Workshops and Training

NPO workshops and training

Workshops and Training for NPOs / Civil Society

What is Advancement? And how does it relate to Fundraising? Inyathelo hosts workshops and training for NPOs to enhance their understanding of how to attract resources to their organisations, to their programmes and projects. Workshops take place over two days and cover the following areas:

Strategically positioning your organisation to attract support which includes defining Advancement and Advancement Ethics;
Understanding the donor landscape and Prospect Research;
Effective Online Strategies for the Advancement Operation; and
Proposal Writing.

The first day of the workshop covers theory and discussion is encouraged. The range of topics allows for organisational challenges to be surface and addressed. The second day provides the opportunity to put theory to work, with round robins of group activity on the various topics. Click here for a sample programme.

Learning opportunities for 2012 are tabled below. Note that our main training event for 2012 is the Autumn Academy for NPOs which will be a 3 day training event, with a mix of speakers covering a range of topics; the event will be held in Cape Town.

Grantmaking workshops and training

From time to time Inyathelo will run skills workshops for grantmakers, particularly for Foundation staff and those new to the grantmaking environment. Workshops will focus on the development of funding strategies; making the application process easy for everybody; approaches to proposal review; interaction with grantees and potential grantees; Foundation investments and innovative approaches to making grants; and maximising grant impact.

Watch this space for more details...

Higher education workshops and events

Workshops and Training for Higher Education 2012

For 2012 we are hosting one workshop for Higher Education in Johannesburg and we are hosting our second Spring School for Higher Education Advancement Practitioners.

Event	Date	City / Town	Format
Workshop – Higher Education	6 & 7 March 2012	Johannesburg	Advancement Strategy & Planning – Various building blocks of Advancement are unpacked in working through an Advancement Strategy & Planning document.
Spring School 2012	3, 4 & 5 September 2012	TBC	Spring School is a 3 day learning opportunity for Advancement Practitioners working in Higher Education. Local and international speakers will host sessions on topics ranging from alumni fundraising, legacies, endowments, and prospect research.

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Breakfast on the 2nd Floor

Breakfast on 2nd Floor is just that – an early morning discussion with coffee and breakfast treats at Inyathelo’s offices on the 2nd Floor of Fairweather House in Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock.

What started as an internal event, the breakfasts are lively interactive discussions on current issues and events that ground the work we do in a larger context. These conversations are geared toward stimulating how we think about our work and stimulating the possibility of subsequent shifts in our application of the tools we currently use, and the development of new tools for working in the nonprofit and funding sectors.

For 2012, Breakfast on the 2^nd Floor will form part of Inyathelo’s 10th Anniversary celebrations the under umbrella of TEN Talks.

The Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards

The Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards are part of Inyathelo’s work to grow a philanthropic movement in South Africa.

These Awards recognise extraordinary individuals who have shown outstanding leadership in the area of personal philanthropy in South Africa and who, through their giving, have contributed to sustainable social change and have inspired others to give.

Awardees are announced at a gala dinner, held every year usually in November, and this event has become a “MUST-GO-TO” on the annual calendars of everyone who cares about making a positive social impact in South Africa! [Click here] for more information and to book your tickets!