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.

Visit Inyathelo’s welcoming Civil Society Sustainability Centre in Woodstock, and it’s highly likely that you’ll come across visitors making use of the Funding Finder service.

Numerous Cape Town-based not-for-profit organisations (NPOs) have received a boost of youthful energy and expertise, thanks to 17 student volunteers who travelled all the way from the United States to make a difference in under-resourced communities.

Zwakele Ngubane is director of advancement and alumni relations at the Durban University of Technology. He was interviewed by Business Times Careers about his work. 

David Barnard on his #NGOs4Africa Campaign

Inyathelo is holding its sixth annual course in Advancement and Resource Mobilisation from 16-21 July. We asked course graduate Zwakele Ngubane about his key learnings, and how he is applying them in his current post of Director of Advancement at the Durban University of Technology.

South African universities and non-profit organisations (NPOs) are under pressure to manage their fundraising opportunities and processes optimally. This requires well-trained fundraising practitioners with up-to-date, professional knowledge.

Strategic, well-written fundraising proposals are the lifeblood of most of South Africa’s estimated 150 000 non-profit organisations (NPOs). To meet this need, Inyathelo: The South African Institute for Advancement, recently held a proposal writing workshop at its offices in Woodstock, Cape Town (16 May).