If your campaign needs funds to be paid to an international bank account, the process is slightly different from a local payout. While it does take a bit more time and admin, we’re here to guide you every step of the way.
This guide explains how international payouts work for both Blue Tick campaigns and To Owner campaigns, what documents you’ll need, and what to expect along the way.
International Payouts for Blue Tick Campaigns
Blue Tick campaigns work a little differently to To Owner campaigns. The key thing to remember is this:
Blue Tick campaigns are verified at payout stage, not at campaign creation.
Step 1: Request a payout
When you’re ready to access funds, log into your campaign dashboard and submit a payout request.
Step 2: Enter beneficiary banking details
For Blue Tick campaigns, the beneficiary must be an organisation, not a personal bank account.
Examples of acceptable beneficiaries include:
A hospital or medical practice
A doctor or specialist
A school or university
A registered organisation or service provider
You’ll need to upload:
Proof of bank account (for the organisation)
An invoice or quote
You may submit the same invoice more than once, as long as it clearly shows:
The organisation’s name
Their bank account details
Step 3: Submit and notify us
Once you’ve submitted the payout request:
Email [email protected] Let us know:
You’ve submitted a payout request
It’s for a Blue Tick campaign
You need the funds paid to an international bank account
Step 4: Complete the Global Payout Form
Our team will send you a Global Payout Form
Please fill this form in carefully and in full.
Important notes:
Next to Amount to be Paid, make sure you enter either all available funds or the exact amount you want paid
International payouts are manual
You must submit a new Global Payout Form for every payout request
Once completed, send the form back to us (or to your campaign manager).
Step 5: Processing & timelines
After we receive the form:
We submit it to our finance team
The payout is processed manually
International payouts take longer than local payouts While timelines can vary, we recommend allowing 2–4 weeks for a successful international transfer.
International Payouts for Self-Managed Campaigns
Self-managed campaigns pay funds into a personal bank account, but there are a few important things to note for international payouts.
Before anything else:
Your campaign must receive at least one successful donation before it can be verified.
Step 1: Upload verification documents
When you’re ready, upload the following to your campaign under the verification tab:
Campaign creator’s ID
Supporting documents (e.g. invoice, quote, or formal proof showing how donations will be used)
We know this process can feel overwhelming, especially when funds are urgently needed. Thank you for your patience, and for the important work you’re doing through your campaign.
December is the noisiest month of the year. It’s also the month when trust matters most.
Looking back at December 2025, one thing became clear very quickly: when urgency rises, scepticism rises with it. Fundraising, marketing, and media all compete for attention, and audiences don’t automatically become more generous — they become more discerning.
The Good News Drop was never designed to cut through that noise with pressure or short-term tactics. It was designed to do something far more intentional: create the conditions where generosity feels safe, credible, and sustainable.
As a campaign, it offered valuable insight into how trust is built, how it behaves, and how it ultimately supports meaningful participation — especially in high-noise seasons.
From the outset, the Good News Drop was positioned as a brand, trust, and behaviour-shaping initiative, not a transactional fundraising campaign.
Rather than leading with urgency, the campaign focused on:
Daily positive stories
Visible, real-world presence
Recognition of generosity
Small, repeatable moments of hope
The intent was simple: help people feel hopeful, not hurried.
That intent guided every decision — from creative direction to channel roles to how success was measured. The emphasis wasn’t on instant conversion, but on emotional safety, familiarity, and credibility during a time when people are often overwhelmed.
Browse the Good News Drop
South Africa just got crowned the world’s most generous nation. 🇿🇦💜
Not because we give the most money… but because we show up with time, energy, and thoughtfulness.
Top 3 from the study: 🇿🇦South Africa (51.57/60) 🇵🇭Philippines 🇺🇸USA
Tag an everyday hero who carried you this year.
The check-in call. The lift club. The “I’ve got you” person.
And from our team to yours: Merry Christmas. May joy, peace, and generosity fill your home today and always.🎄
This season, we’re reminded that the little heroes often go unseen - the drivers who keep our cities moving, rain or shine, day in and day out. 🛵
Through the BackaBuddy Heroes Fund, you can help support the 80 drivers behind our seasonal campaigns: those who often get forgotten when the festive season rolls in. Every donation makes a difference and helps them keep going, supporting their families and communities. ❤️
Delayed post, divine timing! #JuneExitwithGrace 🙌🏽✨ ✨🥰 June said ‘plot twist’ and July said ‘hold my halo.’ 😇🎉 #GoodNewsDrop 🙌🏽✨ marcela_dungca tonvalles
🌸 GOOD NEWS DROP 🌸 After a long 341 days staying at Leukaemia Foundation accommodation close to life-saving treatment, 3-year-old Jamie is well enough to leave the city and go home...
“Jamie is finally back at the farm! Seeing his little face light up as he was reunited with our lamb Coco after such a long time was a wonderful, joyus moment for us. We still have two years of this journey, but are so grateful that we can finally come home.” - Nicky, Jamie’s mum.
We 💙 hearing and sharing good news! Be sure to tag us in your milestone moments! - - - - #leukaemiafoundation #leukaemiafoundationaustralia #goodnewsdrop #goodnews #goodnewsfeed #bloodcancer #bloodcancersurvivor #bloodcancerawareness #childhoodcancer #childhoodcancerawareness #childhoodcancersurvivor #feelgoodmoments #farmlife #heartsarefull❤️
The partnership with MotionAds was never about direct donation attribution. Its role was more strategic — and ultimately foundational.
MotionAds brought:
Physical visibility
Legitimacy
Real-world proof of presence
Execution highlights included:
80 riders activated
Approximately 20,000 flyers distributed via Uber Eats deliveries
QR codes linking to the Good News Drop hub
Full geo- and time-stamped photo assurance
This physical layer functioned as a trust transfer mechanism. In a season of heightened scepticism, seeing the campaign in the real world reinforced authenticity in a way digital-only exposure often cannot.
Offline Doesn’t Convert — It Prepares
QR performance is often misunderstood, so it’s worth addressing clearly.
Total QR scans: 159
This is not a failure metric
It is a signal of brand recall and confidence
What the data showed:
Social media drove the majority of traffic and engagement
QR codes acted as an assist channel
Physical presence increased confidence and memory, not impulse behaviour
This aligns with well-documented behaviour patterns: trust is often built offline, while conversion happens later — digitally and asynchronously.
Why Platform Context Matters
During the Good News Drop period, December 2025 became one of BackaBuddy’s strongest months on record:
R17.02 million donated
Average of R549,164 per day
9 days exceeding R700,000
17,480 donors
39% year-on-year growth
What’s important here is not just the growth — but how it happened.
The increase came from more people giving, not larger individual donations. This points to inclusion, emotional safety, and trust — not extraction.
Tipping Revealed the Trust Layer
One of the most reliable indicators of platform trust is tipping behaviour.
December showed:
73% of donors chose to tip
15,778 tips received
Average tip of R61
Tip margin of 5.4%
Optional tipping only works when people trust the system they’re participating in. These numbers reinforced what the campaign was designed to do: strengthen confidence, not apply pressure.
How the Ecosystem Worked
The Good News Drop worked because each channel played a distinct role:
MotionAds reinforced legitimacy and real-world presence
Social media delivered reach, engagement, and repeat exposure
PR ensured narrative consistency and partner credibility
Social performance highlights included:
Facebook: 180,000 views
Instagram: strong month-on-month uplift
LinkedIn: high credibility and partner engagement
TikTok: 79,000 views and over 2,400 new followers
Short-form, emotionally resonant content performed best — amplified by the credibility halo created through physical presence.
What This Means Going Forward
The Good News Drop validated a core insight that will continue to shape how we think about partnerships:
Trust precedes conversion — every time.
What worked:
Emotion before urgency
Recognition over pressure
Physical presence as a trust signal
Social as the primary conversion engin
What this opens up:
Clearer offline success metrics from the outset
Stronger post-exposure retargeting strategies
Deeper storytelling integration across physical channels
Lifecycle systems that convert trust into long-term participation
A Final Reflection
The Good News Drop wasn’t about raising money. It was about strengthening the conditions under which generosity happens.
For corporates and partners exploring purpose-led visibility, ESG-aligned storytelling, and brand-safe impact, this campaign offered a practical, real-world example of what becomes possible when trust is intentionally designed — not assumed.
As we move into a new year, that lesson feels more relevant than ever.
St Luke’s Combined Hospices invites all South Africans to open their hearts and help care for more than 600 vulnerable patients and their families living across the Western Cape, including Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, and Grassy Park.
The palliative care campaign, hosted on BackaBuddy, is raising funds to ensure that patients facing life-limiting illness receive care with comfort, dignity, and compassion, when they need it most.
The campaign is supported by Frank Rautenbach, a respected South African actor and producer, best known for his roles in Faith Like Potatoes, The Bang Bang Club, the biographical film Hansie: A True Story, and the long-running television series 7de Laan. Through his involvement, Frank is helping raise awareness of the realities faced by terminally ill patients and the importance of community support.
In his video message supporting the campaign, Rautenbach says:
“I’d like to highlight the plight of more than 600 terminally ill people living across the Western Cape. For the most part, these people are fighting this battle on their own because many of their families are just trying to make ends meet. At St Luke’s Combined Hospices, we are determined to give them dignity and hope — but we can’t do it on our own.”
St Luke’s Combined Hospices provides holistic palliative care through home-based medical and nursing support, counselling, meals, and bereavement care for families. The cost of caring for one patient is approximately R2,500, making public support essential to sustaining these services.
Rautenbach adds:
“Our goal is to raise R370,000, and all of it goes towards nursing care, counselling, and meals. With as little as R100, you can help us bring dignity and hope to these most precious people.”
Members of the public are encouraged to watch Frank Rautenbach’s full video message, where he shares why he is supporting this campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NR8fj3ipJg
Any amount you’re able to give helps bring comfort, dignity, and care to someone who needs it most. Every contribution goes directly towards patient care and family support.
When 13-year-old Zeeva, from Cape Town, steps into the kitchen, something magical happens. The world quiets, the noise fades, and her mind settles into a calm, joyful rhythm only baking seems to unlock. Mixing, measuring, scooping, and shaping, this is her happy place, the one where she feels most centered, creative, and fully herself.
And at the centre of it all is a dream she’s been nurturing since she was just eight years old: to build her very own cookie business, The Final Bite, and share her “best cookies you’ll ever taste” far beyond her home kitchen.
Today, that dream is taking its biggest step yet.
A Sweet Soul With a Big Vision
To her mom, Melvina, Zeeva is more than just a talented young baker. She’s gentle, kind, determined, and quietly resilient, the kind of girl who cleans the kitchen after a baking fail and says,
“It’s okay, Mommy, I’ll try again.”
“She has this soft nature,” Melvina says, “but once she sets her mind on something, she gives it her whole heart. She’s my little bestie, my shadow, and honestly, my teacher in so many ways.”
And the dream she holds isn’t just about cookies. It’s about confidence. Creativity. Purpose. It’s about watching a young girl step into who she was made to be, one batch at a time.
Where It All Began: The Accidental First Bake
Like many great baking origin stories, Zeeva’s includes laughter, a little chaos, and a surprising success.
She remembers baking classic choc-chip cookies with her aunt during a family visit from America. Zeeva confidently read out the ingredients list… not the method… and her aunt added everything exactly as she spoke. Midway through, they burst into laughter, realizing something was very wrong.
But the cookies? They turned out delicious.
That moment lit something inside her, a spark of joy, creativity, and possibility.
“I loved it,” she says. “It just felt right. Baking makes me feel peaceful and happy.”
From Home Treats to a Budding Cookie Brand
Since then, Zeeva has spent hundreds of hours perfecting her recipes. Her signature crumble-style cookies have become a favourite among friends, teachers, and family. She experiments with flavours, textures, and toppings, always chasing that perfect “final bite”, the one you wish would never end.
She dreams of building a small business, sharing beauty and joy through every batch, and eventually becoming the go-to cookie creator in town.
Her mom has watched the transformation in real time.
“It’s emotional,” Melvina says. “I’ve seen her confidence bloom. She explains her ideas with passion. She packs her cookies with such care. It feels like watching her grow into her God-given gifts.”
Faith is deeply woven into this journey.
“I pray over her hands, her ideas, her confidence,” Melvina adds. “I believe God placed this gift inside her, and my job is to nurture it.”
A Full-Circle Moment: Why BackaBuddy Felt Like Home
Melvina works at BackaBuddy, helping campaign creators find hope and possibility in their hardest moments. She has supported hundreds of people in telling their stories, reaching their communities, and believing in second chances.
Starting a campaign for her own daughter felt like a special full-circle moment.
“I’ve guided so many people through their fundraising journeys,” she says. “When Zeeva was ready to take her dream seriously, I knew BackaBuddy was the perfect place. I’ve seen how kindness gathers, how people show up for something meaningful. I wanted Zeeva to experience that too.”
And so, The Final Bite campaign was born, a chance for the community to help a young entrepreneur take her first real step into business.
What Zeeva Needs To Grow Her Cookie Business
To bring her vision to life, Zeeva needs a few essential tools — the kind that help transform big dreams into beautiful bakes.
In a beautiful turn of events, Zeeva was recently blessed with a stand mixer, generously gifted just when she needed it most. But just as she was preparing to advertise her Christmas cookies, their home oven unexpectedly broke, bringing her plans to a sudden pause.
Right now, the most urgent need is a reliable baking oven — the heart of any cookie business, and the one thing Zeeva needs to keep baking, growing, and sharing her creations.
The funds raised will help cover:
Baking oven (essential for consistent, reliable baking)
Measuring cups & spoons — R150
Mixing bowls (set of 3) — R250
Spatulas, whisks, wooden spoons — R200
High-quality baking trays (2–4) — R500
Cooling racks (set of 2) — R300
Silicone baking mats / baking paper — R300
Starter stock of key ingredients — R2,000
Packaging (boxes, ribbons, stickers) — R500
The goal remains R12,000, covering the oven and all the essentials Zeeva needs to take The Final Bite from a home hobby to a small, thriving business — just in time for her first festive cookie season.
A Young Entrepreneur With a Big Heart
When asked what makes her cookies special, Zeeva’s answer is simple and sincere:
“They’re decadent, filled with love, and made to be affordable so everyone can enjoy them.”
Her biggest supporters? Her friends, who cheer her on, order cookies, and hype her up every step of the way, and of course, her family, who have been her foundation.
Outside the kitchen, she’s a proud soccer lover and a devoted Manchester United fan. But in the kitchen, she is something else entirely, a creator, an artist, an entrepreneur in the making.
Help a Young Dreamer Rise
Right now, The Final Bite is at the very beginning of something special. Zeeva is ready to grow her skills, build her brand, and share her joyful creations with more people, but she can’t do it alone.
By donating, sharing the campaign, or simply cheering her on, you’re helping a 13-year-old girl discover her potential and step boldly into her dreams.
Every spatula, every tray, every ingredient… Every contribution moves her closer to the dream God placed on her heart.
And who knows? One day, “The Final Bite” may be the cookie Cape Town, or even South Africa, can’t stop talking about.
Photo above: John and Judy, and Great Dane, Charles.
Marlands, Germiston, Johannesburg – What began with a tiny, dying puppy on a doorstep has grown into one of the East Rand’s most heartfelt grassroots rescue initiatives. Today, Recycling for Animal Welfare (RAW) — a registered non-profit organisation — is asking the public for support to keep their rescue work going alongside the recycling efforts they have carried out faithfully for years.
Paul: The Puppy Who Started It All
Eight years ago, a freezing, limp puppy later named Paul arrived at the home of Judy Knox (54) and her partner John Ancill (60) in Marlands, Germiston. Severely ill and minutes from death, Paul was rushed to the vet — who later said he would not have survived had he arrived even an hour later.
For months, Paul fought for his life, surviving Parvo, tick bite fever, and gastro. Judy and John stayed beside him through every drip, every setback, every shaky breath.
Against all odds, Paul survived. And when he finally recovered enough to be adopted, they both knew he was already home.
Paul became RAW’s very first rescue — the little soul whose courage shaped the heart and purpose of the organisation. On 18 July 2025, Paul passed away from liver cancer after eight deeply cherished years. His loss was heartbreaking, but his legacy lives on in every animal RAW helps today.
How RAW Was Born — Turning Recyclables Into Lifesaving Care
In 2017, Judy and John wanted a sustainable and dignified way to fund veterinary care for animals in crisis. They had never wanted to ask for donations — they preferred to earn the money needed to help each animal.
So, after their full-time day jobs and every Saturday, they began collecting glass and cardboard across Johannesburg’s East Rand — Germiston, Boksburg, Benoni, Edenvale, Kempton Park, and wherever they were needed. Armed with their small Hyundai i10, they filled it to the roof every week.
Their first load earned R50, but it confirmed that even the smallest beginning could grow into something meaningful.
With the help of a local vet and their small team — Monique (46) and Patrick (77), lovingly known as “G-Dad” — RAW has since recycled more than 750 tons of glass and 75 tons of cardboard. Every cent earned goes directly toward sterilisations, vaccinations, emergency treatment, and rehabilitation.
A Growing Need — And Why They’re Asking for Help for the First Time
Despite their enormous effort, recycling yields very little:
50c per kg of glass
R1,20 per kg of cardboard
2–3 weeks of collecting = about R1,200
Animals continue arriving every week — frightened, abandoned, injured, or desperately ill — needing urgent veterinary care. RAW’s vet bill now exceeds R50,000, and their account is on hold.
For the first time since RAW began, Judy and John have launched a BackaBuddy fundraising campaign to help cover the growing gap between what recycling brings in and what the animals urgently need.
The campaign will help top up what they already earn through recycling, making sure the vet bill is covered even when emergencies arrive faster than the glass and cardboard can.
This doesn’t replace their hard-earned efforts — they will still be out collecting after work and every Saturday, just as they’ve done for years.
The campaign simply gives their rescue work a little extra support, so no animal has to be turned away.
So far, almost R10 000, has been raised from 18 donors, a touching beginning — but far more support is needed to reopen their vet account and continue their rescue work.
In Paul’s Honour — RAW Launches Their Monthly Giving Campaign
The BackaBuddy campaign is dedicated to Paul — the brave little dog whose survival inspired RAW’s mission.
Through monthly supporters, Judy and John hope Paul’s legacy will continue helping other animals get the second chance he fought so hard for.
Call to Action: Help Keep Paul’s Legacy Alive
RAW is asking the public to stand with them in honour of the puppy who started everything.
You can help by:
Making a once-off donation
Becoming a monthly supporter — the most powerful way to ensure RAW never has to say “no” to an animal in crisis
“Every rand goes straight to the animals — their treatment, their healing, their safety,” Judy says. “We will never stop recycling. This campaign simply helps us bridge the gap so we can keep saving lives, just like we saved Paul.”
