Our commitment 

Over the years we have honed an exciting, progressive working model that informs our ten-year focus. In a nutshell: We are South Africa’s innovative and growing social responsibility content creators, breaking down barriers to reveal burning social issues, or what we call CSI industry pains. We create dialogue on pertinent development issues in a bid to drive industry change.

Our ten-year business strategy is driven by development, giving, scalability and sustainability. The aim of the strategy is not to chase profit while trying to stay ethical and law-abiding; rather, our goal is to pursue purpose through creating products, platforms, projects and campaigns that offer opportunities to other ambitious small business owners so that they, too, can serve our South African development community. We use profit as the catalyst to leverage partnerships with corporates, government and non-profit organisations.

Working with bold clients to address South Africa’s social challenges

The GivenGroup Foundation was established to tackle the many practical project management tasks associated with corporate social investment, and is a natural outflow from our years of CSI practice in its many diverse forms. Over the years, we have built up a team of development specialists, qualified journalists, editors and project managers who are modern, creative and forward thinking. All are steeped in the language and knowledge of CSI and able to deliver impactful projects that meet both the developmental needs of SADC countries and the demands of corporate boardrooms.

The GivenGroup Foundation is the social responsibility arm of CSRNEWS – a businesses dedicated to helping others reach their social responsibility goals.  Our strategy is to weave Vision2050 through all of our client engagements, touching, where possible, on our own three-pronged social responsibility programme of education, housing and health/hygiene. By incorporating this vision into all facets of our work—from client counselling conversations to our analyses and recommendations—we help clients achieve their goals while addressing the fundamental needs of our society.

Through the GivenGroup, we also manage clients’ projects and budgets, depending on needs. We offer a complete service that takes the hassle out of managing vast CSI programmes or parts thereof. With the GivenGroup, clients are assured of a transparent, expert and well-informed use of their funds, with full reporting given at regular phases throughout the lifespan of the project.

Speak to us about how the GivenGroup Foundation can manage your CSR budget for maximum impact, with complete transparency and accountability.