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14 Jun Interview on CliffCentral Radio station
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Interview on CliffCentral Radio station 14 June 2016What is the science behind philanthropy? Founder and Director of GastrowBloch Philanthropies Shelagh Gastrow explains it to Arye.http://cliffcentral.com/kellman-podcasts/kellman-shelagh-gastrow/...
17 May Constitutionalism, Civil Rights and Philanthropy
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Can one imagine if Barak Obama announced that he was going for a third term, despite a constitution that clearly disallows this? There is no reason why Obama wouldn’t get the endorsement of the Democrats, but it is an unthinkable proposition. Why then does an...
03 May State security and civil society in South Africa
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There are disconcerting parallels between recent remarks by security minister David Mahlobo and the laws and habits of other Brics countries regarding NGOs wishing to operate in those territories.According to #NGOfacts, as of 2015 there were 136-453 registered nongovernnmental organisations (NGOs) in South Africa. On...
13 Mar Seat of Power : A Boost for the Study of Giving in Africa : Chair of African Philanthropy : Wits Business School
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The establishment of an academic chair in African Philanthropy at the Wits Business School is a massive step forward that will add to the body of knowledge on various philanthropies in Africa.http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-03-13-seat-of-power-a-boost-for-the-study-of-giving-in-africa/#.VufNTJx96M8...
03 Feb Are Non-Profit Leaders different from Business Leaders?
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While the world expects a business approach, it is coy about market related salaries in the non-profit sector. In a setting where an entity has to behave like a business, but not look like a business, what is the role of the leader?http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-03-op-ed-are-non-profit-leaders-different-from-business-leaders/#.VufM9Zx96M8...
12 Jan Allan & Gill Gray Foundation : a South African Good News Story
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In a political climate that is fraught with problems, crises of leadership and legitimacy, one family foundation is driving a philanthropic effort that has no precedent in South Africa.http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-01-12-allan-gill-gray-foundation-a-south-african-good-news-story/#.VufNn5x96M8...
04 Dec The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative – philanthropy or what?
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The uniqueness of private philanthropy is that individuals can take risks that government or the corporate sector simply cannot do. This enables philanthropists to innovate, start pilot projects and seed new concepts. There is room for spectacular success, as there is the possibility of disastrous...
27 Oct University Endowments
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University Endowments : Spend now or pay for the Future : http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2015-10-27-university-endowments-spend-now-or-pay-for-the-future/#.VkB3BfkrKM8...
23 Oct Is South Africa heading towards a new Civil Society?
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Is South Africa heading towards a new Civil Society? http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2015-10-23-is-south-africa-heading-towards-a-new-civil-society/#.VkB3RfkrKM8...