Philanthropy can play a significant role in constructing an enabling environment and effecting positive change by helping to integrate youth into society, strengthening their employability and citizenry, and thus empowering them to lead the lives they choose.
Much has been said and written about best practice or effective stakeholder engagement. There are standards, guidelines and frameworks that govern stakeholder processes, and many consultants have advised on developing stakeholder managem...
There is no simple answer, to the question: What is the difference between community engagement and stakeholder engagement. This is because the definitions used by industries and professionals are similar and so many terms are used that ...
Engaging with diverse stakeholdersCompanies sometimes collaborate with several stakeholders in diverse fields because of the nature of their business, the sector in which they operate and the geography of their operations. Interacting wi...
A new trend is sweeping the globe, the advent of the challenge fund which invites social entrepreneurs who are pitching for funding in a competition space. From Barloworld’s Mbewu programme which will see R30 million awarded to social ...
In South Africa there has been much talk about the need for a new social compact. Distrust of government and political parties is on the rise and the NGO-sector has lost credibility with scandals rocking organisations like Treatment Acti...
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...
"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...
From organ transplant deliveries by drone to smartphone apps that help diagnose eye disease and plant-based burgers that taste just like meat right through to entrepreneurship programmes that aim to build thriving early child development...
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...
This presentation follows on our previous work from measuring the impact and return on investment of social, community, enterprise development programs. This presentation provides evidence of our work, our methodology and the impact...
2015 trends and forecasts corporate social investment and community development from Next Generation Consultants: Reana Rossouw...
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...
From here to there - and everything in between.Whether you are in health, education, youth, disability, empowerment, capacity building – it does not matter! • What will the sector look like post Covid?Download the report...
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...
Presentation regarding stakeholder management for community relations, investment and development practitioners....
Getting better at understanding community/social investment programs and strategies. What works - how it works and why it works?...
Extensive research report of trends, forecasts and impacts for the social investment and development sectors in Africa. Challenges, opportunities, impact and return on investment....
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...
This presentation is aimed at proving the value of social innovation and how it contributes to the creation of social value and social capital....
An Impact investor is often seen by many as an effective way to finance the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Much is made of the trillions of dollars invested each year by investors and how this cash could be utilised to...
