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Income Generation Isn’t Just About Money, It’s About Building a Sustainable Organisation
For many South African NPOs, the fundraising calendar dictates the organisational calendar. Teams move from one funding application to the next, hoping the next grant will keep their programmes running and staff employed. While grant [...]
Keep the Relationship Alive Between Grants
We conclude this blog series on fundraising and stewardship with one of the biggest fundraising mistakes many organisations make: only contacting funders when you need money. Strong organisations stay in touch even when they are [...]
Great Reporting Builds Great Relationships
We all know that panicked feeling as reporting time comes around again while there is so much to do on the ground. Many organisations see grant reporting as an administrative task. Smart organisations see it [...]
Stewardship Starts the Day You Receive the Grant
Receiving a grant is not the end of the fundraising journey—it's the beginning of a new relationship. Many organisations make the mistake of only contacting funders when reports are due. Great stewardship means staying connected [...]
The Art of Wooing a Funder
Fundraising is not about convincing someone to give you money. It's about helping a funder see how your organisation can help them achieve the impact they want to make. Think of fundraising as building a partnership. [...]
Finding the Right Funder Saves Time and Increases Success
Not every funder is the right fit for your organisation. One of the biggest fundraising mistakes is sending the same proposal to dozens of funders. This approach rarely works and wastes valuable time. Instead, focus [...]
Don’t Start with the Proposal – Start with the Relationship
Have you spent weeks writing funding proposals to have them ready to send as soon as you find a potential funder? Unfortunately, that'soften the wrong place to start. Funders invest in organisations they trust. A [...]
Is your NPO – Business Strategic Partnership Healthy?
In our most recent blogs we talked about what business strategic partnerships look like, and we explored strategic partnerships between NPO and business. If you already have some strategic partnerships in place, or you are [...]