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An invitation to an art exhibition at the Stellenbosch University Museum as part of the Stellenbosch University Centenary programme.

Managers and staff in the South African non-profit (NPO) and civil society sectors are increasingly dealing with extreme workplace stress due to, amongst other factors, growing socio-economic challenges and uncertainty about funding. It’s essential that they take steps to avoid burnout if they are to continue their vital work.

By Soraya Joonas, Finance Director, Inyathelo.

Originally published in the 2018 Inyathelo Annual Report.

By Dr Bheki Moyo, Adjunct Professor and Director, Centre for African Philanthropy

Originally published in the 2018 Inyathelo Annual Report

We warmly welcome Ms Mohamed as the Executive Director to Inyathelo, as the organisation enters a new phase that complements the evolving role of higher education and civil society organisations.

Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has quadrupled its donor income in five years to R64,9 million in 2017, grown the number of fundraising and development staff from six to eleven, and compiled a huge alumni database of more than 150 000 people.

(picture: AfrikaBurn creative projects director Lorraine Tanner, Words that Count consultant Melanie Jacobson and fundraiser/PR for Camphill Village, Janine Strumpher)

Some 230 representatives of over 150 non-profit organisations (NPOs) and civil society bodies gathered in Cape Town this week, as members of the NPO Service Providers Network shared their expertise on good governance and management and on strategies for the sustainability of NPOs.

The Durban University of Technology (DUT) is reaping the benefits of an innovative, five year capacity development programme for university fundraisers.