Michaelhouse-Impact Report-2023 (for Jan-Dec 2022)

The 1 st Michaelhouse Online Giving Day What is a Giving Day & Why did we decide to do one?

Giving Days began as ‘Giving Tuesday’ in the US in 2012 which promoted the concept of: “generosity not as a benevolence that the haves show to the have-nots but rather an expression of mutuality, solidarity, and reciprocity.” US universities then picked up on the idea followed by US Schools, then UK, Australia, etc. It turned out to be a relatively cost effective way to reach potential donors anywhere in the world so long as they had an internet connection. While a few small schools in South Africa have explored the idea, giving days have not been adopted by any of the larger private schools. The energy that has emerged from deliberate online engagement driven by the Old Boys’ Club’s Club for Life

vision created the ideal opportunity to see if giving days would work in the South African context. In early October 2022, we unveiled the idea: eight causes driven by the strap line: ‘Join us for a day of giving that will change lives’. The causes covered four areas : • Ensuring that Michaelhouse remains accessible to as many South Africans as possible • Community partnership, outreach and knowledge share • Estate planning up until 2046 (150 year anniversary) • Being carbon negative and estate sustainability The idea has captured the imagination of our global community and within a few days we raised R2.39m.

The Annual Fund: A new fund that the Rector can draw upon and direct towards - often unseen - areas where the funds are most needed

The Bursary Endowment Trust: Help us grow a Trust that over 42 years has changed hundreds of lives by providing bursaries and keeping Michaelhouse acces sible

The FABs Fund: Help us grow this impactful fund to assist Financially Assisted Boys (FABs) with those extra bits and pieces that they would otherwise not be able to afford.

The Sports Fund: Help establish a fund to assist any deserving boy attending Michaelhouse with sports-related extras that they would otherwise not be able to afford

UK Trust: Bursaries for the underprivileged

Community Partnership Trust: Help fund a game-chaning English literacy enhancement e-learning program for local Midlands primary schools

Estate Planning: Aquatics Centre Roof Help us raise the funds to convert our waterpolo pool into an international standard aquatics centre for waterpolo and swimming that can be used year round

Sustainability: Solar Project Help us fund a 250KW solar array on the indoor center roof that will be a big step towards sustainable energy independence

Help us grow a Trust that over 32 years has fully funded over 50 bursaries for underprivileged boys to attend Michaelhouse

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