As a follow up to Inyathelo's Get Resourceful session on Monitoring and Evaluation, panelist Alex O’Donoghue gathered this collection of resources from around the internet.
Recently CAF Southern Africa responded to what was termed, ‘generalised and negative’ statements made by MACS Media on behalf of the Orion Organisation and the Cape Town Society for the Blind regarding the NGO sector in South Africa.
Although civil actions involving NPOs are rare in South Africa, the corporate landscape in South Africa has changed in line with greater global emphasis on good governance, increasing the likelihood of litigation in the future.
Recent media reports suggest renewed interest in the fact that South African NPOs are under pressure from both funders and the government. By some calculations as many as 25% all of South African organisations within the last year alone have been forced to close their doors.
2013 Inyathelo Philanthropy Awardee, Afeefah Patel, met with president Jacob Zuma recently. Ann7 News arranged the meeting, almost two years after the then seven year-old Afeefah wrote to President Zuma asking him to “look after the rhinos”.
According to the Orion Organisation and the Cape Town Society for the Blind, 30 percent of South Africa’s 122 000 registered non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were forced to close in 2013.
The August 2014 issue of Advance is available. discover the newest Inythelo reports, publications and resources, as well as articles of interst relating to South African civil society.
Every month in 2014 Inyathelo hosts a #GetResourceful session on one of the Ten Elements of Advancement. The August offering was STRATEGY AND PLANNING!
The 2014 Advancement Academy for HEIs and NPOs welcomed new and seasoned Advancement practitioners working in the non-profit sector and in higher education institutions for two days of Advancement and fundraising learning.
