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While working with organisations and institutions to develop their resource mobilisation capacity, Inyathelo promotes social responsibility, personal philanthropy, voluntarism and self-reliance. Inyathelo simultaneously strengthens the capacity of public benefit organisations and institutions to attract donor support, and also contributes to the development and growth of philanthropy in South Africa.
Advancing organisations and institutions
Our application of advancement is based on an integrated, inclusive approach through which organisations and institutions, in partnership with stakeholders and supporters, move together towards achieving long-term sustainability and self-reliance. We encourage organisations and institutions to build and maintain strong relationships with external constituencies, including the state, beneficiaries, supporters, the media, and the communities in which they operate to bring about long-lasting social change, to invest in and develop social capital and to promote a culture of social giving.
Promoting a culture of giving
We promote a strategic approach to development in South Africa, seeing donors and funding recipients as partners. While assisting in building skills to access giving, the institute also promotes social responsibility, individual giving and effective philanthropy amongst South Africans.
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Programmes
In addition to the range of services we offer, Inyathelo runs the following programmes:
The Kresge Special Initiative which works with higher education and other anchor institutions.
The Non-Profit Sustainability Unit which focuses on delivering advancement capacity development workshops, training and support to public benefit organisatioins. The Unit is also running a focused programme (The Atlantic Human Rights Sustainability Programme) to develop advancement capacity in six human rights-based organisations.
The Governance and Policy Development Programme which contributes to the development of well-informed non-profit and philanthropy sectors capable of engaging with and responding to changes in the policy environment including legal requirements for good governance, accountability and efficiency.
The Philanthropy Programme includes a number of initiatives designed to promote and encourage philanthropic giving by South Africans. These include the Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards, a Philanthropists and Foundations network initiative, and the Youth in Philanthropy Programme.
Inyathelo has also established the South African Foundation for Advancement.
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