CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Innocent Chukwuma African NGO Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (ICLTFP) 2022

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Innocent Chukwuma African NGO Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (ICLTFP) 2022

The Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa (AROCSA) in partnership with the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) is pleased to announce this call for applications to the Innocent Chukwuma African NGO Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (ICLTFP), formerly known as the African NGO Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (LTFP). The Fellowship is…

2021 CAPSI/WITS PHD Writing and Methodology Workshop

2021 CAPSI/WITS PHD Writing and Methodology Workshop

Workshop Dates: 3 – 9 October 2021 Venue: Wits Rural Facility, Acornhoek Mpumalanga The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment at Wits Business School hosted a PhD Writing Retreat for approximately 30 PhD students across Africa. The writing retreat included both workshops and presentations of paper/proposals by successful applicants. All registered PhD students at the Wits Business School and…

The Centre for Strategic Philanthropy and CAPSI announce landmark partnership

The Centre for Strategic Philanthropy and CAPSI announce landmark partnership

The Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) at the University of Cambridge and the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at the University of the Witwatersrand are delighted to announce a landmark collaborative partnership to further understand the impact of philanthropy across African communities, private sector organisations, foundations, and key individuals. The partnership aims…

Meet the Advisory Board Member: Gerry Salole
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Meet the Advisory Board Member: Gerry Salole

Now working as an Independent Consultant, Gerry Salole is the former Chief Executive of the European Foundation Centre, in Brussels. Using his vast experience in international development, he now focuses on helping other organisations with projects, strategy, and trends.    As a trained Social Anthropologist, Gerry sidestepped an academic career when he accepted a job working with Oxfam Ethiopia where he was subsequently seconded to United Nations…

Meet the Advisory Board Member: Noxolo Hlongwane
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Meet the Advisory Board Member: Noxolo Hlongwane

Noxolo is the Head of Philanthropy at Nedbank Private Wealth, responsible for developing the philanthropy offering and strategy. On behalf of the top tier clients of the bank, both high net worth individuals and corporates, the philanthropy offering assists clients who want to give back to society with strategic advice, structuring of their charitable trust,…

Meet the Associate Researcher: Chengete Chakamera
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Meet the Associate Researcher: Chengete Chakamera

Chengete Chakamera currently works at the Graduate School for Business Administration (Wits Business School), University of the Witwatersrand.  Chengete holds a PhD in Economics from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Masters degree (with distinction) and Honours in Economics from Rhodes University, South Africa.  He received a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Economics (first…