Friends of Vista Nova

• Please list links to your Website and Social Media Platforms here:

Friends of Vista Nova
Facebook: Friends of Vista Nova
Twitter: @FriendsVNS

• Describe in detail what your Organisation does:

Friends of Vista Nova is a registered NPO that raises funds and items for Vista Nova School – a school for Cerebral Palsied, Spina Bifida and learning disabled children. The school accommodates 470 children from Pre-Primary to Grade 12.
Our grade 12 children write the same exams as maistream educational children.

• How long has your Organisation been operational?

12 years

• In your opinion, what has been the most challenging aspect of running your Organisation?

Funding

• Describe your Nonprofit Journey in three words:

Inspirational. Difficult. Rewarding

• Do you collaborate with other Causes? If yes, would you like to mention them?

No

• If you had one Organisation wish, what would it be?

Corporate/Overseas/Business donors

• In your opinion, which skills do Nonprofits in your Country lack?

Overseas Funding

• Looking back at your Cause Journey, what advice would you give a newbie Organisation?

Network

• If you could change one thing about the Nonprofit Landscape, what would it be?

Accountability

• Which Cause achievement are you most proud of? Feel free to elaborate on why and include any links:

First Special Needs, Western Cape of Education school in the Cape to to have not 1, but 2 wheelchair swings

• Last question, if your friends had to describe your Organisation in three words, which would they use?

Caring, Compasionate & Resposive