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We are looking for a dynamic, mission-driven rockstar to join our lean team. As a NPO CEO Chief Everything Officer, you will be expected to build the plane while flying it

NGO sectors across the world provide services that the government sectors often fail to provide, and the NGO sector of South Africa is no exception.  The Non-profit sector in SA played a pivotal role in addressing societal challenges, advocating for meaningful causes, and providing crucial services to communities in need prior to democracy. Post 1994 many Non-Profits argued they can provide better, more efficient, and cost-effective services than government departments, becau

Many Non Proifts quite often have protectionist visioning and are not prepared to make tough decisions when it comes to strategy.

The term “Social” in the Non-Profit field is the prefix for a plethora of different concepts - Social Entrepreneurship, Social Responsibility, Social Solutions, Social Sector, Social Value, Social Change, Social Problems, Social Responsible Business, Social Investments and Social Innovation etc. (To a certain extent the wide use of the term “Social” can be linked to the application of Corporate and business practices and applications to the Non-Profit field.) Social Innovatio

Competent and passionate leadership has always been considered vital in every civil society organisation. However who is the best person to lead an organisation is not always so easy. Due to lack of funding and the subsequent lack of supportive management structures, leaders in the civil society field are quite often a person who is appointed on the basis of balance of various prospects. The leaders are expected to be inter alia financial managers, fundraisers, high level s

Around 10 000 New NPO's are registered annually in SA. Why?

Leadership is one of the most talked about, but least understood concepts in the Non-Profit field.

Risk is inherent to the life in general and in the NPO field in particular. In the NPO field risks cannot be avoided and are part of our...

The Practice of providing Civil Society Organizations Leaders the opportunity to step away from their organizations, on a sabbatical period is also known as creative disruption. On the part of the leader the sense of disruption can spark creativity, new perspectives on leadership, job longevity, greater confidence, and better relationships with staff, board and community as well as a new vision.