Anthony Farr
Articles by Anthony Farr
Philanthropy response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in an urgent and massive need for humanitarian and economic support for communities and enterprises, and the philanthropic...
Allan Gray Orbis Foundation update 2017
It may be useful to reflect for a moment how unlikely it is that a small island of less than three million people can so completely dominate sprinting, the...
Allan Gray Orbis Foundation: A decade into the journey
Ten years ago, in July 2005, the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation journey began. On reaching this milestone, Anthony Farr reflects on progress so far, acknowledgin...
Pursuing entrepreneurial literacy
The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's vision is to create responsible entrepreneurs for the common good. People often ask how the Foundation goes about selecting...
Living a life of purpose
While a key intention of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation is finding great talent and transforming it into exceptional accomplishment, it is essential that...
2013 Q2 Allan Gray Orbis Foundation update
When one considers the importance of entrepreneurship in driving job creation, South Africa's very low level of entrepreneurial activity partly explains why...
2012 Q2 Allan Gray Orbis Foundation update
Allan Gray Orbis Foundation is one of many organisations seeking to develop greater entrepreneurial capacity in their beneficiaries to effect change and...
2011 Q4 Allan Gray Orbis Foundation update
The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation continues to work tirelessly in developing a new generation of high impact entrepreneurial leaders. Anthony Farr discusses so...
2011 Q2 Allan Gray Orbis Foundation update
Increasing evidence points to the effect that high-impact individuals can have on an economy. With its focus on growing leaders and entrepreneurs, the Allan...
2010 Q4 Allan Gray Orbis Foundation update
To achieve its vision of achieving 'long-term economic and societal wealth through the Allan Gray Fellows', Allan Gray Orbis Foundation needs to encourage...
2010 Q2 The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation update
The middle of 2010 marks the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's fifth birthday. While this is a significant milestone and the Foundation is satisfied with its ear...
2009 Q4 Allan Gray Orbis foundation update
At the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation we have been given a rare opportunity to focus on individuals and invest in them over the long term. This long-term strate...
