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More Than Just Tugging At The Heartstrings, B. Joon Park Jan 2008

More Than Just Tugging At The Heartstrings, B. Joon Park

Social Space

If you are a non-profit organisation and thinking about starting a social enterprise in Singapore, B. Joon Park has some start-up tips.


The Charity Ecosystem, Willie Cheng Jan 2008

The Charity Ecosystem, Willie Cheng

Social Space

The non-profit sector is slowly moving from an era of ‘Just Doing Good’ to one of ‘Doing Good Well’. Willie Cheng argues that this new era requires the various components of an effective and self-sustaining charity ecosystem – regulator, capacity builders, charities, beneficiaries and the community (individuals, corporations, media and government) – to be in place and functioning properly.


Tracing Singapore's Social Sector, Sharifah Maisharah Jan 2008

Tracing Singapore's Social Sector, Sharifah Maisharah

Social Space

How has the face of Singapore’s social sector changed through the shifting landscape of state provision? Sharifah Maisharah looks at the evolution of the social sector pastiche starting from colonial rule in 1819.


Resuscitating A Healthcare Charity, R Akhileswaran, Seet Ai Mee Jan 2008

Resuscitating A Healthcare Charity, R Akhileswaran, Seet Ai Mee

Social Space

When government funding policies change, voluntary welfare organisations that depend largely on subsidies to run their services can find their survival at stake. Dr R Akhileswaran and Dr Seet Ai Mee present the case study of HCA Hospice Care.


When Is A Voluntary Code Not Voluntary?, Yuen Teen Mak Jan 2008

When Is A Voluntary Code Not Voluntary?, Yuen Teen Mak

Social Space

Many countries have adopted the ‘comply or explain’ approach to raise standards of corporate governance in listed companies. The approach has now found its way into the charity sector in Singapore. Mak Yuen Teen highlights some misconceptions about the voluntary nature of the approach and provides suggestions for its effective implementation.


Social 'Service-Innovation', Usha Menon Jan 2008

Social 'Service-Innovation', Usha Menon

Social Space

How can not-for-profit organisations move away from a traditional grant-seeking model to one that can catalyse and value-add the sector at large, beyond just meeting basic needs? Usha Menon thinks Youth for Causes might provide just that model.


Why Being A For-Profit In The Non-Profit Sector Makes Sense, Carolyn Seah Jan 2008

Why Being A For-Profit In The Non-Profit Sector Makes Sense, Carolyn Seah

Social Space

In 2007, the Lien Centre for Social Innovation was commissioned by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports to study the social enterprise space in Singapore for the first time. Carolyn Seah summarises the study’s findings.


3. Message From The President, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

3. Message From The President, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


1. Mission, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

1. Mission, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


4. Fom Coordinators & Presidents, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

4. Fom Coordinators & Presidents, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


5. Inaugural Meeting, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

5. Inaugural Meeting, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


2. Foreword From The Chairman, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

2. Foreword From The Chairman, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


11. Friends On Tour, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

11. Friends On Tour, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


10. A Small World Of Discovery, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

10. A Small World Of Discovery, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


6. Volunteers, Take A Bow, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

6. Volunteers, Take A Bow, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


12. New Directions, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

12. New Directions, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


8. Interest, Commitment And Enthusiasm, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

8. Interest, Commitment And Enthusiasm, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


9. Cultural Exchange In Japanese, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

9. Cultural Exchange In Japanese, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


7. Shared Vision, United Passion, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

7. Shared Vision, United Passion, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


19. Front And Back Cover, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

19. Front And Back Cover, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


14. International Connections, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

14. International Connections, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


18. Publication Details, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

18. Publication Details, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


17. Thank You Sponsors And Acknowledgements, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

17. Thank You Sponsors And Acknowledgements, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


16. Fom Organisation Chart, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

16. Fom Organisation Chart, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


13. Reaching Out To The Wider Community, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

13. Reaching Out To The Wider Community, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


15. Behind The President's Chair, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore Jan 2003

15. Behind The President's Chair, Friends Of The National Museum Singapore

Friends of the Museum Collection

No abstract provided.


20. Friends Of The National Museum Singapore 25th Anniversary 1978-2003 [All Pages], Friends Of The Museum Jan 2003

20. Friends Of The National Museum Singapore 25th Anniversary 1978-2003 [All Pages], Friends Of The Museum

Friends of the Museum Collection

This version is the entire book comprising 52 pages including the cover.


An Innovative Public-Private Partnership: New Approach To Development, Ramina Samii, Luk N. Van Wassenhove, Shantanu Bhattacharya Jun 2002

An Innovative Public-Private Partnership: New Approach To Development, Ramina Samii, Luk N. Van Wassenhove, Shantanu Bhattacharya

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This paper is focused on the development of new services by nonprofit organizations for groups of companies within a particular sector in industry. It is based oil a case study of ail actual implementation by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in collaboration with a number of other organizations to upgrade the capabilities of automotive component suppliers in India, to enable them to supply to world-class Manufacturers. We draw upon the traditional literature available on new product and service development for firms introducing new products and services for maximizing profit, and contrast those approaches with the approach adopted by nonprofit …


The Commercial Face Of God: Exploring The Nexus Between The Religious And The Material, Lily Kong Jan 1996

The Commercial Face Of God: Exploring The Nexus Between The Religious And The Material, Lily Kong

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

This paper explores the nexus between the cultural and the material by examining the ways in which religion and the economy are integrated in the context of economy-driven Singapore. The mutually constitutive relationships between the cultural and the material are explored through a discussion of the role of the state, capital and religious institutions in pulling together the sacred and the secular. Specifically, the analysis focuses on how the state harnesses religion ideologically in its economic development strategies; how capital harnesses the potential of religion in commercial enterprises in practical terms; and how religious institutions themselves behave as financial institutions. …