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Digital Alchemy: How the New DSD System Birthed a Fictional NPO
Our real NPO is invisible, our NPC is now legally married to an imaginary NPO, and we have enough "ghost directors" to start a soccer team.
Is Your NPO the Solution or Just an Answer?
To build an organization that creates lasting, systemic change, we must have the courage to start with a Question and remain in that space of uncertainty for a while
The "New NPO" Mirage: Why the Numbers are Lying to Us
The "explosion" of new NPOs is largely a myth of numbers. We aren’t seeing a surge of new ideas; we are seeing a massive formalization of old ones.
Red Alert for the NPO Sector: Why the New Amendment Bill Is a Threat to Civil Society
At Elizayo, we believe that a strong, independent civil society is the heartbeat of South Africa’s democracy. For nearly 30 years, our sector has operated under a framework of transparency and collaboration. But right now, that foundation is under threat. A new draft amendment Bill, recently published by National Treasury, marks a radical and alarming shift in how the state intends to "govern" non-profit organisations (NPOs). If passed in its current form, it won’t just regul
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