Applications rocket after roadshow

Applications for funding in the Charities Sector have doubled in the wake of the NLB’s countrywide roadshow designed to encourage new applicants. “By the deadline for the Charities Sector more than 8 300 applications had reached our offices,” says NLB CEO Professor Vevek Ram. The previous round of Charities Sector funding attracted about 4 000 applications. The roadshow, in October 2010, also aimed to improve the quality of documentation submitted so that more applicants succeed in securing funding

Indaba to chart future of NLB

The chairperson of the National Lotteries Board is convening a national stakeholder consultation to review the grant-making functions of National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund and provide clear direction for the future. The current system is 14 years old, says Professor Nevhutanda, and is due for reassessment. “We will start with workshops in the provinces to build a wide base of input on the overhaul of the system of making grants,” he explains. “These will feed into a national indaba in Gauteng on 20 June.”