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For many companies, February is financial year-end, when budgets must be spent and plans made for the next fiscal cycle. It is often a time when CSI managers have to run around frantically trying to allocate the final portion of their budget before the year ends. Not wanting to make quick decisions about who to support without doing their homework, many companies turn to SASIX for investment-ready social development projects. If you need to get your B-BBEE points or spend the remainder of your 2011-12 Corporate Social ...
Concerned members of the NGO community are marching to the National Lotteries Board in Pretoria on Friday, 27 January 2012. If you are in the area, join the march to make our voice heard. "I’m sure you’ll all agree that the conduct of the National Lotteries Board has been questionable since the day of their inception. We have endured years of their maladministration and questionable decisions. We have made numerous attempts to rectify the situation and to have clarity regarding their grant criteria i.e. how ...
Think of ten people who have changed the world… before you start counting off names like Mother Theresa and Mahatma Ghandi, try looking a little closer to home. Ten ordinary South Africans spent the past year making a difference in communities around the country through the first ever Vodacom Change the World programme. The programme, in partnership with The Sunday Times, mobilises skilled professionals to take time out and work for a community or non-profit organisation for one year. ...
Dear friends, At the tail end of a hard year, there is nothing more satisfying than hearing Europe’s “The Final Countdown” and shouting 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 – HAPPY NEW YEAR! In the case of 2011, I think this was true for many ...
After 6 months of operational planning and 10 years in the making, one of South Africa’s most ambitious and pertinent social/ environmental campaigns launches this month. The EXPEDITION Project will tour the country, visiting 200 towns in 365 days in a bid to revive and inspire a country, a nation, and a continent. In 2012 an expedition team will depart from Cape Town and travel to 200 South African towns. They will be taking 365 days to do this trip and ...
The Myggsa online giving community has just passed 10,000 registered givers. A big welcome to these smart South Africans who want to make a difference to reputable causes in whatever way they can. Find out how you can become part of this community for good. Got something to give? That’s great! We’d love you to join our giving community. It is a FREE, safe and easy way to give to good causes across South Africa. When you register, you get: ...
It’s resolution time, when people think about the all the great and good things they are going to do over the year. Things like volunteering for a good cause, giving back to the community, making a difference. But what many people don’t realise, is that sometimes volunteers can do more harm than good and place an unnecessary burden on organisations already struggling to survive. So we thought it was the perfect time to look at the right kind of volunteering. The kind of volunteering that can help grow organisations and ...
Situated in the heart of Devon Valley and approximately 10 minutes from the centre of Stellenbosch is Protea Heights Farm. The first farm in South Africa to cultivate Protea flowers in the late 1940s, the first to export the flowers in the late 1960s and the farm that captured the heart of an American, Ginny Povall. ...
When President Zuma appointed Trevor Manual to chair the National Planning Commission (NPC) he was given an immense task: to come up with a twenty year plan to turn South Africa into the country we want it to be. It’s a task that has occupied Manual and his 25 fellow commissioners for the last 18 months. Last month, the NPC released its National Development Plan – a 444-page blueprint that sets out the vision for South Africa in 2030, and the action we need to make it a reality. At GreaterGood, we love a good plan. ...
As the world changes, economies shift, and governments struggle to meet their mandate, the quality of life for millions pivots on whether the work of social entrepreneurs and NGOs is effective, impactful, and sustainable. GIBS is looking for visionary individuals who are driven to engage, learn intensively, and share their knowledge and experiences as they develop the business skills to create, sustain, and scale social change. For more information on this accredited management course. Applications close 9...
Beat year-end blues with high impact projects
31 Jan 2012
Join the march to the National Lotteries Board
19 Jan 2012
Want to change the world?
17 Jan 2012
New year, new opportunities
17 Jan 2012
Going on an EXPEDITION
12 Jan 2012
10,000 givers and counting
12 Jan 2012
The right kind of volunteering
12 Jan 2012
A brief encounter with kindness changes lives
09 Jan 2012
Get with the Plan
14 Dec 2011
GIBS 2012 Social Entrepreneurship Programme
08 Dec 2011
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