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How to win your employees over. The Standard Bank way.

How to win your employees over. The Standard Bank way.

for business
doing good
evp
+5

Standard Bank believes in more than just financial success. The Bank understands the power their employees hold in shaping South Africa's future. That's why they’ve championed employee volunteering ...

A match made in (business) heaven – where CSI and property goals meet

A match made in (business) heaven – where CSI and property goals meet

for business
business strategy
client
+9

An interview with Julie Rothfusz, Broker Liaison at Redefine Properties The challenge with seamlessly blending business objectives and corporate social responsibility lies in finding a ...

Your 2023 giving calendar - event ideas for everyone!

Your 2023 giving calendar - event ideas for everyone!

for causes
for business
for volunteers
news
community development
forgood
+9

Planning your next team building event? Looking for fun ways to get involved in your community with your friends and family? There are so many exciting ways you can get involved and give back - all ...

Gender-based Violence. Less Talk, More Action

Gender-based Violence. Less Talk, More Action

news
social activism
volunteer
+1

The latest crime statistics show that more than 900 women in South Africa were killed in just three months, with 232 of these murders directly linked to domestic violence. One in five women have ...

Weaving the collaboration thread through CSI [African Bank Case Study]

Weaving the collaboration thread through CSI [African Bank Case Study]

for business
african bank
business value
+10

Find the golden thread that takes CSI from boardroom box ticking and into company culture and conversations Is there a way to get employees from a geographically diverse organisation to come ...

Volunteer Awards Part 2: Incentivise, incentivise and reward [Momentum Metropolitan Case Study]

Volunteer Awards Part 2: Incentivise, incentivise and reward [Momentum Metropolitan Case Study]

for business
news
business value
community
+8

Building a foundation of community, a culture of volunteerism, and a company that recognises inspirational employees In Part 1 of this series, it was revealed that the first incarnation of Momentum ...

Volunteer Awards: Lighting the way to employee engagement [Momentum Metropolitan Case Study]

Volunteer Awards: Lighting the way to employee engagement [Momentum Metropolitan Case Study]

for business
news
business value
community
+8

How to shake up your corporate culture to create one that’s built around community, people and employee engagement. Today, we'd like to share an interview with one of forgood's pioneering clients, ...

#TopCause: The LifeMatters Foundation

#TopCause: The LifeMatters Foundation

for causes
news
for volunteers
academic
cause
+8

Our latest #TopCause is The LifeMatters Foundation. We’re recognising them not only for the dedication that they put into their profile on forgood, but for the work that they do in the communities ...

#TopCause: Supapele NPC

#TopCause: Supapele NPC

for causes
news
cause
charity
+10

Our latest #TopCause is Supapele NPC. We’re recognising them not only for the dedication that they put into their profile on forgood, but for the work that they do in the communities they are present ...

Be #CoupleGoals and do good, together.

Be #CoupleGoals and do good, together.

for volunteers
news
activism
build south africa
+13

At forgood, our 2018 featured many high points. One of the best was the amount of volunteers who were rated highly by our Causes. We like to consider these do-gooders our Top Volunteers, the people ...

#TopCause: Cotlands

#TopCause: Cotlands

for causes
news
activism
build south africa
+13

One of our first Top Causes of 2019 is Cotlands from Johannesburg. We’re recognising them not only for the dedication that they put into their profile on forgood, but for the work that they do in the ...

#TopCause Stories You Need to Hear

#TopCause Stories You Need to Hear

for causes
news
build south africa
charitable giving
+11

Last year, we began interviewing some of our best, most engaged Causes on forgood to collect their stories. We wanted to learn more about who they are, what they do and why they do it. We continue to ...

Sing and dance to forgood's NGO Beats - 2018!

Sing and dance to forgood's NGO Beats - 2018!

news
arts
build south africa
+20

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 ...