Hi groundups!

You’re invited to the next session of OSCAR Social by Temasek Foundation, held on Sat, 24 Aug 2024, 12-3pm at Play Nation HQ!

Want to elevate your groundup’s impact by harnessing the expertise of skills-based volunteers? Join us for the upcoming interactive workshop on “Working Effectively with Skills-Based Volunteers”!

Key Takeaways:
🟣 Understand the Value: Learn how skills-based volunteering can be a game-changer
🟣 Effective Strategies: Discover proven methods for partnering with & engaging skilled volunteers
🟣 Design Suitable Roles: Gain insights on creating meaningful roles that maximise your volunteers' potential
🟣 Communication Mastery: Receive expert tips on managing relationships & communicating effectively with your skilled volunteers

Limited space available – up to 2 members from each groundup may attend. Contact oscar@temasekfoundation.org.sg for enquiries.

See you soon! 👋

Find out more & register ➡️ https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/oscar-social-tickets-948608863647

At the heart of many groundups are your wonderful volunteers who willingly dedicate time to support your cause. 💖 Yet we also know that volunteer recruitment can be challenging - we're here to help! 🙌

If you're looking to bring onboard new volunteers for your groundup, check out giving.sg! With a network of more than 500k givers, there is much potential to grow your volunteer base by listing your available volunteering opportunities, be it skills-based volunteers or general volunteers.

Need ideas on listing opportunities? Drop us an email at hey@bagustogether.sg. We're more than happy to have a chat with you ☺️

Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/BT-resource-volunteers

#NVPC #CityofGood #BAGUSTogether #GivingSG

Have an idea or solution to address gaps in society?

The National Youth Council Youth Action Challenge (YAC) is back with its 6th edition, and we invite you to join us for this exciting opportunity to #bethechange!

Themes:
🔹 Navigating Careers
🔸 Society for Everyone
🔹 Environment & Sustainability
🔸 Balance in Life

Be empowered to turn your ideas into reality! Through a curated 6-months journey (Oct 2024 to March 2025), you can partner government, businesses and community organisations to:

1️⃣ Learn about the landscape, policy context and gaps for the respective themes
2️⃣ Pick up useful tools and frameworks to enable you in ideating, evaluating and pitching your projects
3️⃣ Receive one-year mentorship, guidance from industry experts
4️⃣ Potentially receive up to $50,000 in grants to implement your idea (T&Cs apply)

Open to individuals, informal youth groups and young organisations less than two years from incorporation (i.e. incorporated after Oct 2022).

Register here 👉 https://www.nyc.gov.sg/yacs6

One of the challenges many groundups face is publicity, which in turn affects outreach. While it is good to have a volunteer supporting publicity efforts, it is important to first identify exactly what type of help is needed. 🤗

If you’re looking for guidance on articulating your groundup’s ✨ creative needs ✨, we can help! Check out this template on crafting a clear and concise creative brief ➡️ bit.ly/46ZSlJ7

Need more help? We’ve collated useful templates – marketing related and more – for you. Explore our Resources on bagustogether.sg 🙌🏻

#NVPC #CityofGood #BAGUSTogether #GivingSG

We are back with another round of Food Donation Drive!

Thirdspace and Change Our World are collaborating once again to collect food donations for lower income individuals and families. These donations would then be sent to Food from the Heart.

This time, we aim to collect 350 food items! Join us to help someone meet the rising cost of living:
📅 Saturday, 31 August 2024
⏰ 2pm – 4pm
📍 Bishan Active Park (near Basketball Court)

Food donations play a vital role in addressing food insecurity in Singapore. Through these donations, you are supporting Food from the Heart’s Community Food Pack programme which helps families in need defray the rising cost of living and allow them to focus on other pressings needs like utilities and medical bills.

How YOU can help:
1. Donate — refer to the list of items on our Wish List
2. Volunteer — we need youth volunteers (25 y/o and under) to help collect, sort & pack all donated items

Together, we can Impact Our World!

Sign up ➡️ https://tripetto.app/run/GZT62FTWRI

Know someone who’s passionate about a cause or community, and wants to turn it into reality?

Invite them to Craft Your First Project, the second and final session of BAGUS Together’s new series for budding changemakers! ✨

Key highlights:
🕵🏻‍ Uncover user needs through guided immersion of the “User Needs Generation” tool
📝 Create unique and personalised solutions to address those needs
🍎 Learn how to effectively allocate project resources and create actionable plans

This programme is designed to inspire and empower aspiring changemakers who have (1) an idea on a cause and target audience you want to serve or (2) have attended session 1 “Find Your Cause”. More details are available at the link below.

Join us in building a thriving community of new changemakers! 🤗

Share with your friends ➡️ bit.ly/FYC-2-Sep2024

#NVPC #CityofGood #BAGUSTogether #GivingSG

Keen to become an entrepreneur to gain financial sustainability for your groundup? 💸

Here’s an exciting programme by the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) – Design for Impact Venture (DIVE)! This five-day intensive bootcamp will provide innovation tools and guidance for groundups to create a revenue generating arm.

Programme Highlights:
💡 Articulate Your Impact: Learn how to define your groundup’s unique value to donors, partners and volunteers
💡 Upskill Your Team: Foster a culture of creativity and problem-solving within your groundup

This programme is fully sponsored for Singaporeans who are either aged 50 and above OR representatives of NPOs/Groundups.

Learn more about the programme and selection criteria: https://bit.ly/4gewgL6

Registrations close on Wednesday, 25 September 2024. Email entrepreneurship@suss.edu.sg to register or if you have queries.

Ready to brainstorm and network with community champions on promoting intergenerational relationships and learning best practices?

Sign up now for GenLab Collective's second edition of Community Conversations on 5 Oct 2024, Sat, 2:30pm at National Museum, the Reunion Space.

At this second edition, we will be discussing the topic of creating safe spaces and settings for intergenerational conversations.

Just $5 for an afternoon of invaluable learning and networking. Don't miss out as there are limited spots available!

Sign up: bit.ly/genlabcommconvo

Be part of a growing movement that's fostering understanding across generations ❤️

Curious about what’s groundbreaking? 🤔

Watch this space – especially if you’re a groundup leader. We can’t wait to reveal more soon! 🤩

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