Conversations on African Philanthropy

In Conversation with Gill Bates

Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment

Send us a text

Gill is the CEO of Southern Africa Philanthropy Foundation, formerly known as Charities Aid Foundation Southern Africa. She is a CSI specialist with extensive experience in the financial services sector and has managed trusts and foundations of numerous stock exchange-listed companies.

In this episode, she shares insights from overseeing an organisational transition while sharing her observations on global changes that have impacted corporate social investment and the civil society sector. Some of the talking points include:
- Challenges locating nonprofit organisations during lockdown
- Leading a nonprofit organisation with a focus on corporate partnership
- South African civil society facing funding crisis in 2024

Visit the podcast webpage - https://bit.ly/484AEr3