Humanitarian disasters at home and abroad have brought a nation together to fundraise online, says Jannie Smith of GivenGain.
The ongoing humanitarian crisis in KwaZulu-Natal and other areas of South Africa, caused by the recent devastating rain and flooding, is the country’s deadliest natural disaster this century. The confirmed death toll so far is 443…
After a couple of years of lockdowns and social distancing, events are back with a vengeance, and fundraisers and charities should be all over them to fundraise, according to global fundraising platform GivenGain.
The next 12 months are packed with large-scale in-person sporting events including globally renowned South African greats like the Two Oceans Marathon,…
On 30 November, charities across South Africa will be looking to catch the customary wave of goodwill surrounding Giving Tuesday, a global end-of-year movement to support charitable causes and communities.
What is Giving Tuesday?
Giving Tuesday operates as an independent non-profit organisation in partnership with a global network of leaders, communities, generous individuals and partners…
Swiss 11-time IRONMAN champion Ronnie Schildknecht's cycling prowess has won him a cabinet full of trophies, including the 2013 IRONMAN South Africa gold medal. But now he's back in the saddle with his eyes on a different prize – education for some of South Africa's most impoverished children – and harnessing the power of online…
Covid-19 has hit every economy, causing new social and economic challenges and exacerbating old ones.
The Mandela Day initiative is calling on all South Africans (and international supporters) to be socially active citizens in their community – individually or as part of one of the millions of groups getting together to deliver food parcels, make…
As the official charity fundraising partner of the Two Oceans Marathon, GivenGain is delighted to support this iconic race once more in 2021 – as well as their all-new event, the TOM 2021 Virtual Charity Challenge (VCC).
Bringing back an iconic event
The annual Two Oceans Marathon, a much-anticipated event on the running calendar and…
How do you fundraise for charity in times like these?
With park fairs, church fetes, tombola stalls and social challenges like marathons out of the question, what can we do to give much-needed help to the disabled, abandoned pets, children's hospitals and many more?
According to GivenGain, a world leader in online fundraising for charity…
After a very challenging year for many, GivenGain – the global fundraising platform with SA roots – says charitable giving should be a top priority in everyone's new year plans and resolutions. While traditional new year resolutions usually focus on self-improvement and lifestyle changes, 2021 presents a unique wake-up call, to direct our personal…
On 1 December 2020, South Africans from all quarters will come out to support #GivingTuesdaySA, a global day of giving and worldwide celebration of charitable causes.
The global Giving Tuesday movement is a platform bringing people from around the world together, to donate money as well as their time and voice to worthy causes of their…
In less than a week on Sunday 18 October, the City of Cape Town will host the first ever Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon – and fundraising is very much part of the equation, say organisers as they cement ties with homegrown global fundraising platform GivenGain.
"The extraordinary circumstances of this year required extraordinary measures. The Sanlam Cape…