Tuesday, 3 April 2012
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Speakers: SA Impact Investing conference
Join Andrew Donaldson from National Treasury, Margot Brandenburg from the Rockefeller Foundation, Jan Schwier from the International Finance Corporation, Allon Raiz from Raizcorp and other respected speakers at the SA network for Impact Investing Conference 2012 (7&8 May) for talks, workshops and lively debate on all things impact and responsible investing.
> View the full list of speakers
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Setback for safety
According to 2011 police statistics, of the 46 daily murders in South Africa 5% are the result of vigilante killings. While there are many more structures in place to deal with community safety, explains GreaterCapital evaluator, Mandisa Banjwa, crime remains a significant problem. So much so that communities are increasingly turning to mob justice – with devastating consequences.
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Defending the Secrecy Bill
The Department of State Security has posted a bizarre series of advertisements on YouTube defending the Protection of State Information Bill. Apparently, if it wasn’t for the state keeping secrets we would all be in a lot of trouble. We don’t see the logic of the ads – do you?
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Value in sharing: notes from the Knowledge Session
We were overwhelmed by the response to our second series of Knowledge Sessions: From Fundraising to Income Generation. So much so, we had to double up the sessions and hold them over two weeks. They were lively and informative sessions, made all the more valuable by participants who shared their own experience of income generation activities and asked the right questions. For those that couldn’t make it, all the notes, presentations and links are available for free online.
> Get the notes
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Collaborating for good: update
For the past few years, GreaterGood has been looking into collaborations to help us extend the reach of our giving community and increase resources into non profits. Our Cause and Giver surveys showed very clearly that Causes want less administration and desperately need more funds, while Givers value more choice in trusted organisations that they can support. We are therefore delighted to announce the formalisation of our partnership with ForGood and our agreement to partner with online fundraising platform, GivenGain. We believe that, together, we can advocate much more effectively for the sector as well as significantly grow giving in South Africa.
> Our new partners for good: Forgood and GivenGain
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Run for more than yourself
With the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon just around the corner, we were thrilled to spot LEAP Science and Maths School’s Run for more than yourself project this week. Led by Old Mutual CEO and LEAP Champion, Ralph Mupita, Old Mutual is encouraging all fellow participants to ‘run for more than yourself.’ But even if you are not running, you can be a part of it: every online donation from R50 to R20,000 made to LEAP before 30 April 2012 will be matched rand-for-rand (up to R500,000) by the Old Mutual Foundation.
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If you don’t ask, we don’t give
Two thirds of people who gave to charity in the last three months said they did so because a charity asked them to donate, according to research by the UK’s Institute of Fundraising (IoF). The study found that fundraisers had a particular influence on men, with 45% reporting that they would not have donated at all if it hadn’t been for a fundraiser request via direct mail, face-to-face fundraising or telephone. Of those who gave, 46% said they gave more money having been asked.
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The 3 biggest mistakes in CSI
GreaterCapital has worked with over 100 companies, organisations and development agencies over the years and we’ve come to recognise the common mistakes made by social investment programmes, usually with the very best of intentions. Unfortunately, good intentions are not enough to address the problems we face as a nation – we must be focused on what works. Taking inspiration from a discussion with GreaterGood’s CEO, Bridgit Evans, we highlight the three biggest investment mistakes in corporate social investment.
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Stop throwing back starfish
Social entrepreneurs must stop throwing back starfish, says Rich Tafel in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, referring to the well-worn starfish washed up on a beach story. Tafel argues that we should rather be asking the bigger, strategic questions to create real solutions. “What caused all of these starfish to dry up on the beach? What systems are at work here? Where can we have the greatest impact?” We agree: good intentions are not enough. We need to focus on what works. What do you think?
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Wynne for Lewis: a giver’s story
Lewis Wynne is a 5 year old boy, from Alexandra in Johannesburg who lost both legs in a freak accident. Myggsa giver, Carien Helberg, was so moved by his story she decided to make 2012 her Big Running Year and run over 600 kilometres and raise money for Lewis. Carien says: “I have been truly amazed in a short space of time to see the true meaning of “Ubuntu” where people of South Africa and internationally, across all colour lines have taken hands to help me help.”
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