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By Trina Liang-Lin, President of Singapore Committee for UN Women, a non-profit organisation working towards women’s empowerment and gender equality through a wide range of public education programs, membership events and resource mobilisation activities. We, the Singapore Committee...

By Project Mix & Mold (M&M), an eight-member Community Problem Solving (CmPS) group from Raffles Girl’s School (Secondary) working with children with autism in Rainbow Centre (Margaret Drive), a specialised institution catering to the more severe cases of autism. “They...

ActionGood Pte Ltd is a Singapore owned social enterprise that specialises in creative conceptualisation, art direction, visual design & implementation, content conceptualisation & direction, copywriting & editing and production management with focus on creating effective...

This article is an extract from Chapter 13 of Doing Good Well: What does (and does not) make sense in the nonprofit world by Willie Cheng. Willie Cheng was a former partner of global management firm, Accenture. Since his retirement in 2003, he spends a large part of his time working with...

By Sophia Eliza Rossman, who is currently studying in Singapore Chinese Girls’ School. She is the project manager of the “Open Little Eyes” Conference and believes in helping others in need. Started in 2009 as a student-initiated project at Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (SCGS),...

The recently published book, The World That Changes The World: How philanthropy, innovation and entrepreneurship are transforming the social ecosystem with 21 international authors and edited by Willie Cheng & Sharifah Mohamed, has been hailed by reviewers as “a comprehensive primer...

By Rachel Lee, a sub-editor at a travel magazine during the day and the resident writer and occasional photographer for Noah’s Ark CARES by night. The hooves of the horses gallop in a rhythmic thump as they streak over the grass. The dogs weave unafraid in between their legs with their...

By Carlyn Law, a PR consultant by day and off duty, she is always on the prowl for good food, green pastures and cats around the globe. Every Saturday, you can find members of The Green Volunteers, including its founder Grant Pereira, busy planting, weeding and watering part of the garden at...

By Edwin Koo, a Singaporean son whose only gift to you are pictures that strive to tell the truth. During the 9 days of General Elections hustings, I have been asked many times: “Who are you covering this for?” At first, I was at a loss for words. On paper, I am officially...

Good Paper attended a Conference on “Social Enterprise: Developing the social economy and generating sustainable and creative solutions to poverty and social exclusion” which was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 19 and 20 August 2011. This inaugural conference was organised by Royal...

By Micah Sulit, who joined the Cat Welfare Society in January 2011. Her growing love for animals, vegetarianism, and volunteer work in animal welfare all began with a community cat. Whether you live in a private estate or a Housing Development Board (HDB) flat, you probably know of at least...

Will a photo of hundreds of happy humans standing to form a shape of a dolphin on an open field do what a plea from a Mexican Senator and condemnation from conservation bodies and celebrities across the globe has not been able to do so far? Release 25 still living bottlenose dolphins into the...

Social Innovation Exchange and the Young Foundation prepared a report ‘Study on Social Innovation’ for the Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA) about social innovation in Europe. The six grand challenges facing Europe are economic growth, unemployment, climate change,...

By Teo Mee Hong, Executive Director of SE Association. Prior to joining the Association, Mee Hong spent ten years in Bizlink to create ‘These Abled People’ which generated jobs and income for the disabled. She later joined NTUC ARU and launch e2i and $23.2mill NTUC U Care Fund to support...

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It has been 4 issues so far. Volunteering: It is not about picking up rubbish and accumulating points. Unlock your passion and explore the many different ways you can volunteer. Social Entrepreneurship: Let us all get rich together. Experience the thrill of running a business which is...

By Manda Foo, KCA’s executive secretary and communicator of its social and environmental causes. At other times, she directs marketing at a travel company, reads, practices yoga and spends time outdoors. What do a herpetology workshop, a pottery jungle, a kampung kedai (village shop)...

By BG (NS) Tan Chuan-Jin, Minister of State (Manpower), one of the two Ministers of State (National Development) and is one of the five Members of Parliament (MPs) for the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (Marine Parade GRC). I was interviewed by The Straits Times and LianHe...

By Terence Chong, a sociologist and Chua Ai Lin, a historian, writing on behalf of the Singapore Heritage Society. In land-scarce Singapore, the tension between heritage and modernity is not unusual, as the on-going debate over Bukit Brown Cemetery demonstrates. This debate is the latest in...

RADION INTERNATIONAL is a relief and development agency that works in one of the roughest neighborhoods in Thailand; reaching street children, abused womenfolk and broken families. We are dedicated to serving vulnerable & marginalised communities, empowering them to overcome poverty and...

Cheryl Tan is the tiger in the kitchen. A Singaporean born in the year of the tiger and the oldest child in the family, she was raised by her father to excel in academic and professional pursuits. Eschewing domestic pursuits, she carves out a successful career in New York as a fashion...

By Debbie Ng, a marketing communications manager at NVPC, who gets a lot of fulfillment working in the non-profit sector. A self-confessed animal lover, she recently started a blog to rehome dogs. Take a step back and look around you on this tiny island. What likely greets you is an urban...

At the IAVE World Volunteer Conference held in Singapore in January 2011, Dr Kenn Allen of Civil Society Consulting, a Washington DC-based consulting firm, presented an executive summary of the Global Corporate Volunteering Research Project, a multiyear research project that conducted in...