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‘The Mergon Ontwikkelings Inisiatief (MOI) bursary serves as a platform for each scholar to develop their character, identity and discover their purpose,’ explains Jenene Peterson.
Right now, the trend in the social investment space is towards more effectively measuring the social impact of business endeavours and social investment efforts.
Over the years there has been a growing call on businesses to pursue a purpose beyond profit. Amongst Christians specifically, there has been an increased focus on integrating faith and work. These simultaneous trends have had pockets of positive impact on society worldwide.
In his book Doing Business with Purpose, Francois candidly shares some of the challenges, successes, failures and learnings along the Mergon journey.
During a recent Elevate Leadership webinar, executive head of the Mergon Foundation, Neil Hart, focussed on four priorities that will help leaders to move their organisations forward.
‘This generation must embrace the opportunity granted by the COVID-19 pandemic to renew, change and shape the nation into something robust, beautiful and equitable,’ says Nation Builder’s Executive Trustee, Keri-Leigh Paschal.
One simply has to make your way through Cape Town, Johannesburg, or Tshwane’s CBD to experience the stark reality of homelessness in our nation. It’s impossible to ignore.
We zoom in on some of the topics our top local and international speakers will cover during the two-day virtual conference. Tickets are still available, so be sure to book your spot as soon as possible.
A soup kitchen that doubles the number of people they feed does not double its effectiveness, but actually halves its sustainable impact.
Learning how to navigate cultural and socio-economic differences has become a way of life for South Africans. It’s something that we have had to figure out by trial and error, often through raw and vulnerable conversations. We have often gotten it wrong, and unfortunately, still do sometimes.
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