Social investment is fundamentally about people. A lot of small businesses lack the understanding of social development and don’t know how to engage with it,…
Every generation has called for more leaders – courageous leaders – who will stand up for good, wholesome principles that have the betterment of people…
It’s a lonely role leading anything. Once the excitement dies down the responsibility kicks in. There are so many questions. Are your people inspired by…
After three centuries of Apartheid rule, Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first black and nationally elected president on 10 May 1994. “ Never, never again…
Since Mergon’s establishment almost forty years ago, courageous leadership has been one of its most enduring character traits. It was instrumental in navigating the vulnerable…
Meet Muzi Gwayi, a talented young man who was part of the first group of orphaned and vulnerable children to be taken into care at…
Masedi Phungwako, the second oldest of four siblings, was only three years old when her mother passed away and 12 years old when she lost…
Globally, 32 million girls of primary school age are not attending school; one in three females experience physical and sexual abuse in their lifetime; and…
“It was an icy winter’s night, pouring with rain,” recalls Bianca Rabbaney. “My fiancé and I were sitting in the churchyard and I was feeling…
It is a myth that non-profit financial management and accounting is exactly like that of a profit-making business. While there are many similarities, it can…
President Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address in February 2018 left most of us excited and eager to play our part. There was a sense…
The relationship between NGOs and businesses, in the context of funding partnerships, can at times best be described as “complicated”, and even occasionally leave both…
“…on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys…
The underlying mission of everything we do at the Mergon Foundation is to be catalysts for God’s Kingdom expansion. It’s a mandate we all received…
Bringing change to a rapidly changing global society demands intentional partnership. According to Brian O’Connel, the purpose of partnership is: “solving larger problems by bringing…
Partnership is a crucial part of our DNA at Mergon – it is one of our five core company values and the primary mechanism through…
More and more contemporary writers refer to the value and importance of a core purpose as a key to attracting the right people and building…
There is growing acknowledgement that businesses have an important role to play in contributing to the dignity, equality and upholding of human rights in South…
Leading a fresh expression of discipleship in AfricaThe need to have a fresh expression of what church means in modern times has been around for a number of years. Today, there are countless different ways of doing ‘church’ that exists outside the…
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