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The Vuka Collective

Michelle Stein and Sophie Olivier 

Michelle Stein (Handmade Fundraising) helps fundraisers transform lucky breaks into major gift success. A former British Museum and WaterAid fundraising leader, she turned her experience of landing multi-million pound gifts into Handmade Fundraising, where supports organisations worldwide with training, consultancy and coaching. When she's not helping fundraisers be brilliant, you'll find her swimming in Cape Town's tidal pools or hunting down good podcast recommendations.

Sophie Olivier (Flourish Fundraising) has over 15 years of experience in Southern Africa’s non-profit sector in various fundraising positions, managing teams and elevating organisational annual incomes. With the past 6 years as the Founder and Director of Flourish Fundraising, a consultancy specialising in grants readiness, grant writing and donor prospecting. Sophie has an honours degree in International Development Studies from Sussex University, Brighton in 2009. 

The Vuka Collective: http://www.handmadefundraising.com/vukacollective 

 

The real reason South African NGOs struggle to raise funds (and it’s not what you think)

  Friends, we need to talk about the elephant in the room: South African NGOs' reluctance to invest in fundraising. I've lost count of the number of organisations I've worked with who view fundraising costs as an 'unnecessary expense'. And I…