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From the streets of Joburg to cities across the country 💃🏾🕺🏽
Kutlwano’s music has always been about connection, not stages or spotlights.

What started on one corner turned into a community. This journey is about taking that sound on the road, meeting the people who listened, shared, danced, and believed along the way.

#SupportLocalArtists #StreetMusic #SouthAfricanCreatives #ArtsAndCulture #BackaBuddy

5 years in prison.
10 months of support.
Still standing💫

Because of you, Ashley’s essential prison needs have been covered - food, water, basics, dignity. Every share, prayer, and donation has mattered more than you know.

This journey isn’t over yet, but Ashley is not alone and neither is her mom, Lynn, fighting for her from Thailand🇹🇭

If you’ve been following along, thank you for being part of this story 🤍

And if you’re thinking of starting your own campaign, comment “BUDDY” below, the BackaBuddy team will help you get set up.

Community changes everything.

#BackaBuddy #CommunityCare #AshleysFightForFreedom
#SouthAfrica

FriYAY updates💜

Behind every donation is a decision built on trust. And trust grows when donors feel included in the journey.

A simple check-in goes a long way:
• what’s happened
• why it matters
• and a heartfelt thank you

It keeps your donor family informed, involved, and connected to the impact they helped create.

While you’re taking a breather this weekend ☕💫
Why not catch up with your donor family?

#FundraisingTips #BuildTrust #CommunityCare #BackaBuddy #PeoplePowered

33 people. One community.🧡

This is what community fundraising in South Africa looks like.

So far, 33 donors have raised R3 700 to help Daluxolo replace an eye prosthetic that no longer fits comfortably and is affecting daily life. Every person gave what they could and together, it’s making a real difference.

Generosity isn’t about the amount.

#BackaBuddy #CrowdfundingSA #SouthAfricaCares #GivingBackSA

Most organisations don’t fail because they don’t care.

They fail because fundraising is unpredictable and exhausting.

That’s why this year we launched the first Donors for Life cohort (a#@backabuddy initiative), working closely with NPO’s committed to building sustainable, recurring giving.

Alongside the cohort, I’m sharing a short lesson series, starting with Lesson One: Goal Setting, taking you behind the thinking we’re unpacking together.

Missed the first cohort?
Applications for Cohort Two are now open.

Not part of the cohort?
We’re also building free learning resources to support the wider South African nonprofit sector.🇿🇦

Let’s build calmer, more predictable funding models, together.

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