Volunteering

TAKING HEART

SBF initiative VolunteerInc helps companies kick-start their corporate volunteering journey

The SME-focused programme provides easily accessible, ready-to-use resources, training and frameworks

From left: Tony Soh, CEO of NVPC; David Neo, acting minister for culture, community and youth and senior minister of state for education; Jeanette Lee, director of Bettr Group; Suhaimi Zainul-Abidin, vice-chair of NVPC.
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NVPC partners SUSS to boost social impact of PVPA 2025 winners, finalists

The 13th edition of the President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards 2025 has 16 winners across 12 categories

The volunteers installing the light and battery packs in the villagers’ homes.
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UOB’s Kampung Solar initiative lights up homes in remote Malaysian village

Volunteers travel to rural Perak to install 150 units of solar panels for more than 70 residents

Kwan Yi Rui (left), a third-year student from the NUS Faculty of Science, and Ng Zhi Ying (right), a third-year student from NUS Business School, recently completed a course where they befriended socially vulnerable seniors.
TAKING HEART

Mapletree donates S$3 million to NUS for service-learning courses to uplift 60,000 beneficiaries

The contribution will sustain and expand programmes that focus on seniors and vulnerable families

More than 500 StanChart employees, along with their families, volunteered at the National Family Festival 2025.
BANKING ON THE COMMUNITY

Standard Chartered brings families, community together for National Family Festival

It is one of various family focused community initiatives in June, which is also the bank’s Global Employee Volunteering Month

Lin Sufei, director of corporate and industry partnerships at NVPC, says the flexibility of the programme allows companies to "contribute to an area of need while maintaining their day-to-day operations".
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NVPC’s Flexi Volunteering Programme makes giving back more accessible for companies

Around 60 companies will work with 10 community partners in the newly launched initiative to establish more sustainable volunteering efforts

Prudential Singapore CEO Chan San San (third from left), Prudential CEO Anil Wadhwani (third from right), and Prudential regional CEO, Singapore, Thailand and partnership distribution Dennis Tan (first from right) at the opening of the new office on Jun 17.
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Prudential Singapore commits S$880,000 to support vulnerable families and sustainability efforts

The insurer will distribute hampers containing household essentials to 1,100 ComLink+ families near its new office

Guest of honour, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, cites an NCSS study that indicates regular volunteers have better psychological well-being.
TAKING HEART

NCSS, social service agencies push for more regular volunteerism

A 2024 study reports that regular volunteers have a higher quality of life

For the nation to achieve the goals of Budget 2025 and the Forward Singapore initiative, both companies and individuals must take an active role.

Thank you for the money; how else can Singapore enhance its social compact?

SINGAPORE’S Budget 2025 kept up with the expectations of many, allocating significant funding for social initiatives.

Car groups attend the Heart On Wheels initiative to donate food items, which will benefit lower-income households.
TAKING HEART

Food From The Heart rallies automotive community for food drive

It partners Wearnes Automotive to collect more than 33,000 food items in this year’s edition of Heart On Wheels