#ThinkGood2026 | Under Pressure: Breaking Down and Managing Pressure Points

It’s finally happening!

You are invited to join #ThinkGood2026, a one-day engaging event focused on unpacking, understanding and learning how to manage the pressure points affecting our sector.

Date: Thursday, 22 October 2026

Venue: Inyathelo Civil Society Sustainability Hub, Cape Town

Time: 09h15 to 15h30

Investment: R180 per person (The small fee covers catering and platform ticket fees, the venue and all speaker time are generously donated. The event remains a non-profit, community-led initiative. Tickets are non-refundable )

Let’s explore the realities of working under pressure and the factors testing the limits of our sector such as funding strain, compliance hurdles and operational fatigue. Let’s unpack these pressures and build sustainable solutions together!

What we’ll explore

• Navigating Core Pressures: Examining the major systemic pressure points influencing daily operations and the fundraising landscape.
• Governance and Long-Term Sustainability: Exploring robust governance frameworks and sustainable social enterprise business models.
• Well-being and Strategic Communication: Understanding and managing physical and mental responses to professional stress, while strengthening organisational pitching and communication.
• “We Listen & We Learn”: Creating space for peer exchange, connection, shared learning and collaboration.

Speakers include, amongst others:

• The Social Enterprise Academy: Surika Behrens leads the South African Hub of Social Enterprise Academy (SEA). She is passionate about empowering impact makers to drive sustainable change through learning and development. SEA facilitates transformational programmes in social enterprise, leadership and impact measurement, using a practitioner- and peer-led "learning by doing" ethos rather than conventional classroom training.
• Megan Galloway: With a background in the diamond exploration industry, Megan understands what it means to literally search for treasure, to persist even when the odds seems stacked against you. She acknowledges that people working in NPOs face pressures that cannot be solved by taking a deep breath but yet the way we respond under pressure affects our thinking, decisions, relationships and ability to keep doing meaningful work.

What to expect

• Keynote presentations
• Short and practical workshops
• Peer networking and shared insights
• Advisory services offering practical guidance on a range of topics relevant to the day’s theme.

Come ready to listen, learn, share and connect as we work together to break down the pressures facing our sector, and explore practical ways to manage them.

Venue: Inyathelo, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town

Book today as seats are limited to allow for meaningful participation and engagement.

About the event

ThinkGood is organised each year by members of the NPO Service Providers' Network, as a practical give-back to the sector. This is an opportunity to share skills, connect peers, and reflect on where we’re headed next.

Facebook: @NPOServiceProvidersNetwork LinkedIn: NPO Service Providers Network South Africa

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