B-Cause

06/06/2017

“Meaningfulness” matters in 2017
Junk status may be the new reality for business in the SA economy – but think before cutting your CSI spend, meaningful brands gain about 46% more share of wallet. “The knee-jerk reaction may be to reign in CSI spend when times are financially tight, but at the same time you don’t want to alienate business partners, consumers or employees - in fact meaningful brands outperform the stock market by 133%,” says Michelle Govender, GM: Strategic Marketing, B-Cause. Business needs charity as much as charity needs business. http://bit.ly/2otQvJU

Business needs charity as much as charity needs business. While corporate South Africa grapples with what it really means to run a business in an economy that has been downgraded to ‘junk status’, non-profit organisations are taking a closer look at what impact the tightening of belts will have on…

28/03/2017

http://www.bbqonline.co.za/articles/a-time-for-giving-21109.html

South African businesses invested R8.1 billion in corporate social investment (CSI) during the 2014/15 financial year, an important financial quantum on the triple bottom line

28/03/2017

Charity begins at home, but as the payroll giving trend starts taking off in SA, charity may very well find its place at work. Payroll giving is gaining traction in South Africa, offering employers a simple but effective way to involve their employees in social investment initiatives while building a shared culture of caring for vulnerable groups and communities. Find out how charity can start at work: http://bit.ly/2otQvJU

20/03/2017

Here's how you can make payroll/ employee giving simple and effective. http://www.hrfuture.net/list-article-of-the-day/charity-starts-at-home-and-at-work?cat=368

There’s an old idiom that says charity starts at home, but as the payroll giving trend starts taking off in South Africa, charity may very well find its place at work, giving new meaning to the concept of ‘give as you earn’.

10/11/2016

With the growing trend in cause-related marketing, companies will do well to bridge the gap between growing their reputations by aligning and committing to the charities that would make a good fit. By positioning the right products and services with the right cause and designing, developing and deploying strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) and cause related marketing (CRM) efforts, B-Cause helps achieve the brand’s reputation growth and broaden the positive social impact.

08/11/2016

SA’s largest JSE firms approach CSI as well-engineered, strategic and sustainable initiatives that tie back strongly to the business objectives, BBBEE and community stakeholder relationships.

04/11/2016

The pressure is on all businesses for well-managed CSI strategies that deliver social currency, uplift and empower beneficiaries on a sustainable basis, and support business objectives by enhancing relationships with key stakeholders and customers. Is your CSI strategy up to the challenge?

02/11/2016

Digital Darwinism – the age where the pace of technological change is advancing so rapidly that individuals and organisations are struggling to adapt to the changes, let alone learn enough to exploit them. What does this all mean for the future of NGOs and fundraising?

31/10/2016

Cloud, crowdfunding, mobile, social communication, augmented reality, instant and mobile payment mechanisms – these are just some of the technologies that have dramatically changed consumer behaviour and how they allocate their share of wallet. What does this mean for NGOs and fundraising? Michelle Corrine Govender

27/10/2016

INFOGRAPHIC: Do you know what some of the key tech trends are that your NGO needs to get a handle on, and quickly? Michelle Corrine Govender

http://bit.ly/2farkwj

Key Trends for NGO's

17/10/2016

Shining the spotlight on Rural Women and poverty eradication

12/10/2016

In an age that has been dubbed ‘Digital Darwinism’, the pace of technological change is advancing so rapidly that individuals and organisations are struggling to adapt to the changes.

Read more on the key tech trends that non-profits need to engage with here: http://bit.ly/2e10XEi

Technological changes impact virtually every aspect of our personal and professional lives. It has fundamentally changed the face of how we transact and the pace at which we expect things to happen, and more efficiently than ever before...