Abstract
Non-profit organisations are of great importance in community development. These
organisations often take up those issues of concern in communities, which profit
making organisations are not interested in pursuing.
Many South African non-profit organisations remain dependent on sources of revenue
such as subsidies, donations or grants (if available) from the government or the
private sector. As times have changed in the country whereby such revenue sources
are limited, non-profit organisations focus on becoming more efficient in the
management of these organisations.
Managing non-profit organisations is in many cases carried out by participants on a
voluntary basis. Projects and programmes can ensure meaningful outcomes if
Strategic Management principles and processes are applied efficiently in the initial
phases of development.
Some examples of non-profit organisations in communities are evident in the form of
educational institutions, social and welfare organisations, environmental community
forums and organisations representing the business sector.
Prof. N. Lessing