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Making collaboration a reality

Collaboration for social change has been a hot topic of late. Collaboration’s appeal is apparent in a world beset by complex and evolving social issues — alone we can only do so much, but work together, and look at the change we can achieve.In the same vein, Colabs, a philanthropic initiative by the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS) and National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), drives collaboration by bringing together the public, private and social sectors
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Four ways to give back through the arts

To put things into perspective: giving to the arts means more than just supporting a company’s artistic endeavours – support for the arts helps build a more inclusive society and brings benefits to the community in many ways.Many of Singapore’s artists, art companies and institutions are passionate about social causes, and make it part of their mission to give back through the work they do. These efforts often go beyond cultivating art appreciation, to include efforts to
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The Peak Singapore: How responsible businesses can make their philanthropic dollars travel further

While more companies are heeding the call to give back to the community, selecting a worthy cause and monitoring the use of donations may be a complex task. That’s where the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS) comes in. It helps corporations develop a long-term philanthropy strategy, find suitable charity partners, and track the outcome of donations.“We help donors go beyond what they can do on their own, and identify charity partners who can provide accountability,â€
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Lianhe Zaobao: CFS has helped donors set up more than 80 funds in the past 8 years

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The Asian Parent: Is your bub safe with infant educarers? This carer tells all!

“Well, all that hard work did not go unnoticed, for Madam Intan was awarded the Leading Foundation Teacher Award (LFTA) last year. For the uninitiated, the Leading Foundation Teacher Award is an initiative by the Leading Foundationwhich supports programmes in education and leadership. It is administered by the Community Foundation of Singapore, a non-profit philanthropic organisation that bridges donors with community needs.The LFTA recognises passionate and dedicated teac
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Leading Foundation Teacher Award – Recognising outstanding teachers in early childhood and special needs education

Winners of the 2016 Leading Foundation Teacher Award together with representatives from the Leading Foundation, National Education of Singapore, Ministry of Education and Community Foundation of Singapore.The Leading Foundation Teacher Award was established in 2014 by Lim Siong Guan and Joanne Lim – co-authors of ‘The Leader, The Teacher & You’ and ‘Winning with Honour’ – to honour passionate and dedicated teachers in early childhood and special needs education
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The Straits Times: Teacher gives students with disabilities hope

by Rahimah Rashith, 24 October 2016“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.â€The ending to beloved children’s book Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White gives an apt rendering of the relationship between teacher Jeyaram Kadivan, 34, and his former student, Mr Caleb Tay, now 20. Read Next Over the course of a year in 2009, Mr Jeyaram spent his weekends thumbing over a paperback edition of the novel, scanning each page in
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胡æ´æ¢… 18 October 2016特别学校教师郭正æ‰åˆ©ç”¨ä¹é«˜è®©å­¦ç”Ÿåˆ›ä½œåŠ¨ç”»ï¼Œä¹Ÿåˆ©ç”¨æœºå™¨äººç­‰æ¥æ高学生的学习兴趣。对他而言,学生享å—学习过程并从中激å‘他们的好奇心,这比学生的æˆå“更为é‡è¦ã€‚郭正æ‰ï¼ˆ33å²ï¼‰åœ¨ç‰¹åˆ«éœ€æ±‚者å会东陵学校(APSN Tanglin School)任教,是今年领导基金会教师奖的得主之一。 Read Next 领导基金会教师奖(The Leading Foundation Teacher
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Epoch Times: Corporate philanthropy? When a company truly cares

By Li Yen, October 2016Download Epoch Times article – ‘Corporate Philanthropy? When a Company Truly Cares’Corporate giving, or corporate philanthropy, has been gaining momentum in the Republic over the past decade, said Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong in parliament on Nov 3, 2014. Donations by corporations to Institutions of a Public Character (IPC) have increased two-fold from S$325 million in 2004 to S$644.4 million in 2013, he added. R
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