{"id":490,"date":"2025-02-10T14:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T14:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialimpactindaba.co.za\/?page_id=490"},"modified":"2025-08-23T19:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T19:54:16","slug":"deal-room","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialimpactindaba.co.za\/?page_id=490","title":{"rendered":"Deal Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/socialimpactindaba.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-29T180213.798.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px||78px|||&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Deal Room&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;202px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>The <strong>Social Impact Indaba Deal Room<\/strong> is aimed at connecting social impact enterprises with potential funders\/donors for funding opportunities. 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