Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust

Project details
Partner(s): NA Our Involvement: SAIE is raising money that will be placed in an institutional fund that will be used to support the long term sustainability of the organisation. A traget amount will be raised and placed in a Money Market environment, where only the interest will be used for institutional operating costs. Project Progress: This project is in process
	Funder: Allan & Nesta Ferguson Trust
	Product: Institutional Strengthening
	Location: Western Cape Project Completion:

Interested in
supporting SAIE?
Click here...

Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset (900KB)

Featured Product

Institutional Strengthening

Over the years, from a funding perspective, NGOs have not only battled to balance their cash flow but also tend to live from feast to famine – with many falling by the wayside in their attempts to meet their social objectives while also attempting to be financially sustainable. SAIE is no exception – however it has managed this juggling act for over a decade. Donors’ traditionally only prefer to fund the direct costs of project leaving NGOs with the challenge of scrounging for their running costs. This leaves little room for growth, innovation and organizational strengthening. Because of this, SAIE has established an Institutional Strengthening Fund. Donations to this fund will be invested into a money market environment, and as such will earn interest. Only the interest will be used from the fund to support operational overheads. As the fund grows, so too will the interest and at a point in the future the value of the fund will be able to generate the interest required to support the organization on a month-by-month basis.

Enterprise development - NPO View
The enterprise development sector is often seen as the panacea to South Africa’s job creation woes. But if this sector is to succeed in enhancing economic inclusion, serious attention...
[read more]

A Positive Entrepreneurial Environment
“A positive entrepreneurial environment is …dependent on a system which effectively balances government and private sector needs and interventions. Only within such a stable...
[read more]

Evaluation and Learning
SAIE has always been committed to evaluating its work, independent of stakeholder accountability issues, because of its interest in learning and improving practice...
[read more]

The Age of Entrepreneurship
“It is accepted that the world is experiencing an entrepreneurial age, which is characterized by factors such as accelerated innovation and the commercialization threat at a faster...
[read more]

South African Institute for Entrepreneurship – Brief Comment
SAIE’s recent Annual Report presents the continued work of SAIE for 2007/8 with its vision of a dynamic culture of entrepreneurship in South Africa that promotes a positive mindset...
[read more]

View All Articles