Ruen Govinder
rueng.bsky.social
Ruen Govinder
@rueng.bsky.social
Director of Hashtag Nonprofit, a digital magazine amplifying South Africa’s nonprofit sector. Advocate for tech-powered social impact. Social activist, consultant, and changemaker. 🌍💻
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Hashtag Nonprofit is proud to announce the launch of Digital Depot, a brand-new online marketplace where nonprofit professionals can access affordable and free digital resources to enhance their impact.

More Info=> bit.ly/digital-depot
March 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Turning Point Chartered Accountants offering free Xero subscriptions

bit.ly/free_xero
In celebration of 15 years of supporting NPOs, we’re offering NPOs 100 free Xero subscriptions for 6 months to the value of R45 000, complete with in-depth training and onboarding worth R 65 000.
March 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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#Vacancy Notice

Part-Time Project Administrator

My Vote Counts (MVC)

Location: Cape Town (Hybrid)
Apply by: 31 Mar 2025
Info: bit.ly/apply_mvc-pa

#NGOjobs #SouthAfrica #Employment #JobSearch
March 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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The real reason South African NGOs struggle to raise funds (and it’s not what you think) | The Vuka Collective

New article in Hashtag Nonprofit bit.ly/read_vuka

#NGOs #Funding #NPOs #SouthAfrica
Hashtag Nonprofit - The real reason South African NGOs struggle to raise funds (and it’s not what you think)
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January 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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#Vacancy Notice. 📣

Business Development Manager

Organisation: SAYes Mentoring
Location: South Africa (Remote)
Apply by: 31 Jan
Info: bit.ly/apply_sayes

#vacancies #jobs #NGOjobs #SouthAfrica
January 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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#Vacancy Alert

Head of Fundraising and Business Development

Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP)

Location: Johannesburg
Apply by: 31 January
Info: bit.ly/apply_ikusasa

#jobs #Jobsearch #Vacancies #NGOjobs #SouthAfrica
January 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Turning Crises into Opportunities: Explore the 2024 IPASA Annual Review of South African #Philanthropy.

“To tackle the interconnected challenges of our time, philanthropy must act boldly and collaboratively to create systemic change." -- Yogavelli Nambiar

Free Download: bit.ly/3V9BrmC
January 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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#Jobs Alert

WeThePeopleSa is #Hiring

Bookkeeper: bit.ly/apply_people
Education Curator: bit.ly/apply_wtp

Location: Johannesburg, ZA
Apply by 25 Jan

#vacancies #jobs #jobsearch #NGOjobs #SouthAfrica
January 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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The Black Sash is #Hiring

Position: Human Resources Manager

Location: Cape Town, ZA
Deadline: 19 Jan
Info: bit.ly/apply_sash01

#Jobsearch #Jobs #vacancies #Employment #SouthAfrica
January 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Third court order against Gauteng social development department

groundup.org.za/article/a-th... via @groundup.org.za #NGOs #NPOs

Earlier this year hundreds of organisations were left unpaid for months after the collapse of the department’s #funding system.
Third court order against Gauteng social development department
Nine months into the financial year, some non-profit organisations still not paid
groundup.org.za
December 5, 2024 at 3:37 PM
☀️ Weekly #NPOSnapshot - 29 November 2024 -Roundup of this weeks featured vacancies and opportunities for South African nonprofits -
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November 29, 2024 at 8:20 AM
Stop the Release of Documentary Celebrating Band Aid!

Fuse ODG: “We welcome anyone genuinely trying to support the continent, but it must be in a spirit of collaboration, not patronization...

"We Know It’s Christmas.”

Sign the petition to #StopBandAid : www.change.org/p/stopbandai...
Sign the Petition
#StopBandAid - BBC to Stop the Release of Documentary Celebrating Band Aid
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November 29, 2024 at 6:16 AM
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#Vacancy Notice

Finance Manager
Mikhulu Child and Development Trust

Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Apply By: 09 Dec 2024
Info: bit.ly/apply_mikhulu

See dozens of other active job listings in the South African nonprofit sector on our #Jobs Board: hashtagnonprofit.org/vacancies
November 27, 2024 at 8:21 AM
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Breyten Breytenbach, prominent author and poet who was imprisoned for his anti-apartheid activities, dies in Paris. (HIs prison writing "The True Confessions fop an Albino Terrorist" had a huge influence on me.) www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/...
Breyten Breytenbach dies in Paris
Prominent author and poet was imprisoned for his anti-apartheid activities
www.businesslive.co.za
November 25, 2024 at 4:31 AM
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Musk and Ramaswamy Propose Cuts to International and NGO Funding to Reduce Federal Budget (WSJ)
November 21, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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Waste is piling up and we don’t know enough to deal with it. The lack of accurate data could turn South Africa into a “wasteland”, says recycling organisation

Read groundup.org.za/article/wast... by Steve Kretzmann
Waste is piling up and we don’t know enough to deal with it
The lack of accurate data could turn South Africa into a “wasteland”, says recycling organisation
groundup.org.za
November 26, 2024 at 7:33 AM
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Promise Mabilo’s child has asthma. She is fighting for cleaner air in Mpumalanga

Read groundup.org.za/article/acti... by Ihsaan Haffejee
November 22, 2024 at 11:46 AM
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#StopBandAid – Sign the Petition africanofilter.cmail20.com/t/t-l-stutku...
“African problems should be solved by Africans. We welcome anyone genuinely trying to support the continent, but it must be in a spirit of collaboration, not patronization; solidarity, not charity.

#Africa #PovertyPorn
November 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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Looking for a job in the South African Nonprofit sector? The Hashtag NonProfit Jobs Board has plenty of new listings today!

hashtagnonprofit.org/vacancies

#Vacancies #NGOjobs #JobSearch #SouthAfrica
November 19, 2024 at 2:26 PM
I'm trying to learn how to use Bluesky to connect with other South African nonprofits but I keep getting distracted by cat pictures. This really is like the early days of Twitter...
November 25, 2024 at 12:44 PM