headed up by innovative and brave young social entrepreneurs, combined with corporate social investors’ focus on enterprise development, provided the...
