James Taylor is an Associate with the Community Development Resource Association in Cape Town, which advances conscious and continuous learning about development processes and the art of intervention.

This article is also available in Inyathelo's latest Annual Report.

Until 31 March 2017, we will be offering selected books from our collection at 50% off. 

By Dr Saleem Badat, Programme Director: International Higher Education & Strategic Projects of The Andrew W Mellon Foundation. In this essay, Dr Badat calls for a dispassionate analysis of the student protest movement in South Africa.

The article is also available in Inyathelo's latest Annual Report.

29 November 2016 marks the fifth annual #GivingTuesday. This initiative began in the United States as a counterpoint to the gaudy commercialism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It is now a fixture on many NPO’s fourth-quarter calendars all over the globe. Thus far, participation in South Africa remains slow, but as Black Friday gains momentum here, is #GivingTuesday poised to follow suit? If so, how can your organisation participate?

Our latest annual report has just been released! 

Inyathelo's “Breakfast on the 2nd Floor” dialogues were introduced in 2010 to provide a space for energetic and provocative engagement on key issues facing civil society and South Africa.

Inyathelo Acting Executive Director Nomfundo Walaza was invited by radio station Capetalk/702 to be their Friday stand-in on 11 November. In this series, a guest presenter stands in for popular presenter Redi Tlhabi every Friday from 9am-12h00. According to the station “this carefully-selected cast features some of the most interesting personalities in South Africa. Each one brings their unique outlook to the show. They will engage you, challenge you, entertain you, open your mind and try to deal with some of the random calls we sometimes get.”

A few years back NPO finance expert, Clara Miller, wrote a NPQ piece on the seemingly irrational set of expectations philanthropists, donors, and government place upon non-profits. The article, “The Looking-Glass World of Nonprofit Money: Managing in For-Profits’ Shadow Universe,” is making it’s way around the internet again and is certainly worth a second look.