National development agency (NDA) support for non-profit organizations to become sustainable social enterprises: Pixley Ka Seme district, Northern Cape
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2022
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Bopape, Malake
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University of the Free State
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This study explored how the National Development Agency (NDA) can support Non-profit organizations (NPOs) to become sustainable social enterprises in Pixley Ka Seme, Northern Cape. NPOs are the closest organizations to the communities in which they operate. NPOs contribute immensely to development, and their unsustainability creates problems for founders, funders, and the communities they serve. Government and the institutions working directly with them recognize the importance of sustainable community development organizations. However, community development organizations still need to improve with a lack of good governance and long-term planning, which can be traced to inadequate or improper capacity-building interventions and a lack of understanding of social entrepreneurship. The study applied a qualitative methods approach, and data was collected through face-to-face interviews. Interviews were conducted with three state institutions and nine organizations from the NDA database in Pixley Ka Seme. The data were analyzed thematically and presented. The study shows that within the sector, there needs to be more understanding of NPO and social enterprise. Only the participants from the government institutions understood the concept of social enterprise and agreed that they only knew how it is defined. However, its registration of it needs to be more explicit in South African legislation. Furthermore, NPO support in the sector is only widely known to some organizations as they heavily depend on the Department of Social Development. The need to be aware of the importance of capacity building and the opportunities that organizations can benefit from if they can have good governance, innovation, and creativity to ensure that they are only sometimes dependent on state or private funding. Organizations can become sustainable if they are self-reliant with skills and finances. The study revealed that NPO managers and administrators in Pixley Ka Seme need to be made aware that they can creatively find and use ways to bring income to their organizations. The income can be utilized to further the organization's objectives, thereby ensuring its sustainability. The study shows that the NDA needs to have a time frame for its funding process to ensure that CSO can comply with the conditions of the funding agreement.
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Dissertation (MDS (Development Studies))--University of the Free State, 2022