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The Kellogg Foundation, which donated R215-million in grants to southern Africa in the year ending August 2008, and about R2.8-billion since 1986, has closed its office in South Africa.

The foundation’s chief executive, Sterling Speirn, points out that while the withdrawal takes place against a backdrop of an ongoing forensic investigation into financial irregularities in its South African office, the decision to close the office was made for budgetary reasons.

The Resource Alliance, in collaboration with the Kenya Association of Fundraising Professionals, is hosting the 15th Eastern Africa Resource Mobilisation Workshop will be held from 24-28 November 2008 in Mombasa, Kenya.
Hosted under the theme “All You Need to Know about Fundraising”, the workshop aims to deliver a wide range of sessions rich in critical fundraising skills. 

By the end of the workshop, participants will be:

Fundraising is often a daunting task for an organisation. The Worldwide Fundraiser's Handbook presents a range of options and steps to be considered by organisations when fundraising. In this chapter "Tips on how to get started in local fundraising", the author highlights the factors that need to be taken into consideration when starting local fundraising.

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According to Terry Axelrod, author of The Joy of Fundraising, donors give to your organisation because they believe you are making a difference in a cause they care about. Axelro argues that donors value your organisation’s work and want to support you in changing the world. He notes that their gifts are investments in the work they expect you to accomplish.