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Phone: Gauteng: 087 980 5750 / Western Cape: (021) 816 1111

Address: Mergon Offices, 3rd Floor Mill Square Building,

C/o Plein & Andringa Street, Stellenbosch 7600

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Here you can find out everything about Nation Builder, membership and more.

If you’re still unsure and want to talk to somebody on our team directly, don’t hesitate to send us a message and we’ll promptly get back to you with the information you need.

1. How do I get onto the online community?

The online community is known as the NBhood. To gain access to NBhood first

complete the free CSI Benchmarking Tool, or the shorter, “lite” version: The social investment Health Check. On completion, your login details will be sent to you via email. You can access the community at any time by clicking the login link on the top right of the website. Should you have any difficulties logging in, please email nationbuilder@mergon.co.za

2. How do I become a member?

Nation Builder no longer runs a membership model, but the resources on our website and online community are still freely available for you. To access these resources, you will be required to complete either a free CSI Benchmarking Tool or the shorter, “lite” version: The social investment Health Check. On completion your

Should you have any difficulties logging in, please email nationbuilder@mergon.co.za

3. Can I make a donation?

Nation Builder does not receive donations – we are a platform where we gather across sectors to learn from each other and co-create resources. These resources are freely available to download if you need information on how to improve or maximize the impact of your social investments.

However, there are many other opportunities for partnerships in terms of sponsorships, hosting of events, peer-learning, knowledge-sharing, and joint initiatives. Please contact the Nation Builder office to discuss possible partnerships and collaboration.

4. How do I partner with Nation Builder?

The best way to partner is to join the community. Contact us to be a part of the collaborative peer-learning gatherings that we host every second month. We have gathering for three different peer-learning communities, namely corporates, privately owned businesses and NPOs in Gauteng, KZN, and Western Cape. Alternately access all of the leading resources developed by Nation Builders on the NBhood community. Or lastly sign-up for our newsletter and 6 mailers and keep abreast of what’s happening at Nation Builder.

5. How do I get funding from Nation Builder?

Unfortunately, Nation Builder is not a funding body and is therefore unable to assist with funding requests. We are a not-for-profit ourselves, and work to equip and facilitate knowledge-sharing and peer-learning between business and NPOs and our main aim is to educate and inspire business people to use their resources to better support the social development sector.

6. How can I join a Collab or Business X-change?

If you are a corporate: you will need to complete an online CSI assessment (Benchmarking Tool) to give you and us insights into how you approach social investment. Once you have received your results, contact the Nation Builder office for details about the next Collab dates and intake.
If you are a privately owned business: You will need to complete an online social investment health check to give you and us insights into your social investment approach. Once you have received your results, contact the Nation Builder office to participate in your nearest Business X-Change gatherings.
If you are an NPO: please email the Nation Builder team to find out about access to the online community.

7. Is my contribution too small to make a difference?

No – your social impact is not dependent on the size of your budget or your social development spend. We would suggest you start with a chapter in the “Good Partner Guide For Individuals” called “Best Practice Tips for Good Giving”(link these). This will give you a good idea of how to be more strategic and ensure what you have to give has the greatest possible impact.

You can access these free resources here: https://www.proudnationbuilder.co.za/good-partner-guides

Finally, bear in mind that social impact is not just dependent on money – businesses and NPOs have the knowledge, expertise, networks, services, products, people and other non-tangible resources that can also make a valuable contribution to communities, organizations, and nation building.