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GreaterGood News
October 2008
Breaking new ground
When GreaterGood South Africa created SASIX in June 2006, we hoped to move corporate and individual donors from simple 'feel-good' giving to a more strategic and measured approach to tackling the very real challenges we face in South Africa. SASIX's extraordinary success since then has allowed us to break new ground in the development sphere by introducing socially responsible investment opportunities and taking the concept global.
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You did it
What a day! Over 600 volunteers joined sports stars and other personalities at 47 projects from all over South Africa to make Do It Day 2008 one of our most successful yet. A massive 4,200 volunteer hours were generated on 19th September, helping to forge new connections between people and causes. Find out what volunteers got from the day and how your skills and time made a difference to two very different causes.
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Business mentors share knowledge and experience
In our Quick Poll on business mentoring last month, 60% of people said they would volunteer as a business mentor to share their knowledge and experience; 20% to contribute to enterprise development in South Africa; 13.3% to gain new skills; and 6.7% to be part of the success of a new business.
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Everyone is a changemaker
Rooted in the premise that individual citizens and community groups can assume responsibility for meeting their own needs, social entrepreneurship has become the driving force behind the changes sweeping the international development arena. At the forefront of this change is Ashoka, a global association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs. GreaterGood SA's new writer, Narriman Sangster, investigates.
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Good connections
- Sonia de Beer in Cape Town collects items to donate with friends and has some blankets and linen to give away. Read offer.
- Wolfshaven Animal Sanctuary is desperate to find co-operative veterinarians to assist with sterilisations in all areas of Gauteng. Read request
- Umthathi Training Project is looking for funding to set up an Africulture centre in Grahamstown which it hopes will create some 400 jobs in the area. Read about the project
- Get great birthday, wedding or festive season gift ideas at Gifts4Good
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