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The DGMT Learning Lunch
The DG Murray Trust
34 episodes
2 weeks ago
Civil society organisations, particularly community-based organisations, are often on the frontlines of responding to complex social challenges. Yet, they face a host of obstacles that limit their impact. Many are under-resourced and overstretched, relying on small teams to deliver programmes, fundraise and manage administrative tasks without access to adequate training, systems and leadership development courses. When core organisational functions are weak, interventions suffer. Considering ...
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Civil society organisations, particularly community-based organisations, are often on the frontlines of responding to complex social challenges. Yet, they face a host of obstacles that limit their impact. Many are under-resourced and overstretched, relying on small teams to deliver programmes, fundraise and manage administrative tasks without access to adequate training, systems and leadership development courses. When core organisational functions are weak, interventions suffer. Considering ...
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Episodes (20/34)
The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - The impact engine
Civil society organisations, particularly community-based organisations, are often on the frontlines of responding to complex social challenges. Yet, they face a host of obstacles that limit their impact. Many are under-resourced and overstretched, relying on small teams to deliver programmes, fundraise and manage administrative tasks without access to adequate training, systems and leadership development courses. When core organisational functions are weak, interventions suffer. Considering ...
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3 weeks ago
24 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - The economic value of free books
Owning books can change a child’s life trajectory. This is a profound statement rooted in evidence from research around the world. Toddlers who are read to learn more words, aiding their ability to speak and read when they start school, and children who read for enjoyment perform well academically. The advantage of owning books is significant — children with books at home have the edge on children who don’t, irrespective of their parents’ income or educational attainment. But many South Afric...
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3 weeks ago
31 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - The hidden dimensions of poverty
Youth development practitioners often focus on the supply and demand side of unemployment: greater investment in skills development and quality education on the one hand, with job creation and economic growth on the other. However, in South Africa, a country with high rates of poverty and inequality, we often miss an important part of the conversation — the experience of poverty on a young person’s ability to identify, connect with, and hold on to opportunities. Poverty is not just about mate...
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3 weeks ago
35 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Is there an app for that?
Mobile apps are designed to simplify and digitise almost every aspect of our modern lives. You can buy groceries from your couch, order take-out, catch a ride within minutes, or find a date online. Apps are not only convenient, but they have the potential to solve real-world problems, which is why civil society organisations are turning to technology to magnify the impact of their work. In recent years, civil society organisations have shown eagerness to invest in tech solutions to address th...
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3 months ago
26 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Thinking on the edge
South Africa has a constitutional responsibility to uphold children’s rights. The government does this in different ways, by setting laws, delivering public services, allocating funding from the national budget and by taking decisions that affect children’s lives. What’s been missing for a long time is a shared vision for all children and teenagers which effectively places their interests at the centre of government decision-making. This is where the National Strategy to Accelerate Action for...
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3 months ago
33 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Would an advertising ban reduce teen drinking?
There is no safe amount of alcohol consumption for teenagers. Early binge drinking has long-term consequences on brain development, health and wellbeing. It also stokes social problems as teens lose interest in school, engage in risky sexual behaviour and find themselves in dangerous situations. Alcohol advertising contributes to this. Young people are influenced by marketing so much that researchers have found the more they’re exposed to advertising the more likely they are to drink. The alc...
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3 months ago
31 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Maternal Support Grant: It's social justice
What comes to mind when you hear the term ‘social protection’? For many, it’s social grants or government assistance programmes. But at its core, social protection is a safety net that keeps people from falling deeper into poverty, benefiting individuals and society. In South Africa, even though this principle is embedded in the Constitution, there are still gaps in our social protection system. Pregnant women living in poverty are falling through the cracks. Without financial support d...
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7 months ago
25 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Litigate to advocate
Strategic litigation is a tactic that involves going to court to promote social change or human rights. This approach targets specific legal barriers that affect entire communities, aiming to reshape laws, policies or practices. But when is strategic litigation the right tool for an NGO? In some cases, it's essential when there's a clear legal violation that requires judicial intervention to effect change — such as when governments fail to uphold constitutional rights. On the other hand, it m...
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7 months ago
23 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - What are policy windows?
In the world of policy change, timing is everything. According to political science scholar John Kingdon, a significant policy shift happens when three things are in place. First, the problem must be well understood. Second, there must be a viable and feasible solution ready to address that problem. And third, there must be political will to deal with the problem. When these conditions are met, a policy window opens, sometimes unpredictably. Having solutions ready at the right time is key to ...
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1 year ago
28 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - The anatomy of a powerful idea
Civil society is a vibrant ecosystem of interest groups, activists, advocacy groups and organisations delivering a range of social services. These groups are often the first to design and test interventions, learning from their successes and failures, and staying closely connected to the communities they serve. They conduct research, gather evidence, and develop innovative solutions to pressing social issues. In many ways, civil society is the originator of powerful ideas that can lead to sig...
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1 year ago
30 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - What does tomorrow’s workforce look like?
Imagine if solving unemployment was as easy as creating more jobs or ending food poverty by producing more food. It's never that straightforward. In South Africa, around 3 million young people aged 15-24 are not in education, employment, or training (NEET), facing vulnerabilities that deepen when their situation remains unchanged for long periods. Wicked problems like youth unemployment are complex and require comprehensive approaches. Enter the Basic Package of Support (BPS) programme — a ...
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1 year ago
32 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Caring about the care economy
In recent years, non-profit organisations (NPOs) have grappled with dwindling donor funding and reduced support from government departments, affecting their ability to provide crucial social welfare and development services to communities. These organisations are part of a care economy that supports children in places of safety, people living with disabilities and the elderly, to name just some of the beneficiaries of their work. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation worsened for many o...
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1 year ago
21 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Using incentives for change
Social and economic incentives are powerful tools to motivate and influence behaviour in individuals, communities and organisations. Social incentives often involve recognition, belonging, or social approval, while economic incentives typically involve financial rewards, discounts, or tangible benefits. They have the potential to drive positive actions and encourage participation in activities that contribute to societal goals such as environmental conservation, community development, or publ...
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1 year ago
36 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - When projects don't go according to plan
Civil society organisations are a catalyst for innovation and positive social change in communities – filling gaps in service delivery. To be effective, these organisations must be agile and able to adjust their programmes and products to meet the needs of their communities. Sometimes this means going back to the drawing board, rethinking programme delivery, and iterating to achieve desired outcomes. But in pressure-cooker environments, many organisations don’t have the time, financial resou...
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1 year ago
27 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Trust-based funding for NGOs
Community-based organisations (CBOs) are non-profits operating at the local level, albeit with limited resources at their disposal. They tend to be reliant on volunteers, responsive to the unique needs of their community and best placed to diagnose problems and identify solutions with residents. Many are financially excluded from donor funding because they operate in rural and far-flung areas with limited visibility and recognition; they don’t have established track records; and they don’t ha...
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1 year ago
22 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Putting children first
Imagine a world where every child is loved, nourished, and protected—where they are read to, and encouraged to be curious. In this world, children don't just learn well, but they thrive, and so does the entire country. Nobel Prize Winner for Economic Sciences, James Heckman said: "Early childhood development is the most powerful investment in human capital that a country can make." This is because early childhood development lays the foundation for a lifetime of success. But countries r...
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1 year ago
26 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Community ownership is not a means to an end
If you work in civil society or the socioeconomic development sector, you have probably heard, or used, the term “community ownership” because it aligns with broader goals of promoting social equity, empowering local communities and sustainable development. Community ownership goes beyond passive involvement or consultation and aims to empower communities to actively participate in decision-making and take responsibility for outcomes. In principle, civil society organisations and development...
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2 years ago
29 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Fellowships for social change
Civil society organisations, in their form and function, are distinct from corporations and the state. But this doesn’t preclude them from using programmes and strategies that are also used by governments and businesses to shape societal outcomes. Running a fellowship programme is an example of this. Generally speaking, fellowships are funded, short-term opportunities, focused on professional, academic or personal development. Fellowships facilitate interpersonal connections and provide indiv...
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2 years ago
30 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Communications tools & active citizenry
Many civil society organisations (CSOs) have placed promoting active citizenry at the core of their strategies. Generally speaking, active citizenry refers to individuals participating in the social and political affairs of their communities to promote equity and inclusion, improve living conditions and hold elected officials accountable. The role of civil society organisations in building an engaged citizenry should not be understated. They play a crucial role by creating platforms, providi...
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2 years ago
28 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
The Learning Lunch - Disrupting harmful gender norms with role models
Gender norms are shared beliefs, ideas and expectations about how men and women are supposed to be and act, according to a classification system that categorises people as either male or female, known as a gender binary. These social principles are internalised from a young age and can shape people’s livelihoods and life chances by giving boys and men the advantage over girls, women and other genders. Gender norms are not static; they vary according to culture and can change over time. ...
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2 years ago
30 minutes

The DGMT Learning Lunch
Civil society organisations, particularly community-based organisations, are often on the frontlines of responding to complex social challenges. Yet, they face a host of obstacles that limit their impact. Many are under-resourced and overstretched, relying on small teams to deliver programmes, fundraise and manage administrative tasks without access to adequate training, systems and leadership development courses. When core organisational functions are weak, interventions suffer. Considering ...