Recommendation 3: Sustainability - New resourcing, funding and investment models for the civil society sector Funding and resource mobilisation are often key topics when civil society organisations get together. The common narrative speaks to the struggle to secure funds and the large competition to secure resources. What is missing in the debate is the amount of money that is already distributed within the sector and the capital assets available within the sector. It would be interesting to apply a macro-lens of funding and capital available within the sector and imagine new models of investment and distribution. It is clear that, reviewing what both the private sector and government gives to the NonProfit sector, that the most conservative figures appear to be in excess of R60 billion. We recommend therefore that the summit looks at a way to better regulate the sector which in turn ensures a more efficient and accountable way of utilizing donor funds to provide services to children, youth and adults. We further recommend that the summit look at new funding models for the sector that allows for more integrated financing models for NGOs. This will contribute towards eliminating the hiding of funds in order to secure more. Recommendation 4: The relationship between civil society and the state The relationship between civil society and the state is by its nature full of tension. It is a sign of a healthy and prosperous society. Over the past decade, the relationship between civil society and the state has deteriorated in South Africa. NPOs were accused of being foreign agents wanting to overturn the state. Civil society was seen as an extension of the state and often treated as service providers without acknowledgement and regard. We recommend that building of a constructive relationship between the state and civil society organisations is one of the key outcomes of the summit. The summit is an opportunity to identify red tape and bureaucratic processes that hinder fruitful and productive working relationships as well as define the desirable relationship between the sectors with practical suggestions for implementation. We also recommend that we come up with an engagement framework so that the summit is not a once off activity but the start of regular engagements for all sectors and key stakeholders to report back. This is not an attempt to create further institutions or structures but we would rather recommend to propose organisations as convening agencies who will then bi-annually report back to the summit. Recommendation 5: Accountability & compliance A vital role of civil society is to hold the state and private sector to account, to point out corruption, mismanagement and maladministration. There are many stories to be told where civil society has succeeded in bringing governments and the private sector to account. Accountability is also an important topic for the civil society sector and the social sector summit would be an opportunity for some introspection in this regard. How can the civil society sector become more accountable not to the state but to the broader public? The latest data shows that South Africa had 155 367 registered NGOs by March 2016. By end of March 2016 there were also 86 768 non-compliant but registered NPOs. These are organisations that did not comply with the obligations of section 17, 18 and 19. In essence the compliancy rate is sitting at 44 % meaning 56% of the registered NPOs are non-compliant. What does the sector have to say about the 86 768 non-compliant NGOs? Accountability goes beyond financial means and includes discussions on checks and balances towards beneficiaries and the 6