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It’s all about impact! Top 3 Mandela Day events to drive engagement
Events are a great starting point for building an employee volunteering culture. Group activities are a popular choice because they encourage healthy competition, collaborating behind a common goal ...
Who's who in the forgoodhood?
Introducing the crazy bunch of social impact creators who make up the teams at forgood! The forgood team in 2023 Romy Heldsinger (CEO) Romy is passionate about creating meaningful ...
Liliesleaf - A Place of Refuge
Main house on the historical site Liliesleaf, once the nerve centre of the liberation movement and a place of refuge for its leaders is today one of South Africa’s heritage sites where the road to ...
Astonishing numbers from our favourite 5 Celebrity Givers...
Say what you like about the cult of celebrity in the modern world, there’s a lot of good going on. From Nicki Minaj offering to pay off the student debt of her Twitter followers to the more ...
Sing and dance to forgood's NGO Beats - 2018!
To inspire you to get out there and help our creatives, we asked our Causes which songs they can't stop singing and dancing to at their organisations - and with that, we created a playlist just for ...
Top 9 things you need to know about Giving Tuesday
As #GivingTuesday is almost here, we thought we'd share with you nine interesting facts about the latest, global craze that has quickly become the world's largest day of giving! Enjoy. It's the ...
What is Giving Tuesday?
#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving, inspired by both social media and collaboration. The day is the kick-off the most charitable season of the year, when people plan their holiday and year-end ...
Let's talk about mental health
October is Mental Health Awareness month. The goal of the national campaign is to educate the public on mental health so that South Africans might have a better understanding of recognising and ...
Honouring South Africa's Powerful Women
Unity begets bravery and strength. - Auntie Mary, member of the 1913 anti-pass regime The rights of women in South Africa have had a turbulent past and we acknowledge their struggle throughout the ...
Three learnings from Obama’s Mandela Lecture
On 17 July, former US President Barack Obama delivered the Nelson Mandela annual lecture on renewing the Mandela legacy and promoting active citizenship in a changing world. In what’s been said to be ...
100 Opportunities for Mandela Day
This year marks the centennial of the birth of Nelson Mandela. On July 18th, South Africans are charged to lead as social citizens by performing acts of public service for 67 minutes. This year's ...
#forgoodfabfiveday - Five Fabulous Opportunities!
Your Fridays just got better! At forgood, we're constantly trying to bring more value to both our Volunteers and our Causes. In a brainstorm about how we can better inspire you while promoting some ...
Honouring Youth Day, 2018
At forgood, we're celebrating the youth of today by creating a Campaign filled with Opportunities that are focused on empowering, educating and uplifting our young people. The Campaign, running the ...