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Karen Bruns
Senior Director: Development & Alumni Relations
Tel: +27 21 808 4895
E-mail: kbruns@sun.ac.za
Felicia de Kock
Office Manager
Tel: +27 21 808 9266
E-mail: Felicia@sun.ac.za
Kay-Lynn Kriga
Personal Assistant to Senior Director
Tel: +27 21 808 4843
E-mail: kkriga@sun.ac.za
Shena Ruth
Business Intelligence, Information Systems and Reporting (Acting)
Tel: +27 21 808 2711
E-mail: sruth@sun.ac.za
Henlo Smit
Data Intergration Developer, Data Intergrity & Identity Management
Tel: +27 21 808 4892
E-mail: henlo@sun.ac.za
Tashreeq Cornelius
Business Analyst
Tel: +27 21 808 4843
E-mail: tashreeq@sun.ac.za
Junita Isaacs
Data Steward
Tel: +27 21 808 2710
E-mail: junita@sun.ac.za
Yasmine Raziet
Donor Market Researcher
Tel: +27 21 808 9245
E-mail: yasmine@sun.ac.za
Karen Bruns
Donor Development Manager (Acting)
Tel: +27 21 808 4895
E-mail: kbruns@sun.ac.za
Siya Ndlovu
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Coordinator
Tel: +27 21 808 4895
E-mail: kbruns@sun.ac.za
Ferdi van Dyk
Alumni Donor Activation Coordinator
Tel: +27 21 808 4895
E-mail: dfvandyk@sun.ac.za
Hans Scriba
Fundraising & Partnership Manager: Sport
Tel: + 27 21 808 4843
E-mail: hscriba@sun.ac.za
Shaun Stuart
Manager: Alumni & Donor Relations
Tel: +27 21 808 2941
E-mail: sstuart@sun.ac.za
Janice Johannes
Online Engagement & Digital Production Manager
Tel: +27 21 808 9244
E-mail: jjohannes@sun.ac.za
Ilse Arendse
Communications Manager: Newsletters and Publications
Tel: +27 21 808 4639
E-mail: ilsea@sun.ac.za
Inge Smit
Graphic Designer
E-mail: smitinge@sun.ac.za
Marvin Koopman
Alumni Engagement: Events and Operations
Tel: +27 21 808 9265
E-mail: marvin@sun.ac.za
Anel de Villiers
Financial Manager
Tel: +27 808 2948
E-mail: aneldev@sun.ac.za
Sandy-Lee Gordon
Accounting Assistant and Creditors Administrator
Tel: +27 21 808 4645
E-mail: sandyl@sun.ac.za
Lorenza George
Gift Manager
Tel: +27 21 808 3090
E-mail: lcg29@sun.ac.za
Tandokazi Feni
Gift Manager
Tel: +27 21 808 3893
E-mail: tandokazi@sun.ac.za
Jolene Fransman
Proposal Writer
Tel: +27 21 808 9346
E-mail: jolene@sun.ac.za
Shamin Gaffoor
Proposal Writer
Tel: +27 21 808 4640
E-mail: sgaffoor@sun.ac.za
Viwe Benxa
E-mail: vbenxa@sun.ac.za
Sandra Mbatha
E-mail: smbatha@sun.ac.za
Chuma Gqola
E-mail: gqola@sun.ac.za
Lauren Jimmy
E-mail: ljimmy@sun.ac.za
Yamkela Tyapha
E-mail: ytyapha@sun.ac.za
Darryn Havenga
Director: UK, Ireland & USA
Tel: +44 7555 160631
E-mail: darrynh@sun.ac.za
Alison April
Director: Europe
Tel: +32 494 33 57 95
E-mail:alisonapril@sun.ac.za
Jasmine Erasmus
International Engagement Coordinator
Tel:+27 808 4929
E-mail:jasminae@sun.ac.za
Sarah Archer
Director: Fundraising
Tel: +27 21 808 9349
E-mail: sarcher@sun.ac.za
Sonia Schoeman
Fundraiser: CSI & Foundations
Tel: +27 21 808 4640
E-mail: sonia@sun.ac.za
Candice Egan
Fundraiser: Corporate and Individual Donor Bursaries, BEE & SETAs
Tel: +27 21 808 2711
E-mail: eganc@sun.ac.za
Nicoline Coetzer
National Donor Stewardship
Tel: +27 21 808 9160
E-mail: nicoline@sun.ac.za
Randall Adams
International Fundraiser
Tel: + 27 21 808 9262
E-mail: adamsr@sun.ac.za
Pieter Swart
Head of Principal and Transformative Gifts
Tel: +27 21 808 9974
E-mail: pieterswart@sun.ac.za
Hugo Steyn
Manager: Individual Giving and Bequests
Tel: +27 21 808 3615
E-mail: hugos@sun.ac.za
Alfreda Coetzee
Stewardship Manager: Chancellor’s and Vice Chancellor’s Circles
Tel: +27 21 808 4896
E-mail: alfreda@sun.ac.za
Prof Niel Krige
Chairman of the Rector’s Donor Advisory Board
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Alumni Relations offers lifelong interaction and engagement for former students. We create opportunities for alumni to participate intellectually and socially to enhance and share in the experience of being an alumnus.
Shaun Stuart
Manager: Alumni Relations
Tel: +27 21 808 2941
E-mail: sstuart@sun.ac.za
Marvin Koopman
Alumni Coordinator
Tel: +27 21 808 9265
E-mail: marvin@sun.ac.za
Ilse Arendse
Publications and Newsletter
Communications Manager
Tel: +27 21 808 4639
E-mail: ilsea@sun.ac.za
Ferdi van Dyk
Alumni Coordinator
Tel: +27 21 808 9973
E-mail: dfvandyk@sun.ac.za
Siyabonga Ndlovu
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Coordinator
Tel: +27 21 808 4456
E-mail: ndlovus@sun.ac.za
Janice Johannes
Social Media Manager
Tel: +27 21 808 9244
E-mail: jjohannes@sun.ac.za
The Individual Giving Office facilitates gift cultivation from individual philanthropists. The section is responsible for overseeing leadership, major and minor annual, as well as long-term gifts from alumni and other individuals. Gift planning, solicitation, and stewardship are offered.
Professor Niel Krige
Major gifts (Individuals)
Tel: +27 21 808 9263
E-mail: jdkrige@sun.ac.za
Pieter Swarts
Director: Special Projects
Tel: +27 21 808 9974
E-mail: pieterswart@sun.ac.za
This Office provides an information systems platform that enables interaction and communication with major stakeholders. We manage an alumni, donor and prospect database of hundreds of thousands, consistently updating records. The office is directly responsible for mass business intelligence gathering, analysis and interpretation, and providing tools and software platforms to share that knowledge.
Vera Adams
Manager: Development Services
Tel: + 27 21 808 9262
E-mail: va@sun.ac.za
Henlo Smit
Systems Support Specialist
Tel: +27 21 808 4892
E-mail: henlo@sun.ac.za
Junita Isaacs
Data Officer
Tel: +27 21 808 2710
E-mail: junita@sun.ac.za
Jill Moses
Data Officer
Tel: +27 21 808 2709
E-mail: jill@sun.ac.za
Tashreeq Cornelius
Data Officer
Tel: +27 21 808 4843
E-mail: tashreeq@sun.ac.za
Proposal Development plays a fundamental role in the fundraising process. Through direct partnership with University project leaders and development officers they produce funding proposals, concept notes and fact sheets. These documents serve as tools to support donor cultivation and to solicit funds for the University.
Jill Sloan
Proposal Developer
Tel: +27 21 808 9346
E-mail: sloan@sun.ac.za
Jolene Fransman
Proposal Developer
Tel: +27 21 808 9346
E-mail: jolene@sun.ac.za
Shamin Gaffoor
Proposal Developer
Tel: +27 21 808 4640
E-mail: sgaffoor@sun.ac.za
Prospect Research supports Advancement through high-quality business intelligence, information gathering and knowledge creation on individuals, corporations, industries, philanthropists and other key university stakeholders. Working closely with the Office of Data Management, prospect researchers ensure the currency of information leading to competitive advantage through collection and analysis of biographical, financial, company, foundation, philanthropic and other relevant information. The research unit subscribes to the highest ethical.
Yasmine Raziet
Donor Market Researcher
Tel: +27 21 808 9245
E-mail: yasmine@sun.ac.za
This office works with international funding organisations, foundations, government agencies, trusts and corporations that share in Stellenbosch University’s strategic objectives and initiatives in the respective focus areas of teaching, research and community engagement. Identification and initiation of relations and the stewardship thereof, between Stellenbosch University and international partners are some of the functions of this office.
Karen Bruns
Senior Director: Development & Alumni Relations
Tel: +27 21 808 4895
E-mail: kbruns@sun.ac.za
Darryn Havenga
UK & Ireland Director
Tel: +44 7555 160631
E-mail: darrynh@sun.ac.za
Alison April
Europe Director
Tel: +32 4943 35795
E-mail: alisonapril@sun.ac.za
The donor experience at Stellenbosch University is guided by a philosophy of continued partnership and relationship renewal. By staying in touch with our stakeholders, we remain engaged with their perspectives and needs, and them with us. We steward donors through gift acceptance, recognition and dedication events of our Donor Recognition Policy, wider University Development protocols and statutory and governance requirements of various countries.
Alfreda Coetzee
Stewardship Manager: Chancellor’s and Vice Chancellor’s Circles
Tel: +27 21 808 4896
E-mail: alfreda@sun.ac.za
Nicoline Coetzer
Corporate Stewardship
Tel: +27 21 808 9160
E-mail: nicoline@sun.ac.za
Anel de Villiers
Financial Manager: Development & Alumni Relations
Tel: +27 808 2948
E-mail: andeldev@sun.ac.za
Lorenza George
Senior Admin Officer: Donations
Tel: +27 21 808 3090
lcg29@sun.ac.za
Sandy-Lee Gordon
Admin support: Fundraising
Tel: +27 21 808 4645
sandyl@sun.ac.za
Tandokazi Feni
Financial & Admin Officer: Donations
Tel: +27 21 808 3893
E-mail: tandokazi@sun.ac.za