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Crowdfunding 101: The importance of your first donations and how to reach potential donors.
Welcome to BackaBuddy - the home of crowdfunding. If you have arrived on this page, you may need help finding your donors before setting up your first crowdfunding campaign. Where can I find my donors? https://youtu.be/PkNoWuE1SnE 1. Reach out to family...
#TOM: How to raise funds for your favourite charity at the Two Oceans Marathon
Image credit: twooceansmarathon.org.za With the announcement of the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon 2022, many enthusiastic runners have secured their tickets and have chosen their charity to support. If you have not yet pledged to support your favorite charity or...
#TOM: How charities can support their runners at the Two Oceans Marathon
Image credit: twooceansmarathon.org.za Non-profit organisations across South Africa are getting ready to take on Africa’s biggest running event, Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon 2022 hosted by the Two Oceans Marathon from 17th to 18th April 2022. For the last two years...
Successful Surgery | Born with 3 Congenital Heart Defects, Baby Liané receives life-saving operation
Liané Roux, a 10-month old baby from Secunda, Mpumalanga has faced a number of serious health issues since the start of her life, as a result of being born with 3 congenital heart defects. Concerned that their daughter (who was 4 months old at the time) was showing...
Generous Support Brings SA Teacher Home From Vietnam
Diagnosed with terminal cancer and suffering tremendous pain, time is of the essence to bring Dale Benson (39), from Cape Town, home from Vietnam.
Modern Miracle | 4-year-old Kyleigh’s life-saving heart surgery declared a ‘resounding success’
Support this BackaBuddy Campaign 3-year-old, Kyleigh ‘Milana’ Kista, from Benoni South Africa was diagnosed with a Complex Congenital Heart Defect at birth, and needs urgent, life-saving treatment in the US within the next 3 months. Kyleigh’s condition, known as...
Durban Floods | Sisters pen emotional appeal after losing family home of 28 years, in an instant
Janelle (27) and Bianca Barnard (24) from uMdloti, Kwa-Zulu Natal, have launched a crowdfunding campaign on BackaBuddy to restore their family home of 28-years that was destroyed in Durban floods on 21 May 2022. In the aftermath of the floods, the sisters shared an...
6-year old Fanele is in desperate need of finding a bone marrow donor to save her life
Fanele Memela (6) from Durban, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in March 2022, and is in desperate need of a stem cell transplant that could save her life. As none of Fanele’s family members is a viable bone marrow stem cell donor match for the little one,...
Featured campaigns in need of support this week
When people come together, amazing things can happen. Take a look at a few campaigns that have been highlighted on the Backabuddy Impact Village as well as in media publications across South Africa this week. In the News Take a look at campaigns featured in...
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