January 29, 2025

Mitigating Risk in a Season of Uncertainty

In times of high winds and seismic change in world politics, it is easy for us as NPO directors and fundraisers to feel off balance and […]
November 22, 2024

Understanding NPO Registration, Legal Status, and Tax Deductible Donations in South Africa

Sometimes when a new NPO approaches us at Funding Solutions for fundraising assistance, they are unsure what the difference is between their NPO registration and their […]
March 15, 2024

Which drum beat do you march to?

In Funding Solutions we are always confronted by despondent NPO directors and fundraisers. The drum that people beat follows a song that “there is no money”, […]
May 27, 2023

Commission Based Fundraising? Maybe Not!

Commission based fundraising, albeit legal, is frowned upon as unethical. You can be quite sure, that your carefully written proposal goes straight to the bin of […]
October 2, 2022

Is your organisation in need of some strategic fundraising input?

Are you looking at your projected income for this and the next year and you don’t see yourself being able to run the programmes which you […]
March 29, 2019

Fundraising idea – there’s a whole bunch of them…

Need a fundraising idea? Thinking of a special event? When people are starting an NPO, and are looking for fundraising ideas, they automatically jump to thinking […]
February 26, 2019

Fundraising Consultants in Johannesburg

Why Fundraising Consultants in Johannesburg have an obvious advantage Fundraising Consultants in Johannesburg have a distinct advantage.  I am not saying that Fundraising Consultants cannot survive […]
February 18, 2019

Speak to a Fundraising Consultant in South Africa

It may be time to speak to Fundraising Consultant if you are wondering how to raise more funding for your NPO. At Funding Solutions you will find […]
February 13, 2019

Fundraising in South Africa

Is Fundraising in South Africa really not what it used to be? I have been working as a professional fundraiser in South Africa since the 1990s. […]