Social Entrepreneurship
Richard was a guest speaker at the African Philanthropy Forum, 2015
Linking Business to Philanthropy
Promoting social entrepreneurship by facilitating strategic conversations with stakeholders around the focusing of finance, skills, assets and networks. This to enhance opportunities for growth and development of less advantaged communities and individuals. The rationale is for the betterment of society as a whole, realising that political and social stability and economic growth rest upon the upliftment of society and on the reduction of poverty. Donor Funded Programmes especially for skills development and higher education have a direct benefit to the business community and the contribution to the social upliftment creates a political stability vital for the future of business. Added to which Corporate Social Investment (CSI), together with skills development and enterprise development (ED) are important factors for Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE). It’s all part of a successful strategy.
Over 20 years of consulting with NGOs that have seen the strength of building strategies for sustainability by linking the upliftment of society with sound business practices and funding models. These NGOs have included over the years Kagiso Trust, Mvula Trust, Tiso Foundation, Assoc. for the Physically Disabled, Nations Trust, Legal Resources Centre, Woman’s Development Bank Trust, Cope Housing Association, Academy for Educational Development, and the Society for the Blind.
Facilitation of the partnership between the Artisan Training Institute and the MasterCard Foundation
The MasterCard Foundation and Artisan Training Institute (ATI), a leading technical skills training organization, have partnered to launch a program that will bolster the capacity of Training, Vocational, and Educational Training institutions (TVETs) to provide quality education to young people inSouth Africa’s artisanal and skilled trades sectors.
https://www.artisantraining.co.za/artisan-training-institute-mastercard-foundation-partnership-targets-tvets
https://www.artisantraining.co.za/in-the-news/
Promoting social entrepreneurship by facilitating strategic conversations with stakeholders around the focusing of finance, skills, assets and networks. This to enhance opportunities for growth and development of less advantaged communities and individuals. The rationale is for the betterment of society as a whole, realising that political and social stability and economic growth rest upon the upliftment of society and on the reduction of poverty. Donor Funded Programmes especially for skills development and higher education have a direct benefit to the business community and the contribution to the social upliftment creates a political stability vital for the future of business. Added to which Corporate Social Investment (CSI), together with skills development and enterprise development (ED) are important factors for Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE). It’s all part of a successful strategy.
Over 20 years of consulting with NGOs that have seen the strength of building strategies for sustainability by linking the upliftment of society with sound business practices and funding models. These NGOs have included over the years Kagiso Trust, Mvula Trust, Tiso Foundation, Assoc. for the Physically Disabled, Nations Trust, Legal Resources Centre, Woman’s Development Bank Trust, Cope Housing Association, Academy for Educational Development, and the Society for the Blind.
Facilitation of the partnership between the Artisan Training Institute and the MasterCard Foundation
The MasterCard Foundation and Artisan Training Institute (ATI), a leading technical skills training organization, have partnered to launch a program that will bolster the capacity of Training, Vocational, and Educational Training institutions (TVETs) to provide quality education to young people inSouth Africa’s artisanal and skilled trades sectors.
https://www.artisantraining.co.za/artisan-training-institute-mastercard-foundation-partnership-targets-tvets
https://www.artisantraining.co.za/in-the-news/
