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. 

Cape Town philanthropist James McGregor of Kenilworth passed away recently at the age of 69. For his tireless work over many years to uplift the Westlake community in Cape Town, James McGregor is the recipient of the 2013 Inyathelo Award for Lifetime Philanthropy.

This month’s Get Resourceful session focused on External Relationships, one of Inyathelo’s Ten Building Blocks for Advancement. Some 40 attendees from the Cape Town NPO community packed into the Inyathelo boardroom in Woodstock. Cape Town TV also filmed the proceedings.

The NPO Directorate has issued a notice listing the nominees for the establishment of a Panel of Arbitration as is required under the Nonprofit Organisations Act No.71 of 1997. We are encouraging civil society organisations examine the shortlist of candidates and provide comment on the composition of the panel.

READ NOTICE HERE (pdf).

In a recent editorial in the Daily Maverick, Sisonke Msimang thoughtfully argues that South African civil society with it’s predominantly white and “racially insecure” leadership will have no choice but to welcome Dr Ramphele back.  Simply put, the sector needs her street cred. 

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