Corporate social investment

Formulating an impactful Corporate Social Investment (CSI) strategy and approach is not the easiest of tasks. Thinking through and articulating a CSI purpose that is reflective of ambitions and alignment to business, whilst responding to the many real socio-economic challenges, can be a tricky exercise. SETLOGANE MANCHIDI, Investec's Head of Corporate Social Investments, is known in the CSI space for his passion and desire to see meaningful change in people’s lives.

In this book he unpacks what he considers to be essential aspects of CSI practice. When you start drilling into the bones of an effective CSI approach you must place impact at the centre of everything you do.

This requires answering a number of difficult questions and being honest about why your organisation wants to ‘give back’. It’s the reason why Setlogane has adopted a question approach to the structure of this book; it’s an instructive way of building a CSI strategy.

Across eight accessible and focused chapters Setlogane shares his know-how and insights, tips and experience, answering these key questions: 1. Why? 2. What? 3. For whom? 4. With whom? 5. How? 6. When? 7. How are we doing? 8. What next? For those grappling with how best to approach CSI you will find thought-provoking points and discussions that will positively contribute to how you view, shape and execute your CSI strategy.