Three non-governmental organisations which provide support to cancer sufferers in the Eastern Cape will benefit from the 2016 Algoa FM Cell C Big Walk for Cancer. Now in its 18th year, the Big Walk is one of the biggest charity events in the Eastern Cape. It raised R380 000 in 2015. This year it will be hosted at The Boardwalk on Saturday, 29 October. “Given the massive success of the event thanks to the support of the community we are able to support the Igazi Foundation, CANSA and … [Read more...] about Three Cancer NPO’s to benefit from Algoa FM Cell C Big Walk for Cancer
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Algoa Cares calling for charity golf day applications
Algoa Cares, Algoa FM’s Corporate Social Investment initiative, has opened applications this week to non-profit organisations in the Eastern Cape to apply to be the beneficiaries to the two annual Algoa Cares Charity Golf Days hosted in Port Elizabeth and East London. “We will only be doing one call for beneficiaries this year and will simultaneoulsy choose two beneficiaries in the Eastern Cape who will benefit from the funding of the two charity golf days”, says PR & CSI Manager at Algoa … [Read more...] about Algoa Cares calling for charity golf day applications
EC NPOs saved from budget cuts
Dear MyPE I am delighted to announce that following vigorous engagements by the DA with the Department of Social Development, budget cuts to Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) have been amended. The unannounced budget cut severely affected the care of vulnerable groups in welfare centres throughout the province and is not acceptable. In a reply to an oral question in the Bhisho Legislature on Wednesday (subs: 3 June) Social Development MEC Nancy Sihlawi confirmed that unfair budget cuts … [Read more...] about EC NPOs saved from budget cuts
Last chance for NPOs to stay registered
The Department of Social Development has called on all non-profit organisations (NPOs) that are registered with the department, and haven't submitted their annual reports, to do so by March 31 in order to avoid being deregistered. The call is directed at NPOs that were registered with the department between 1997 and 2012, and have not previously submitted their annual reports to the department, as required by the NPO Act. This applies to all NPOs registered under the NPO Act, whether … [Read more...] about Last chance for NPOs to stay registered
NPO Code of Governance Workshop
A proposed code of governance for non-profit organisations in South Africa has been released for public comment. The draft Independent Code of Good Governance for Non-Profit Organisations in South Africa aims to encourage best governance practice and was initiated by a group of NPOs at a Civil Society Consultative Forum meeting in August 2010. They recognised the need for South African civil society to formulate and adopt its own distinct code rather than be regulated by government or corporate … [Read more...] about NPO Code of Governance Workshop
