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The Southern Africa
Institute of Fundraising
008-166-NPO
"Professionally
Mobilising Resources"
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National
Council P O Box 2913 Tel: 071 674 6392 (from
08:30 - 13:00) |
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Notice Board
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Quote of the week: “As a general rule, the most successful people are those with the best information.” Benjamin Disraeli |
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Read About -
Vacancies & Employment opportunities
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Trainee Fundraiser available |
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National
Development Agency Lottery Survey A group of NGOs, viz. Inyathelo - The South African Institute for Advancement , Rural Education Access Programme (REAP), Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT) and Community Development Research Association (CDRA), have formed a partnership to research the funding practices of the National Development Agency and the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund. Central to this research is the documentation of civil society organisations' experiences with the two funding agencies. To assist us with this documentation, we are distributing a questionnaire for organisations to fill in - the survey is attached to this email. The survey is open to all organisations, whether you have applied to the NDA or Lotteries for funding or not. Please take some time to fill in the questionnaire and send it back to me via email. You can also feel free to circulate it to your networks or your organisational databases. It essential that the survey is as widely distributed as possible. Click here to download survey form |
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Social
Entrepreneurship
What is Social Entrepreneurship? The concept social entrepreneurship is that it relies, in the first place, on some form of donation but then uses business concepts to create employment in poor communities (eg. one project uses the donation of late crops of vegetables, which are not commercially saleable, to prepare packs for vegetable stew for selling to school feeding schemes, so creating employment and generating resources from the sale of the stew pack). Unfortunately, certain schemes that seem to be being put forward is that they are being sold as a way of increasing the income of someone who may already be financial well placed – social entrepreneurship should still have the benefit of a section of the general public as its focus, not the enrichment of individuals.” |
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Anne Wright Anne Wright was Chairperson of the Western Cape Branch for a number of years, and more recently (from 2007) Vice President of SAIF. Anne has now relocated to New Zealand SAIF wishes her every success and happiness in New Zealand . She may be contacted on annewright26@gmail.com |
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International Statement of Ethical
Principles in Fundraising |
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Why SAGA Closed Earlier this year ‘The Southern African Grantmakers’ Association (SAGA) announced its closure. SAGA started out with high ideals connected to funding issues for South Africa's development post-1994, but was not successful in achieving collaboration on issues that affected the sector and finally closed due to lack of funding support. SAIF is sorry that SAGA has closed. A closer professional association could have proved a very useful forum for facilitating an exchange of ideas between donors and beneficiaries, but it was not to be. A report on why SAGA closed can be found on www.civicus.org or click here to download a copy in MSWord (77kb). With acknowledgement to Alliance online |
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Brief Guide to Aid Agencies -
An essential tool
for those targeting donor funds in Africa
The SAP for the CAR
will involve the IMF together with the WB's IDA and this will entail
SME promotion with support from the AEF of the IFC and the PSU of
the AfDB with TA from the APDF and managerial assistance from AMSCO
... and all this ASAP!!! |
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AWARDS/LOANS THE PROJECT AWARE FOUNDATION offers grants for aquatic conservation projects throughout the world. Projects should focus on its priorities: coral reef conservation, shark protection, aquatic eco-tourism, aquatic education (particularly for youth), and direct conservation activities in both marine and freshwater for up to $10,000. The application deadlines are March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, annually. Details www.projectaware.org THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION seeks applications for its QUALITY OF LIFE GRANTS PROGRAM from non-profit organisations working to address the needs of those living with paralysis (particularly spinal-cord injury), their families, and caregivers. Awards are up to $25,000 per grant. Priority is given to projects with an international scope (i.e., projects that serve people living in more than one country). Deadlines: March 1 and September 1, annually. For full details go to: http://www.christopherreeve.org/ THE MEDIA DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND (MDLF) announces an initiative to help the independent news media in emerging democracies and developing countries. MDLF is a New York-based non-profit that offers low-interest loans to independent news media in order to finance needs such as new printing presses, broadcasting equipment, or other ways to increase financial viability while avoiding state monopolies. For more information, see www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/NewsArticle.asp?CId=304277&UILang=1&CIDLang=1 |
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THE
NON-PROFIT CONSORTIUM
(NPC)
have received official notification from the Cape Law Society, that
they have been accredited as a PRO
BONO LEGAL
STRUCTURE!
About NPC: The Non-Profit Consortium (NPC) works to help non-profit organisations (NPOs), build strong, healthy and safe communities for all South Africans. NPC achieves this by strengthening the capacity of NPOs to effectively manage their resources and relationships with donors and partners. We provide training, conduct research, engage in legislative reform and facilitate a support services network to build the organisational and institutional capacity of organisations to deliver vital social services and products on issues such as HIV/AIDS, housing, unemployment, education, crime, gender inequality, environmental conservation and many other pressing concerns. |
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National Lotteries Board Information CentreInformation for those applying for Lottery
funding is now easily accessible through the National Lotteries
Board’s Information Centre, based at the dti Campus in
Tshwane.
The Information Centre will also provide assistance to those that walk in for assistance on how to fill in Application Forms and make general application enquiries. The Physical Address for the Information Centre is: Ground
Floor, Block C
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How to
handle 419 scams The SAPS Commercial Crimes section advises what to do and what not to do with 419 scams; WHAT NOT TO DO
WHAT TO DO
All 419 scams can be reported to Snr Supt Fani, tel 012 393 1203 or 082 779 8565 or email fanit@saps.org.za . as well as Supt Allen, tel 012 401 3345 or 082 499 0571 or email 419scam@saps.org.za . |
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Thank you to St Francis Hospice for
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Thank you to Hospice Palliative Care
Association for alerting us to this scam - another 419 Scam: United Nations Compensation Unit Click here to see the attachment sent by e-mail |
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Thank you to African Enterprises for
alerting us to this scam: UK Grant Notification SEPTEMBER, 2009. Following the economic recovery process, please, find attached a PDF document which contains detailed information about the ongoing Government Grant. Since the recession is a worldwide problem, this grant opportunity is open to any individual that is 18 and above worldwide. We hope the attached document will be of great help to you. Sincerely, Shirley Lewis, (Public Information Officer) United Kingdom |
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Thank you to Barrier Breakers for
alerting us to this latest scam: UKTI Support Scheme for South Africans From: UKTI Grants [mailto:uktigsa9ypmsn@msn.com] Sent: 10 September 2009 08:49 AM Subject: Your Grant Notification Valued Grantee, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) grants support scheme, a development programme for South African's new and small business owners, manufacturing, construction, IT, media, marketing & communication, personal services and business & professional services. Open the attached PDF file for details of your Cash Grant of R2, 648,000/£200,000 Solely Sponsored by: UKTI™ 20 St Thomas Street London, SE1 9RS UK. Please note Response from UK Trade & Investment: Thank you for your email to UK Trade & Investment regarding the UKTI Support Scheme for South Africans. I can confirm that this is not a UKTI scheme, we do not offer grants at this level, and certainly not to overseas companies / individuals. We offer support for UK companies seeking to export and advice for companies seeking to invest in the UK. We are aware of this scam, as is our office in Johannesburg who are in contact with the South African authorities. Please do not give this organisation any money or personal details and please advise your colleagues / business associates to beware of this scam. I suggest you report this to the local police as fraud. I hope this information is of assistance. Kind Regards Carole Shedden Enquiry Unit UK Trade & Investment Tay House 300 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4DX www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk |
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August 2009 - Please be aware this scam doing the rounds .......... Living Faith Christ Mission Tell the pastor to send to you the envelope which i dropped for you. Hello Dear, I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting those fund transferred to a Mexican Account with the cooperation of a new partner from United Kingdom who is an international businessman. Presently I am in the United Kingdom for investment projects with our own share of the total sum after the transfer of the fund to here in United Kingdom . Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact our Rev.Pastor MICHEL TANKO, he is the person that connected me to the good business man that helped me. So contact him with the below information Name: Rev.Pastor MICHEL TANKO Telephone: (+226-75634567) Email:(livingfaithchristmissionbf@gmail.com ) Email;(living_christmissionbf@yahoo.fr) Office: (Living faith Christ Mission Burkina-Faso) ( West Africa) .signned) (By bishop david oyedepo the president of living faith church worldwide inc) (a.k.a.winnerchaper-ouagadougou-burkina faso) Your Full Name............... Your Sex...................... Your Age...................... Your Nationality.............. Your Occupation............... Your Home Address............. Your Office Address........... Your Personal Mobile Number.. Your Personal Fax Number...... A Scanned Copy Of Your International Passport/Photo Ask him to send you the wrapped parcelled envelope which I dropped in his parish for you. I felt confident and dropped this envelope containing the cheque of ($3.6musd,Three Million and six hundred US Dollars) because the pastor is a man of GOD, moreover I did not disclose to him that it is an open cheque that is contained in the parcel. I only told him that someone will reach him for the collection of the package. I felt very happy to show you this compensation as a token of my appreciation for all the past efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter though all effort proved abortive during the process of everything. I appreciate your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with the parish Rev.Pastor MICHEL TANKO and instruct him where to send the package to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the efforts at that time. Please you must be careful not to give anybody in their church the impression that it is cheque that is contained in the package I dropped for you, just let the pastor to know that you wish him to try as much as he can to send you the parcel which I dropped for you. At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand at the moment, nevertheless, here is my number in the United Kingdom (+44 7035 969 121). Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the Reverend on your behalf for you to receive the parcelled cheque, so feel free to get in touch with him and he will send the parcel to you without any delay. Once again, I am happy that everything went successfully as planned with the help of my new partner and also I am rewarding you for all your candid efforts in the past to help me. With best love from me here in United Kingdom and please do call me after the receipt of this letter so that I will direct you more about the retrieval of the package from Rev.Pastor MICHEL TANKO. My regards to your family, Mr.ben anthony. (+44 7035 969 121). |
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"419"
Scams & other annoyances! If you have been targeted with annoying and sometimes dangerous "419" and various other scam e-mails - visit http://www.joewein.de/sw/419faq.htm for more information about the scams and how to deal with them. |
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation On 25th the following e-mail was received - Note the UK addresss (all the Gates Foundation offices are in the US and also note the "gmail" e-mail. All the Gates Foundation emails come from their domain name.)
Please visit the Gates Foundation authentic website - http://www.gatesfoundation.org for information about this Foundation as well as their Grantee profile. |
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World Youth Organizations:
Invitation to a World Youth Conference to be Held In USA. |
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More Scams! Perhaps the month of July is a good month for scams!?
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MLM – Multi-level Marketing |
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Scam Warning from major
banks -
South
Africa’s major banks have issued a serious warning to customers
against a new scam that has surfaced recently. |
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Online Security scam Members and their organisations are alerted to another banking scam. If you receive a request that looks like it comes from Standard Bank asking you to update your banking details, do not act on it without checking with your bank first. One way to tell if the request is genuine is to look for the security disclaimer, which is usually present at the bottom of notices received from Standard Bank. The one circulating at the moment does not have this |
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