forgood's Client Council 2026: Breaking Silos. Building Impact.
On 12 March 2026, forgood hosted its annual Client Council event in Auckland Park, Johannesburg.
Industry leaders and CSI Managers came together to celebrate their achievements over the past year.
Our theme for the 2026 edition was "Breaking Silos. Building Impact."
We challenged our attendees to think differently about partnerships, integration and impact.
Key takeaways
- Over 78 000 users registered on our forgood ecosystem (forgood's client and public platform) and 113 378 connections made to date.
- Richard Pfaff, Head of Social Impact at Tshikululu address the power dynamics that often shape relationships between corporate funders and the non-profits they support.
- Transformation specialist, Gcina Mahlaba spoke to CSI, ESG and SED coming together to solve common goals.
2026 award winners
The following clients were recognised for their achievements between January 2025 and December 2025:
REGISTRATIONS
Refers to the number of employees who registered on the Employee Volunteering platform.
Category A (1 – 1,499 employees)
- Runner-up: IDC.
- Winner: Assore.
Category B (1,500 – 9,999 employees)
- Runner-up: Liberty.
- Winner: AlexForbes.
Category C (10,000+ employees)
- Runner-up: Momentum Group.
- Winner: Standard Bank.
CONNECTIONS
Refers to the number of volunteering connections made.
Category A (1 – 1,499 employees)
- Runner-up: Redefine.
- Winner: Assore.
Category B (1,500 – 9,999 employees)
- Runner-up: African Bank.
- Winner: Vodacom.
Category C (10,000+ employees)
- Runner-up: Sanlam.
- Winner: Standard Bank.
UNIQUE PARTICIPATION
Refers to the percentage of individual employees who engaged in at least one unique volunteering action.
- Runner-up: Royal Bafokeng Holdings – 69%
- Winner: Assore – 71%.
HIGHEST GROWTH: REGISTRATIONS AND CONNECTIONS
This year, we introduced two new awards recognising growth and celebrating the clients who achieved the strongest percentage growth in registrations and connections compared to last year, relative to their baseline.
And interestingly, this year both awards went to the same organisation:
Winner: Liberty
- 354% growth in registrations; 704 registrations this year vs 155 in 2024.
- 86% growth in connections; 1355 connections this year vs 728 in 2024.
Another memorable Client Council event, here’s to an even bigger and better gathering next year!
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Photo credit: Tshepang Mokoena (Tshepang Stories)
