SOUTH AFRICA
There are tax benefits for registering a non-profit organisation as a public benefit organisation (PBO) with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), whether such organisation is a non-profit company, trust or association...
Graeme Palmer 28 Jun 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
The recent passing of Tom Mclaughlin, who first led the Woolworths Good Business Journey has been a shock to all who came to know his warmth and wisdom...
Hugh Tyrrell 3 Jun 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
CSR has evolved over the past few years as more and more organisations take a larger role in actively participating in social and community projects...
Leago Monareng 6 Dec 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
What started off in 2012 as a games arcade for the 400-plus kids of Ponte City in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, has evolved into an inspiring social development project...
Sindy Peters 4 Oct 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
Turning seven this year, 5 For Change has been an annual highlight on the Cape Town social and philanthropic calendar. In 2018, however, its founders are shaking things up...
Sindy Peters 7 Sep 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
The use of behavioural science together with communications to help people in communities and organisations act in more sustainable ways is increasing worldwide...
Hugh Tyrrell 13 Aug 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
South African startup Brownie Points is helping corporate businesses streamline their CSR processes by providing a digital platform that helps them design, run and measure impact initiatives...
Tom Jackson 1 Feb 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
Ken Egbas, founder of The SERAS, unpacks some of the awards' most significant impacts on the African CSR landscape...
Sindy Peters 21 Jul 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
It's a bad idea, as part of your CSR strategy, to pose with a big cheque to show that you are ‘doing good', says Chris Bischoff, research and sustainability specialist at Reputation Matters...
Sindy Peters 18 Jul 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
Local good news portal Marketing CSI South Africa (MCSISA) recently underwent a rebranding exercise that saw the platform renamed to Change News...
Sindy Peters 29 Mar 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
Since its start in 2013 Tekkie Tax has raised R22m, but it's much more than just a fundraising campaign...
Sindy Peters 2 Mar 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute, addressed attendees at the sixth World Sustainability Forum, recently held in Cape Town, providing six key investment areas that he believes need to be a priority for Africa in order for the continent to meet the targets of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sindy Peters 30 Jan 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
While the SDGs are wide-ranging, said Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng...
Sindy Peters 30 Jan 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
The threat of global resource management is growing. While the milestones of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, which South Africa has adopted along with support for the Common African Position (CAP), help raise awareness of the challenges ahead, there is a growing need for businesses to play a leading role...
Nathan Nayagar 18 Jan 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
Social-TV is an online media channel that showcases company CSI and sustainable development initiatives while highlighting charity organisations that need funding...
Sindy Peters 20 Sep 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa is brimming with non-profit organisations seeking support for various noble causes...
Sindy Peters 15 Sep 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
Most businesses understand the concept of "giving back" and agree it's a good thing, but they don't understand just how important it is, or how they can get started...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 29 Jun 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
According to Joanne Yawitch, CEO of the National Business Initiative (NBI), the first step in the path to sustainable development is to acknowledge that there is only one economy...
Sindy Peters 20 May 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
Thomas Kolster is the founder of the Copenhagen-based Goodvertising Agency. Through Goodvertising, he is challenging the way we do business and advertising.
Sindy Peters 18 May 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
KoAnn Skrzyniarz, founder and CEO of Sustainable Brands, set the scene for the conference that kicked off this past weekend.
Sindy Peters 16 May 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
Trevor Manuel delivered the opening keynote address at Sustainable Brands Cape Town...
Sindy Peters 16 May 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
I'll be the first to admit that my online analytics skills are sub-par - mention anything data-related and my brain switches to safe mode. Eva Hieninger's session at #FRO16, however, kept me, and I imagine many others, engaged...
Sindy Peters 13 May 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
While we might traditionally only associate fandoms with Beliebers or Directioners, everybody is a fan of something. My dad won't be first in line (or last for that matter) to a J-Biebs concert, but he has pledged a life-long allegiance to Man U...
Sindy Peters 13 May 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
How do companies connect with an audience that is growing increasingly savvy to traditional advertising ploys, adding to their bottom line while doing something socially meaningful at the same time?
Nicci Botha 17 Jul 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
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Other than a small directional sign on the side of the road, Kylemore is one of those "dorpies" you'll blink and miss as you drive through the towering peaks and magnificent scenery of the Simonsberg Mountains outside Stellenbosch...
Nicci Botha 16 Jul 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
As individuals experience the rewards of helping someone, they improve the communities they live and work in with a huge multiplier effect...
Jessica Tennant 28 May 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
Where is the difference if it's not sustainable and soon forgotten?
Bonnie Ramaila 24 Nov 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
For many non-profit and non-government organisations, marketing is a swear word. Generally there is also little money for marketing in these organisations, and even in corporates CSI practitioners often feel left out of marketing. However, CSI itself is a brand, so there needs to be a shift from CSI being viewed as asking for something to what it offers.
Danette Breitenbach 11 Jun 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
One of the panel discussions at the recent Trialogue Making CSI Matter conference was on some of the challenges faced and lessons learnt by corporates, NPOs and NGOs practicing CSI in Africa.
Danette Breitenbach 10 Jun 2014
SOUTH AFRICA
Cheesekids started with eight people. Today over 20,000 people volunteer with them. One of the biggest activations that takes place on Mandela Day is through Cheesekids.
Danette Breitenbach 10 Jun 2014
