SAIF

Press Release - May 2013

With less than two weeks remaining before entries close for the inaugural Southern Africa Fundraising Awards, close to 150 entries have already been received from dozens of non-profit organisations across the region.

Organised by the Southern Africa Institute of Fundraising (SAIF) and endorsed and supported by the Resource Alliance (UK), the Southern Africa Fundraising Awards will celebrate fundraising excellence in Southern Africa, whilst setting aspirational standards and championing best practice amongst fundraisers in the region.

Johannesburg - The National Lotteries Board (NLB) has started accepting applications for funding in the arts, culture, and national heritage sector, CEO Charlotte Mampane said on Wednesday.

"It is critical that in order to ensure success, applicants must prepare their proposals fully and honestly - and early," Mampane said in a statement. "We are inundated every year with applications from all quarters, many more than we can afford or accommodate, and we simply cannot entertain those that have not been properly put together."

"JOHANNESBURG - South African billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe on Wednesday announced his family would give half the funds generated by its assets to the Motsepe Foundation to help marginalised communities.

Motsepe, who is the founder and executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, is following in the footsteps of American billionaires Warren Buffet and Bill Gates."

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Salesforce run user group meetings (roughly quarterly) in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. The next user group meeting will be held in the first quarter 2013 (exact date will be determined early next year). To ensure that you will receive invitations to the next Salesforce user group meeting you can sign up here (the form is on the lower left of the page). Subscribe to the “Nonprofits South Africa” user group. Alternatively you can email Annakie Gammon ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) with your name and company name and she can add you to the list.



Is it time for the NonProfit Sector to self-regulate fundraising?

Fundraisers work in many varied fields, countries and circumstances, but they share several fundamental values and practices: they work to make a difference, help others and save what is valuable, in fact to make the world a better place. It is for these reasons that fundraisers strive to identify and employ best practices in their approaches and abide a Code of Professional Ethics in their country whilst adhering to a single universal declaration of fundamental principles.
But is fundraising being done professionally and properly in South Africa, is it time to self-regulate?

“25 Years of Excellence in Fundraising”

The Southern Africa Institute of Fundraising has great pleasure in inviting you to attend the 11th Biennial Convention.

Date: 9-11 October 2013

Venue: Lagoon Hotel, Milnerton, Cape Town

Click Here to Register.

by Loni Prinsloo, 21 October 2012

* This article was first published in Sunday Times: Business Times

GOOD intentions by the government to increase the efficiency and sustainability of black empowerment policies through proposed code amendments could lock entire industry sectors out of the mainstream economy, according to experts.
The amendments aim to cut out undesirable aspects such as fronting, increase local procurement and place a stronger emphasis on black ownership.

26 October 2012

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The recently staged NPO Summit hosted by the Department of Social Development may have been another song and dance routine had it not been for the substance of the programme? But will the hoped for resolutions go forth? The theme ‘Working together to fight poverty, unemployment and inequality’ wasn’t just about the role of government in addressing social issues but formation of secure partnerships with non-profit organisations and the private sector.