[CALL FOR COLLABORATION]
YouthHarmony is a groundup initiative that strives to create a vibrant music scene in Singapore, starting from youths. They want to connect youth musicians to the industry and provide a platform for them to gain opportunities for performance, learning, and growth.
The team is looking to collaborate with partners to bring music to more people in the community, in particular the disadvantaged and vulnerable. This could come in the form of performances, workshops, lessons, or in other forms suitable for the community they are working with.
Keen to collaborate with YouthHarmony? Click here to find out more, and indicate your interest below:
👉 bit.ly/3rQf2MW
YouthHarmony is a groundup initiative that strives to create a vibrant music scene in Singapore, starting from youths. They want to connect youth musicians to the industry and provide a platform for them to gain opportunities for performance, learning, and growth.
The team is looking to collaborate with partners to bring music to more people in the community, in particular the disadvantaged and vulnerable. This could come in the form of performances, workshops, lessons, or in other forms suitable for the community they are working with.
Keen to collaborate with YouthHarmony? Click here to find out more, and indicate your interest below:
👉 bit.ly/3rQf2MW
February 15, 2022
[EVENT]
Volunteer Management Network: Developing Your Volunteers for Growth and Progression
🗓 2 March 2022
⏰ 09:30AM - 12:00PM (SGT)
📍Hosted on Zoom
Keeping volunteers interested and invested in an organisation's work is key to volunteer retention. This can be achieved through an effective and customised volunteer progression and development journey co-created with your volunteers.
Join the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and Awaken Group in this session to explore different approaches behind this creation process!
📣 Find out more and sign up at: bit.ly/3JLqMq2
*Registration closes 28 Feb 2022
Volunteer Management Network: Developing Your Volunteers for Growth and Progression
🗓 2 March 2022
⏰ 09:30AM - 12:00PM (SGT)
📍Hosted on Zoom
Keeping volunteers interested and invested in an organisation's work is key to volunteer retention. This can be achieved through an effective and customised volunteer progression and development journey co-created with your volunteers.
Join the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and Awaken Group in this session to explore different approaches behind this creation process!
📣 Find out more and sign up at: bit.ly/3JLqMq2
*Registration closes 28 Feb 2022
February 22, 2022
[GROUNDUP EVENT]
GenChat Series!
🗓 12 March 2022
⏰ 10:00AM - 3:00PM (SGT)
📍Hosted on Zoom
Are you a youth and looking for ways to befriend seniors or engage with them better?
Join GenLab Collective at their first round of GenChat Series, as they delve into the theme of inter-generational bonding and provide a platform for individuals across generations to interact and exchange interests and knowledge!
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3sTNgOM
GenChat Series!
🗓 12 March 2022
⏰ 10:00AM - 3:00PM (SGT)
📍Hosted on Zoom
Are you a youth and looking for ways to befriend seniors or engage with them better?
Join GenLab Collective at their first round of GenChat Series, as they delve into the theme of inter-generational bonding and provide a platform for individuals across generations to interact and exchange interests and knowledge!
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3sTNgOM
February 23, 2022
[GROUNDUP FEATURES]
In this edition of Groundup Features: We speak to Raymond and Jeremy, co-founders of Dao Ka Chiu (DKC) – an initiative which purchases food from local hawkers, whose business may be affected by the pandemic, and distributes them to several old folks’ homes and youth homes.
Hear from them as they share more about their groundup experience, and their belief that volunteering is not just about helping others, but also helping themselves and their future generation to become better people.
Click on the links below to read more:
👉 Website Feature: Dao Ka Chiu
👉 Social Media Feature: Instagram | Facebook
In this edition of Groundup Features: We speak to Raymond and Jeremy, co-founders of Dao Ka Chiu (DKC) – an initiative which purchases food from local hawkers, whose business may be affected by the pandemic, and distributes them to several old folks’ homes and youth homes.
Hear from them as they share more about their groundup experience, and their belief that volunteering is not just about helping others, but also helping themselves and their future generation to become better people.
Click on the links below to read more:
👉 Website Feature: Dao Ka Chiu
👉 Social Media Feature: Instagram | Facebook
March 9, 2022
[DEVELOPMENT]
📚 S.T.A.R. Mentorship Programme
The S.T.A.R. Mentorship Programme (Sense. Transform. Affirm. Reflect.) is a mentorship programme for Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) leaders. It aims to provide a platform for experienced NPO leaders to share their knowledge and expertise with new NPO leaders.
Centre for Non-Profit Leadership (CNPL) in collaboration with Groundup Central in NVPC, is piloting a run in 2022 to nurture groundup leaders. If you are looking to learn from an experienced mentor, and keen to get advice/feedback on challenges in your roles, click on the button below to express your interest today!
Commitment required
• 10 x 1 hour session over a period of 10 months
• Starts in May (Exact date TBC)
Cost
• Free-of-charge
📣 Find out more at: bit.ly/3tKDDmd
*Groundup Central member exclusive, limited slots available
📚 S.T.A.R. Mentorship Programme
The S.T.A.R. Mentorship Programme (Sense. Transform. Affirm. Reflect.) is a mentorship programme for Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) leaders. It aims to provide a platform for experienced NPO leaders to share their knowledge and expertise with new NPO leaders.
Centre for Non-Profit Leadership (CNPL) in collaboration with Groundup Central in NVPC, is piloting a run in 2022 to nurture groundup leaders. If you are looking to learn from an experienced mentor, and keen to get advice/feedback on challenges in your roles, click on the button below to express your interest today!
Commitment required
• 10 x 1 hour session over a period of 10 months
• Starts in May (Exact date TBC)
Cost
• Free-of-charge
📣 Find out more at: bit.ly/3tKDDmd
*Groundup Central member exclusive, limited slots available
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March 11, 2022
Know of an inspiring person or organisation? Nominate them for the President's Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards 2022!
PVPA is the pinnacle award and platform to recognise individuals, organisations, leaders and cross-sector partnerships that have achieved excellence in giving. Conferred by the President of Singapore, the Awards are a mark of excellence validating the giving efforts of individuals and organisations while shining a spotlight on worthy causes.
Here are some of our previous PVPA groundup winners:
PVPA 2020 Special Edition, Leaders of Good Award
👉 Sherry of Be Kind SG
PVPA 2021, Leaders of Good (Youth) Winner
👉 David of I Am Talented and Project Stable Staples
NOMINATE NOW
📣 bit.ly/3vawWdO
*nominations close 17 May 2022, 5pm
PVPA is the pinnacle award and platform to recognise individuals, organisations, leaders and cross-sector partnerships that have achieved excellence in giving. Conferred by the President of Singapore, the Awards are a mark of excellence validating the giving efforts of individuals and organisations while shining a spotlight on worthy causes.
Here are some of our previous PVPA groundup winners:
PVPA 2020 Special Edition, Leaders of Good Award
👉 Sherry of Be Kind SG
PVPA 2021, Leaders of Good (Youth) Winner
👉 David of I Am Talented and Project Stable Staples
NOMINATE NOW
📣 bit.ly/3vawWdO
*nominations close 17 May 2022, 5pm
April 14, 2022
[SPACES]
🏢 Switch | Workspaces On-Demand
Looking for a co-working space to hold groundup team meetings and small-group discussions?
Switch, the world’s first workspace on-demand platform, offers many venues across Singapore for you to work from. Filter by desk, booth, meeting room or number of participants, to find a venue.
For a limited time only, Switch is offering Groundup Central members a special promotion when they open a Business Account. Click the link below for more details!
📣 bit.ly/3rEVcnh
*Groundup Central member exclusive, limited slots available
🏢 Switch | Workspaces On-Demand
Looking for a co-working space to hold groundup team meetings and small-group discussions?
Switch, the world’s first workspace on-demand platform, offers many venues across Singapore for you to work from. Filter by desk, booth, meeting room or number of participants, to find a venue.
For a limited time only, Switch is offering Groundup Central members a special promotion when they open a Business Account. Click the link below for more details!
📣 bit.ly/3rEVcnh
*Groundup Central member exclusive, limited slots available
April 20, 2022
Selamat Hari Raya to all our Muslim friends, and we hope that everyone had a good rest over the long weekend!
Also, a warm welcome to those who are newly subscribed to our Telegram Channel! Over here, we share the latest updates that can be found on Groundup Central, and exclusive resources available to our members.
Read on to find out what's brewing!
Also, a warm welcome to those who are newly subscribed to our Telegram Channel! Over here, we share the latest updates that can be found on Groundup Central, and exclusive resources available to our members.
Read on to find out what's brewing!
May 13, 2022
[PUBLICITY]
📸 Leaders of Good Social Media Feature
Reach a socially-conscious audience interested in building a #CityofGood, and share about your groundup initiative with our combined following of over 10,000!
We're on the lookout to feature groundup leaders who are volunteering with their families (Families & Volunteerism) or are involved in the Youth & Young Changemaker space.
Sounds like you? Get in touch with us now!
📣 bit.ly/39hQIgj
*Groundup Central member exclusive, limited slots available
📸 Leaders of Good Social Media Feature
Reach a socially-conscious audience interested in building a #CityofGood, and share about your groundup initiative with our combined following of over 10,000!
We're on the lookout to feature groundup leaders who are volunteering with their families (Families & Volunteerism) or are involved in the Youth & Young Changemaker space.
Sounds like you? Get in touch with us now!
📣 bit.ly/39hQIgj
*Groundup Central member exclusive, limited slots available
May 13, 2022
It is the LAST CHANCE to honour and celebrate outstanding individuals, organisations and partnerships with the President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards (PVPA) 2022!
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to nominate an inspiring individual, organisation or partnership who embodies the spirit of giving and has contributed to a cause or community they care about.
Click on the link below to submit your nominations before 5pm, 17 May 2022!
📣 https://bit.ly/3vawWdO
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to nominate an inspiring individual, organisation or partnership who embodies the spirit of giving and has contributed to a cause or community they care about.
Click on the link below to submit your nominations before 5pm, 17 May 2022!
📣 https://bit.ly/3vawWdO
May 13, 2022
May 16, 2022
[EVENT]
UNLEASH Hacks Singapore 2022
🗓 18 and 25 June 2022
⏰ 9:00AM - 5:00PM (SGT)
📍National Volunteer & Philanthrophy Centre (NVPC)
Our Community Matters colleagues are partnering UNLEASH to co-host UNLEASH Hacks Singapore 2022! The 3rd UNLEASH Hack in Singapore will focus on the role of Education & Healthcare Systems in preventing and adapting to climate change.
What to Expect?
• Access to UNLEASH's innovation method and network of SDG experts and partners in a hybrid environment
• Networking opportunities with Singapore's top employers in sustainability sector
Referral Code
• Use referral code unleashxnvpc to gain prioritised access* to the Hack (apply by 31 May 2022)
📣 Apply now at: bit.ly/3MCEWfj
*Applicants who apply with this code will be prioritised for evaluation and receive their outcome within 72 hours of applying
**Application is open to everyone between 15 - 35 years old
UNLEASH Hacks Singapore 2022
🗓 18 and 25 June 2022
⏰ 9:00AM - 5:00PM (SGT)
📍National Volunteer & Philanthrophy Centre (NVPC)
Our Community Matters colleagues are partnering UNLEASH to co-host UNLEASH Hacks Singapore 2022! The 3rd UNLEASH Hack in Singapore will focus on the role of Education & Healthcare Systems in preventing and adapting to climate change.
What to Expect?
• Access to UNLEASH's innovation method and network of SDG experts and partners in a hybrid environment
• Networking opportunities with Singapore's top employers in sustainability sector
Referral Code
• Use referral code unleashxnvpc to gain prioritised access* to the Hack (apply by 31 May 2022)
📣 Apply now at: bit.ly/3MCEWfj
*Applicants who apply with this code will be prioritised for evaluation and receive their outcome within 72 hours of applying
**Application is open to everyone between 15 - 35 years old
May 17, 2022
[GROUNDUP EVENT]
RAW 2022 - Panel Discussion on "Humanitarian Crises: Local & Global Responses"
🗓 4 June 2022 (Sat)
⏰ 3:00 - 5:00PM (SGT)
📍Hosted on Zoom
→ How do we reconcile local and global responses to crises in ways that empower one another?
→ How can local and global advocacy support each other?
Join Advocates For Refugees - Singapore and their esteemed panel of humanitarian & academic speakers on 4 June, to commemorate World Refugee Day 2022.
Hear from them as they discuss the various humanitarian crises that are ongoing in other parts of the world.
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3wKLGkn
RAW 2022 - Panel Discussion on "Humanitarian Crises: Local & Global Responses"
🗓 4 June 2022 (Sat)
⏰ 3:00 - 5:00PM (SGT)
📍Hosted on Zoom
→ How do we reconcile local and global responses to crises in ways that empower one another?
→ How can local and global advocacy support each other?
Join Advocates For Refugees - Singapore and their esteemed panel of humanitarian & academic speakers on 4 June, to commemorate World Refugee Day 2022.
Hear from them as they discuss the various humanitarian crises that are ongoing in other parts of the world.
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3wKLGkn
May 25, 2022
[GROUNDUP EVENT]
UAE - SINGAPORE
Forum for Peace & Tolerance
🗓 1 June 2022 (Wed)
⏰ 7:00 - 9:00PM (SGT)
📍Hosted on Zoom
Join Roses of Peace and their panel of expert speakers from the United Arab Emirates and Singapore, as they discuss how we can cultivate a better and more inclusive society.
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3PKUdMK
UAE - SINGAPORE
Forum for Peace & Tolerance
🗓 1 June 2022 (Wed)
⏰ 7:00 - 9:00PM (SGT)
📍Hosted on Zoom
Join Roses of Peace and their panel of expert speakers from the United Arab Emirates and Singapore, as they discuss how we can cultivate a better and more inclusive society.
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3PKUdMK
May 28, 2022
[NVPC EVENT]
Map the Journey: Create a better community experience
🗓 30 June 2022 (Thurs)
⏰ 7:00 - 9:00PM (SGT)
📍Online, Interactive over Zoom
• "How can I better facilitate onboarding and exit processes for my community?"
• "What can I do to improve the engagement and activity of my community members?"
• "I wonder what the best practices others have implemented into their community journey..."
How’s your community doing? Are members working towards the community’s goals?
A community’s journey extends beyond the duration of an individual’s experience. When we serve our members through shaping meaningful experiences for them, we can empower them to achieve their goals and our community’s aspirations as well.
Come join NVPC’s Community Matters team and guest speakers as we reflect on our community experiences through the Community Journey Journal, a tool that helps us to map and evaluate member experience for our community!
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3QrYGo8
Map the Journey: Create a better community experience
🗓 30 June 2022 (Thurs)
⏰ 7:00 - 9:00PM (SGT)
📍Online, Interactive over Zoom
• "How can I better facilitate onboarding and exit processes for my community?"
• "What can I do to improve the engagement and activity of my community members?"
• "I wonder what the best practices others have implemented into their community journey..."
How’s your community doing? Are members working towards the community’s goals?
A community’s journey extends beyond the duration of an individual’s experience. When we serve our members through shaping meaningful experiences for them, we can empower them to achieve their goals and our community’s aspirations as well.
Come join NVPC’s Community Matters team and guest speakers as we reflect on our community experiences through the Community Journey Journal, a tool that helps us to map and evaluate member experience for our community!
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3QrYGo8
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June 16, 2022
[NVPC EVENT]
Leadership Conversations 2022 x Groundup ConneXion:
From Trust to Performance
🗓 13 July 2022 (Wed)
⏰ 5:00 - 8:30PM (SGT)
📍In-Person, Hosted at NVPC
When we take a step back and look at the communities we work in and with (e.g. fellow Board Members, Organisation Leaders, Partners, Team Members and Volunteers), do we have “Emotional Trust” (i.e. the confidence level) that we
• Are focused on achieving collective results, rather than personal achievements only
• Are committed to navigating the unknowns together
• Will look out for each other’s back when we face uncertainties and risks, and
• Will help each other be accountable for collective organisation outcomes
In this session hosted by Centre for Non-Profit Leadership and Groundup Central, hear from and be inspired by our panel speakers as they share about having the awareness and desire to establish high performance teams; and how to focus on a culture built on “Emotional Trust”.
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3n4ByP3
Leadership Conversations 2022 x Groundup ConneXion:
From Trust to Performance
🗓 13 July 2022 (Wed)
⏰ 5:00 - 8:30PM (SGT)
📍In-Person, Hosted at NVPC
When we take a step back and look at the communities we work in and with (e.g. fellow Board Members, Organisation Leaders, Partners, Team Members and Volunteers), do we have “Emotional Trust” (i.e. the confidence level) that we
• Are focused on achieving collective results, rather than personal achievements only
• Are committed to navigating the unknowns together
• Will look out for each other’s back when we face uncertainties and risks, and
• Will help each other be accountable for collective organisation outcomes
In this session hosted by Centre for Non-Profit Leadership and Groundup Central, hear from and be inspired by our panel speakers as they share about having the awareness and desire to establish high performance teams; and how to focus on a culture built on “Emotional Trust”.
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3n4ByP3
June 20, 2022
[SERVICES]
📋 Rajah & Tann - Pro Bono Legal Clinic
We're back with a new session of Rajah & Tann's Pro Bono Legal clinic!
If you're in need of legal advice and information for your groundup or on behalf of those you serve, seek help at this clinic for groundups, specially organised by lawyers from Rajah & Tann!
Meet with a legal counsel for a 45-minute legal guidance session and get your considerations addressed so that you can move ahead with confidence.
Next Session
20 July 2022, 8:00pm
Online on Zoom
📣 Express your interest at: bit.ly/guc-rajah-tann-clinic
*subject to approval and availability of slots
**registration closes 1 July 2022
📋 Rajah & Tann - Pro Bono Legal Clinic
We're back with a new session of Rajah & Tann's Pro Bono Legal clinic!
If you're in need of legal advice and information for your groundup or on behalf of those you serve, seek help at this clinic for groundups, specially organised by lawyers from Rajah & Tann!
Meet with a legal counsel for a 45-minute legal guidance session and get your considerations addressed so that you can move ahead with confidence.
Next Session
20 July 2022, 8:00pm
Online on Zoom
📣 Express your interest at: bit.ly/guc-rajah-tann-clinic
*subject to approval and availability of slots
**registration closes 1 July 2022
June 22, 2022
[EVENT]
SG Eco Fund Grant Workshop
🗓 12 July 2022 (Tues)
⏰ 3:00 - 6:00PM (SGT)
📍Hosted at NVPC Multipurpose Hall
Have an idea that supports environmental sustainability and engages the community, and keen to find out how you can increase your chances of securing the SG Eco Fund Grant?
Join us at the upcoming proposal writing workshop, jointly organised by Community Matters and the SG Eco Fund, to find out how you can refine your proposal.
The workshop will use Design Thinking tools to help applicants:
• Develop or refine their ideas
• Address key criteria in their proposals
• Engage and get immediate feedback from the Eco fund team
• Learn what other organisations are doing in the space
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3zUa7iw
SG Eco Fund Grant Workshop
🗓 12 July 2022 (Tues)
⏰ 3:00 - 6:00PM (SGT)
📍Hosted at NVPC Multipurpose Hall
Have an idea that supports environmental sustainability and engages the community, and keen to find out how you can increase your chances of securing the SG Eco Fund Grant?
Join us at the upcoming proposal writing workshop, jointly organised by Community Matters and the SG Eco Fund, to find out how you can refine your proposal.
The workshop will use Design Thinking tools to help applicants:
• Develop or refine their ideas
• Address key criteria in their proposals
• Engage and get immediate feedback from the Eco fund team
• Learn what other organisations are doing in the space
📣 Sign up now at: bit.ly/3zUa7iw
June 23, 2022
📋 Calling all Groundup leaders, members, and volunteers! Be heard by taking part in NVPC’s Groundup Initiatives Study.
This 20-minute online survey aims to:
• Understand landscape of Groundups in Singapore
• Understand motivations, barriers, and behaviours of local Groundups
• Understand Groundups' challenges, hopes & needs against backdrop of local non-profit ecosystem
• Identify support required by Groundups and actions that may hinder their work.
Insights gathered from the study will serve as resourceful information for the non-profit sector and guide our work here in NVPC in supporting the Groundup landscape.
As a token of our appreciation, the first 300 participants will receive a $10 cash / voucher, and also stand to win an additional $100 (selected via a random draw).
📣 Click on the link to participate: https://soristic.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rq5YEp0VPCU8ey
For any clarifications about the Groundup Initiatives Study, you can contact Soristic at insight@soristic.asia
This 20-minute online survey aims to:
• Understand landscape of Groundups in Singapore
• Understand motivations, barriers, and behaviours of local Groundups
• Understand Groundups' challenges, hopes & needs against backdrop of local non-profit ecosystem
• Identify support required by Groundups and actions that may hinder their work.
Insights gathered from the study will serve as resourceful information for the non-profit sector and guide our work here in NVPC in supporting the Groundup landscape.
As a token of our appreciation, the first 300 participants will receive a $10 cash / voucher, and also stand to win an additional $100 (selected via a random draw).
📣 Click on the link to participate: https://soristic.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rq5YEp0VPCU8ey
For any clarifications about the Groundup Initiatives Study, you can contact Soristic at insight@soristic.asia
July 4, 2022