Urban Issues CEO Lorenzo Davids has been involved in Public Service and in the Non-Profit
Sector for over 17 years, first in human resources
(training and development) for 5 years and thereafter as CEO of the City Mission for the
last 12 years. read more...
1. Non Profit Organisations: Social Housing Development
Looking at acquiring inner-city buildings that can be redeveloped in intergrated housing for the urban poor.
Urban Development Research, Design and Outsourcing
Working for government to design ways to expidite delivery of human, social, health, education and housing services to the poor and needy.
CSI outsourcing
Working with corporates to manage their CSI programmes or to advise them on best practice programmes. (BPP)
To determine capacity for investment. (CFI)
To follow up on investments made by measuring impact on stated goals. (IOSG)
To monitor and report on return on investment to funders. (ROI)
Find best practice models, write them up, work with one of the big 5 accounting firms to come up with an CSI assessment report for donors.
Evaluate aspects of CSI by looking at investments made against best practices in order to measure community benefit.
Publish reviews of CSI impact
Corporate Partnerships for social development
Have selected partnership with corporations to make an impact on social/economic/community issues by setting up world class best
practice models for local impact through local implementors.
The NGO Fortune 500
Publish a magazine called “Urban Issues” that deal with social/urban issues, with the corporate and government audience as market.
Acquiring property for Social Development/Entrepeneural interventions
Actively seek to acquire property that we will make available for the needs of entities or people.
Government Communications and Implementation
Seek opportunities to get communications contract from government for special programmes.
Setting up a series of related businesses to support transformational goals:
Urban Issues Coffee & Art Lounges
Urban Issues Arts and Crafts
Urban Issues Clothing brand
Training and Development
To seek opportunities to train in skills development, leadership and Fundraising through related partner businesses.
2.Corporations CSI outsourcing
Working with corporates to manage their CSI programmes or to advise them on best practice programmes. (BPP)
To determine capacity for investment. (CFI)
To follow up on investments made by measuring impact on stated goals. (IOSG)
To monitor and report on return on investment to funders. (ROI)
Find best practice models, write them up, work with one of the big 5 accounting firms to come up with an CSI assessment report for donors.
Evaluate aspects of CSI by looking at investments made against best practices in order to measure community benefit.
Publish reviews of CSI impact
Corporate Partnerships for social development
Have selected partnership with corporations to make an impact on social/economic/community issues by setting up world class best practice models for local impact through local implementors.
The NGO Fortune 500
Publish a magazine called “Urban Issues” that deal with social/urban issues, with the corporate and government audience as market.
Acquiring property for Social Development/Entrepeneural interventions
Actively seek to acquire property that we will make available for the needs of entities or people.
Government Communications and Implementation
Seek opportunities to get communications contract from government for special programmes.
3. Public Institutions Social Housing Development
Looking at acquiring inner-city buildings that can be redeveloped into integrated housing for the urban poor.
Urban Development Research, Design and Outsourcing
Working for government to design ways to expedite delivery of human, social, health, education and housing services to the poor and
needy.
Some of the work which the Company is/will be enaged in are:
4. Individual Clients Social Housing Development
Looking at acquiring inner-city buildings that can be redeveloped in intergrated housing for the urban poor.
Urban Development Research, Design and Outsourcing
Working for government to design ways to expidite delivery of human, social, health, education and housing
services to the poor and needy.
CSI outsourcing
Working with corporates to manage their CSI programmes or to advise them on best practice programmes. (BPP)
To determine capacity for investment. (CFI)
To follow up on investments made by measuring impact on stated goals. (IOSG)
To monitor and report on return on investment to funders. (ROI)
Find best practice models, write them up, work with one of the big 5 accounting firms to come up with an CSI assessment report for donors.
Evaluate aspects of CSI by looking at investments made against best practices in order to measure community benefit.
Publish reviews of CSI impact
Corporate Partnerships for social development
Have selected partnership with corporations to make an impact on social/economic/community issues by setting up world class best practice models for local impact through local implementors.
The NGO Fortune 500
Publish a magazine called “Urban Issues” that deal with social/urban issues, with the corporate and government audience as market.
Acquiring property for Social Development/Entrepeneural interventions
Actively seek to acquire property that we will make available for the needs of entities or people.
Government Communications and Implementation
Seek opportunities to get communications contract from government for special programmes.
Setting up a series of related businesses to support transformational goals:
