Taking Heart

TAKING HEART

NCSS rallies partners to better engage volunteers

“CORPORATE social responsibility is a form of employee engagement.”

Launched on Tuesday (Apr 4), the cafe sources its coffee beans from plantations in Yunnan, China, that are managed by PWDs. The two-person outfit also focuses on a farm-to-table concept.
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The Social Kitchen sets up shop at Bank of Singapore

HEALTHY bubble tea may seem like an oxymoron, but that is what The Social Kitchen (TSK) has on the menu at its newly launched outlet at the Bank of Singapore (BOS).

Runners taking off for the 5km Zero Waste Run in 2019. This year, participants are encouraged to wear their own orange T-shirts or past Income Eco Run race T-shirts so as to promote reusing and recycling of existing clothes.
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Running towards a zero-waste future

INCOME Insurance marked the inaugural International Day of Zero Waste on Mar 30 with the launch of the first part of its Income Eco Run (IER) event.

Research shows women need to better control money and grow their wealth, as 80 per cent of them are more likely to be impoverished by retirement than men.

CMC Markets partners Sophia Women to drive financial literacy for women

CMC Markets Singapore has partnered Sophia Women, Asia’s first and only female-focused financial education platform, to promote financial literacy among young Singaporean women.

The partnership's train-the-trainer programme will equip social service agencies and Micron volunteers with foundational AI literacy skills.
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Micron partners AI Singapore to boost AI literacy for 5,000 beneficiaries

The collaboration, which began with a train-the-trainer phase in March, targets youths and underserved communities

The donation was presented during non-profit arts organisation The Rice Company Limited’s 12th anniversary celebration at 10 Square on Mar 26.
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Steinway Gallery Singapore donates S$20,000 to BT-BAF to support arts education for children

TRCL has reached more than 1,000 students over the past 10 years through its Art of Play programme

The bank will spearhead the initiatives through employee volunteerism and partnerships.
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UOB establishes foundation to scale CSR initiatives for education, children, arts

It will be operational from the second half of 2026

SMU Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Kenneth Goh says the moonshot approach will "invest in conditions for lasting change".
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SMU’s new philanthropy framework aims to support high-potential initiatives with longer time horizon

The ‘moonshot approach’ targets initiatives that have more uncertain outcomes but tackle root causes of social issues

Senior Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Low Yen Ling has outlined the three tiers of support that the fund will offer: Seed (S$5,000), Sprout (S$50,000) and Scale (S$1 million).
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S$50 million SG Partnerships Fund helps ground-ups strengthen impact; complements CSR efforts

Increased support for such initiatives means there are more opportunities for collaboration with non-profits