Lindsay Wong

SUB-EDITOR

Lindsay is a digital sub-editor at The Business Times and occasionally writes CSR stories. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts and double major in history and Asian studies.

Seniors socialising while playing bingo and winning prizes at Xin Yuan Comcare’s inaugural National Bingo Day for Seniors 2026.
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TikTok Shop, e-sports and ruckathons: How companies are engaging seniors in active ageing

Senior Minister of State  for Culture, Community and Youth, and Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling (middle, in blue) with CSS’ charity and social service partners at the event announcing the onboarding of the new programmes.
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Collective for a Stronger Society adds 4 programmes to extend ‘wrap-around support’ to lower-income families

There were 185 attendees at The Accelerator Summit 2026, including guests from partner, funding and community stakeholder groups.
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Halogen pilots Accelerator programme to help youths scale social impact projects

THKMC's Centralised Research Unit comprises four full-time researchers and two psychologists.
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Thye Hua Kwan improves service delivery with research on elder abuse, divorce support and art therapy

From left: MS Academy students Jonathan Tan and John Chan with Music Solutions associate director Lenny Mazlan.
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MS Academy offers alternative employment pathways in music for persons with disabilities

The panellists discussed collaborative projects, taking risks in philanthropy and crises.
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Cross-sector collaboration needed to tackle social impact: panel

Christoph Courth, global head of philanthropy services at Pictet Wealth Management, says there is a push for blended finance in the philanthropy space.

Singapore’s ‘safe-haven’ status, stability attractive for philanthropists setting up foundations: Pictet

There were around 240 guests in total at the "A Day With Her" carnival-style event.
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Jollibee franchisee Beeworks donates S$23,000 to BT-BAF for youth art programmes

Cheryl Goh, group head of marketing, sustainability, loyalty and support at Grab, says: “Education is the most proven pathway to long-term socioeconomic mobility.”
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Grab boosts GrabForGood Fund with US$3.2 million for giving-back programmes in S-E Asia

Edmund Cheng, chairman of YR Cares, says: "If we combine all three organisations together, we can make use of each other’s strengths and eliminate any overlaps.”
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New charity Yellow Ribbon Cares commits S$5 million to programmes for ex-offenders