These successful Fundraising Incentive Scheme (FRIS) stories illustrate some useful pointers to other community based organisations to consider when undertaking local fundraising. These pointers are:
- Piggyback on another event or special day happening in your community
- Collaborate with your programme partners
- Sell something people like to eat
- Use what you have; i.e. harvest from your foodgarden
- Use the opportunity to strengthen community ties or to promote a message
Port St Johns Legal Advice Centre used Heritage Month as the theme for their local fundraising activity, which was a traditional food bazaar around the theme “Our Culture Our Heritage”. They prepared traditional food and encouraged traditional dress for their event which had the added benefit of introducing young people to food their grandparents ate and of celebrating their culture. They collaborated project beneficiaries from 12 Extended Public Works Programme sites, who donated traditional ingredients like inkobe, umqa and amadumbe. The centre made a profit and claimed their full 2025 FRIS allocation of R10,000.
Ikgomotseng Community Nutrition and Development Centre used its fundraising initiative to support Halaletsang Day Care Centre by generating income through the sale of spinach harvested from its food garden. They used what they had and sold a total of 200 bundles of spinach at R10.00 each, resulting in an income of R2,000.00. SCAT paid them their full FRIS allocation, which rewards R5 for every R1 raised up to a maximum of R10,000. These funds were allocated towards the purchase of playground swings for the centre, enhancing the learning and play environment for the children. This initiative not only improves the facilities at the centre but also strengthens community participation and ownership.
Sandveld Local Development Agency used its local fundraising to replace office equipment stolen during an office break-in. They sold something beloved by South Africans, which is the braai (or barbeque). They sold 55 braai takeaways at R80 each and made a profit of R2,150. SCAT topped up their fundraising efforts with the R10,000 FRIS allocation for 2025.
Well done to the staff, committee members, partners and volunteers who helped to organise and execute these successful local fundraising initiatives.
