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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 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

Metta School alumni Shirley Heng (left) and Rachel Tan (second from left) are joined by professional golfer Minjee Lee (in black) to learn how to make kueh from MBS chef Hoi Kuok I (centre, in white).
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Professional golfer Minjee Lee turns pastry chef at MBS

The event with Metta School allows individuals with intellectual disabilities to build confidence

Jason Loh, founder and CEO of Piece Future, says: "The whole platform empowers (startups) with their first IP, and then they can use it as a seed or foundation to grow and build their company.”
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Singapore-based Piece Future helps startups leverage unused patents

It matches startups to companies and universities that have unused IP, so that the technologies are not sitting idle