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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.

Genine Tham's Gaze Upon the Night is one of the artworks projected for UOB's festive show.
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UOB spotlights artists with disabilities in festive show’s projection display

Works by five artists from Extra.Ordinary People will be projected on UOB Plaza 1

The non-profit will teach both hard and soft skills, such as digital literacy.
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Daughters of Tomorrow tackles youth employability for women with StanChart, Community Chest

Their Yes programme aims to benefit 300 young women in its first year

From left: Grab's Anthony Tan and his wife Chloe Tong, founders of Ace Team Foundation; Bryan Chua and Rachel Yang, founders of Scatech Philanthropy Fund, with their two children; and Goh Yeow Lian, executive chairman and managing director of Wee Hur.
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Grab, Scatech, Wee Hur among those enabling legacy giving through donor-advised funds

Through the Community Foundation of Singapore, the families behind these firms have set up funds that allow long-term giving that is aligned with their values 

Mee Fong (foreground, in white), who has an intellectual disability, learns to purchase goods with money in a classroom exercise.
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CGSI boosts financial literacy for people with intellectual disabilities

The investment firm runs workshops to give guidance on handling money, receiving change, comparing prices and saving

Around 180 players from 12 corporate teams took part in GameChanger 2025: Tiger Brokers Charity Cup.
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Tiger Brokers Charity Cup raises S$300,000 for nonprofit FootballPlus

The funds raised will give FootballPlus’ beneficiaries access to coaching, mentorship and life-skills training

At the festival, SPH Media presented a token of appreciation to UOB for its support of ChildAid, a charity concert organised by The Business Times and The Straits Times. From left: BT editor Chen Huifen; SPH Media deputy CEO Kuek Yu Chuang; UOB head of group corporate social responsibility Leonard Tan; SPH English/Malay/Tamil Media group editor-in-chief Wong Wei Kong; and ST editor Jaime Ho.
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Sing60 ends on a high note for charity

More than 60 home-grown acts across several genres performed at the two-day music festival