The future of CSI
Top trends changing the spirit of corporate giving
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Ackermans celebrates 10 years of Ububele by stepping up for the future
The Step-Up Challenge encourages you to donate your gently used pairs of shoes
Dimension Data launches Saturday School in PE
The Gauteng Saturday School has produced a number of success stories
Chief executives take up the wheelchair campaign in March
The campaign helps to raise awareness of the difficulties people in wheelchairs face on a daily basis
Southern Africa Trust rebrands as it seeks to deepen its impact
The Trust is helping corporates to put their money in the right places to ensure that SADC communities are truly empowered
The Brimstone Investment Corporation’s story
BEST shareholders support at least 3.5-million beneficiaries across South Africa
Conscious social investment will gain consumer favour
The transparency provided by the internet means that every corporate action is judged
Is social entrepreneurship the new charity?
Imagine if the NGO sector became a large employer of manpower
Surprise jump in big business social investment spending
South Africa’s corporate social investment was 7% higher than it was last year
Looking to care for the visually impaired
Investing in the Future, Civil Society Award. Winner: Life SANCB’s Optima College
Integrating stakeholder engagement with shared value creation
In this context, management’s ability to listen is truly vital
Business has more to give than money
The positive effect of business leaders becoming actively involved in under-resourced schools is immediate and dramatic
The power to influence society
The corporate world has realised that it cannot be successful without paying attention to communities and the environment
Measuring the impact of CSI
Identifying indicators to measure change requires research and expertise
MTN uses technology to uplift communities
Innovative use of ICT creates sustainable socioeconomic wealth
Taking healthcare services to communities
Winner: Investing in the Future and Drivers of Change Business Award — Unjani Clinic
Committed to social investment
Winner: Chairman’s Award — Volkswagen Group South Africa
Towards strengthening SA education
Teacher development forms an integral part in helping meet the education requirements of South Africa.
Keys to successful volunteerism
As with all the best things in life, the hallmarks of a great staff volunteer programme have everything to do with passion and commitment.
A bigger role for business in education
Throwing money at problems does not solve all the issues that schools face.
Harnessing collective efforts is the answer
Without the active participation of government, business and the community, development initiatives are doomed to fail in South Africa.
Looking back to where it started
The founder of the M&G Investing in the Future Awards, reports on how they have kept pace with the changes in corporate social responsibility.
Measuring the difference
Total CSI expenditure is close to R7-billion every year, yet little is known about the impact of this spend.
Boosting small businesses
In a country with 25% unemployment, finding productive work for the jobless is a matter of priority.
Building community assets
CSI can make a difference, but can it make a measurable impact on an entire community?
South Africa’s future, today
Disillusioned, under-employed and engaging in risky behaviour, South Africa’s youth are described as a "ticking time bomb".
Taking stock of CSI spend
The development sector has made a notable shift in the monitoring and evaluation of corporate social investment programmes in recent years.
Walking a fine green line for credibility
The Mail & Guardian will celebrate a Decade of Greening in 2013.
CSI spend more than a drop in the ocean
Call by business leaders rekindle debate.
Getting on the goodwill band wagon
Goodwill is a slippery concept whereby accountants with complicated spreadsheets look at a company to try to quantify its customer loyalty.
By Africa for Africa
Africa is changing. There are signs of new energies, interests, actors and wealth, writes Neville Gabriel.
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Sanlam aims to free ‘economic slaves’
Financial giant Sanlam has launched a new education foundation to help equip young South Africans with the financial literacy to improve their lives.