Plett NSRI introduces digital funding thrust
Plettenberg Bay’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) will be hosting a beach cleanup in May instead of their annual Easter street collection.
According to the Station 14 team they decided to host the cleanup on 1 May to build a database through which they can raise funds to keep the station afloat.
Those interested will meet at the NSRI base at 09:00 from where members of the public will be split into groups and sent off to assigned locations where Station 14 volunteers will meet them.
The cleanup will last about an hour and thereafter rubbish bags will be dropped off at a collection point from where the Bitou Municipality will collect them.
Secure donation opportunities
The reason for the cleanup instead of the annual Easter weekend street collection is because the station is transitioning to digital fundraising platforms including Yoco machines, SnapScan, Zapper and GivenGain. “These platforms provide opportunity through secure QR codes and secure electronic banking, assuring security for our donors and allowing us to nurture long-term relationships with long-term funding sustainability,” Station 14 said in a statement. These facilities will be rolled out during the course of the year.
“Another objective of going cashless is achieving a clean audit which means that the financial statements of the NSRI are free from material misstatements; that there are no material findings on the annual performance report; and, lastly, there are no material findings on noncompliance with key legislation.”
The objective of a clean audit
The team said a clean audit was the objective of every corporate, but particularly a nonprofit company, as an expression of good governance in providing assurance to stakeholders that the company is ethical in all respects.
“As a leading South African charity, the NSRI aspires to the highest levels of corporate governance. Our auditors have advised that the control of cash collections is a principle reason for not achieving a clean audit.”
Criminals are using the NSRI brand to fraudulently solicit cash from unsuspecting members of the public, they said, hence the need to prevent this from happening.
“We still need every penny we can get to fund our responsive and excellent services in Plett; knowing the people of the bay are behind us is always hugely motivating to the crew.”
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Source: Knysna Plett Herald News