Benefits

What are the benefits of CSI programme for your company?

• An increase of BBBEE points and opportunities to work with the government and government suppliers;
• The ability to claim tax rebates due to the funding of Public Benefit Organisations (PBOs);
• Improved public image and exposure;
• A license‐to‐operate as required by an increasing number of charters;
• Recognition as stakeholder in social economic development.

And more in general:

• A strong and healthy community means a healthy business;
• A strong CSI programme can differentiate your business from that of your competitors;
• Improved relationship with the community;
• It helps you attract and retain a loyal workforce;
• A more stable economic and social environment due to partnership with NGOs;
• Increased customer loyalty to your brand and company;
• The opportunity to positively impact on impoverished communities and create sustainability.
  
  

Our offer to businesses

• Unburdening service: we provide professional CSI services in an unburdening manner, at no cost (to the business and the NPOs) by:
• 1. fulfilling financial requirements and delivering high quality service;
• 2. arranging agreements, progress reports, field visits if desired etc.;
• 3. guiding CSI donors and NPOs through the whole process and giving advice.
• Network: we provide a network of 33 reputable, tried and tested, autonomous NGOs across the country with hundreds established initiatives for CSI funding. The network offers a wide variety of options/choices in terms of activities a funder may wish to support;
• NPO compliance: we assist businesses/funders to meet their CSI objectives through organisations that have a proven track record of compliance, good governance, audited financials, transparency, committed to quality service, and effective reporting systems;
• Acknowledgement: we ensure that all our member organisations provide all their CSI funders with acknowledgement letters which reference their PBO status registration numbers for tax purposes, for the contribution they made both in monetary and/or non-monetary form;
• Recognition: we initiate and arrange recognition for companies which have participated in our program in a professional way;
• ME&R: we provide ongoing support for monitoring, evaluating and reporting to ensure compliance (regular reports, updates on request, field visits when desired etc.);
• Accountability: we are accountable to both funders and NPOs by maintaining and facilitating proactive and open communication;
• Transparency: we pride ourselves on an uncompromising principle of transparency. CSI funders will have access to the beneficiary’s relevant financial, legal, program and compliance records, and will receive a warm welcome to field visits;
• Good publicity: with our network of 33 NGOs operating at across the country, we provide a platform for good publicity and positive image of the CSI investor across the country;
• Contractual compliance: we ensure that our partner NPOs comply with all contractual agreements and will assist in this if desired and helpful.
  
  

MAMAS Alliance CSI Agency’s unburdening services to NGOs

• CSI guidance: provide NGOs with well researched and packaged CSI funding information which is available and relevant to the programmes the NGOs provide or wish to provide;
• Clear understanding of business wishes and preferences: provide NGOs with a comprehensive list of each funder’s requirements for funding;
• Linkages: help them meet interested funding partners through the CSI initiatives;
• Collective marketing: offer a support service to NGOs through collective marketing supported by individual and personalised information per NGO;
• Packaging support: support in packaging the services, programmes and activities that the NPO runs for presentations to potential funders;
• Presentation & representation: we conduct presentations and propositions to potential donors on behalf of the Alliance's partner organisations;
• Sharing and learning opportunities: offer NGOs a learning and sharing platform through the Alliance network, e.g. through the MAMAS Alliance SHARE biennial conference, MAMAS Alliance regional and/or local forums etc.;
• Free help desk: available for assistance, advice, guidance, research etc.;
• Proposal and report writing support: support with preparation of CSI funding proposals and the packaging of services, programs and professional report writing;
• Support for compliance: with legal requirements, financial audits, good governance, and reporting;
• Children's Fund MAMAS funding: securing CSI funding will not compromise the NGOs funding from MAMAS negatively but will complement its programmes and service;
• Sector information: provide NGOs with updated and current information on developments which are relevant to the NGO sector;
• Assistance with registrations: in some cases, potential funders require NPOs to be registered with certain institutions/bodies as a minimal requirement when applying. We will assist member organisations with guidance on these processes;
• Donor database: build, maintain and offer a reliable, up-to-date donor database which is easy to use for our partner organisations;
• Skilled and professional team: offer our partner organisations the support of a skilled and professional team, The CSI Agency.