Editor's View
Editor’s Note – September Edition
I recently received a phone call from the head of marketing for an NGO I believe is doing remarkable work in the field of climate change and the environmental agenda. ...
August Newsletter
As we sail on through the interesting month of August, we cannot be more excited to share with you our Leading Women in CSI, a publication in which we honour...
Power, Privilege And Paupers Positions – Why Do Some CSI Managers In South Africa Hold No Power?
How many times have you set with a CSI Manager and they promised you the world and when it was time to deliver. The goal post kept on changing? Have...
Real Community Development Will Never Come From South Africa’s CSI Practitioners. Here’s why.
Some months ago, I wrote a rather peremptory article telling NGOs what I thought they needed in order to meet the requirements of potential funders. This is what I listed: ...
Covid-19 Exposes The Ill Preparedness Of CSI South Africa
As corporates and NGOs wake up to the fact that the biggest impact of Coronavirus might be economic, we see a distinct pattern emerging. Companies, eager to help, are running...
South Africa’s Localised Sustainable Development Goals – Response From The 2019 Funders Conference
On 17 September 2019, just under 100 development practitioners, academics, and captains of industry met in Johannesburg South Africa in a bid to charter a new course for CSI in...
The South African State of The CSI Industry Review – Coming Soon
In 2019, Corporate Social Responsibility News South Africa spoke to just over 150 CSI managers overseeing a combined budget of well over ZAR10 billion. We were invited to cover 100...
The South African CSI Revolution Has Come – How Do You Know When You Are In The Middle Of A Revolution?
Revolution, decision making and that still, small voice. How do you know when you are in the middle of a revolution? Revolutions are times of dramatic change, but they are...
Why CSI Managers and Funders In South Africa End Up Funding the Same NGOs Time After Time?
Several years ago, I worked for one of South Africa’s parastatals through an agency, managing CSI programmes. Our combined budget was ZAR15 million a year. Because it was a parastatal,...