Capabilities

CAPABILITIES

OUR EXPERTISE AND SOLUTIONS

Integrated Social Impact and ESG Services

Our expertise spans the full journey through social investment, sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) needs, from research to measurement. Whether you need a turnkey solution for your corporate social responsibility (CSR) requirements, want to outsource management of your trust or foundation or require feedback on the impact your existing project is having, we are here for you.

Tshikululu’s Capabilities

Our experts partner with you to research, design, implement and measure the impact of your social investment and ESG initiatives.

Research & strategy

We use baseline assessments, gap analyses, literature reviews, due diligence and feasibility studies, as well as stakeholder engagement, to develop evidence-based and sustainable strategies.

Partnership development & management

We manage logistics and partnerships with beneficiary organisations, suppliers and stakeholders, leaving you free to focus on your core objectives.

ESG advisory and implementation

We offer a range of specialised services to help organisations effectively integrate sustainability and ESG principles into their core business operations.

Programme design & implementation

We collaborate with you to identify key goals, target beneficiaries and measurable outcomes, then develop bespoke social investment strategies that align with your unique social impact mission and objectives, and then efficiently implement your programme.

Fund management & governance

We design customised social investment strategies and safeguard and optimise your fund’s assets. We guide you on governance best practices for transparent fund management.

Measurement & evaluation

We track the progress of projects and make informed decisions to improve. We create transparent reporting, programme evaluation and communications plans.

Our clients cover all sectors of the economy in South Africa and on the continent

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Our Service Lines

We tailor our support to your unique goals, drawing from our six core capabilities to create the perfect combination for your needs, across three available service lines:

  • Management of Trust and Foundations – secretarial services, governance and financial management including grant management
  • Programme Management – social investment strategy design, programme implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
  • Advisory Services – standalone short term consultancy services to address social impact needs

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The Tshikululu Trust

As part of our commitment to driving impactful social investment, Tshikululu has established the Tshikululu Trust – a B-BBEE-compliant, Section 18A Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) trust.

The Trust serves as a dedicated vehicle for channelling both our own social investment funding and, where needed, that of our clients. For entities that do not have their own social investment vehicle, the Tshikululu Trust conveniently assists as a conduit to ensure funds are effectively allocated towards high-impact initiatives.

To reinforce our commitment to meaningful and sustainable social investment, one-third of our annual surplus is donated to the Tshikululu Trust.

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We Overcome the Challenges of Social Investment

Investing for social change is complex. Engage with us to leverage the expertise built over more than two decades to address these challenges, effortlessly and efficiently, to achieve measurable outcomes.

We can remove the guesswork from such tasks as the following:

  • Finding opportunities in vetted organisations or projects that align with your mission and demonstrate effectiveness
  • Staying current with regulations, best practices and emerging trends in the social impact sector
  • Creating and maintaining effective collaborations with stakeholders to maximise impact
  • Aligning financial goals with your mission and finding opportunities that deliver both
  • Managing and overseeing grants and social investment programmes with our specialised expertise and resources
  • Accurately tracking, measuring and reporting on the social and environmental impact of your investments
  • Transparently reporting and communicating your social impact results to beneficiaries, funders and the public

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