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Hey there! Find the latest groundup and updates right here at the BAGUS Together telegram channel 👋
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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

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Earlier this month, we held “Core Team Culture”, the second and final session of our Core Team Dynamics series. Thank you to our wonderful speaker, Tasha Enright, and all groundups who joined us that evening!

Key takeaways:
🌟 Redefine team culture by exploring the three sections of the Culture Design Canvas (CDC)
💡 Analyse how different interpretations of the CDC affect the team’s culture
🤝 Understand how setting up the CDC as a team could help with conflict management

We hope you’ve enjoyed the programme and gained valuable insights that will help you enhance your core team’s culture!

P.S. Are you or your friends keen on starting a new groundup?

Join us for an exciting two-part series for aspiring changemakers:
🔹Find Your Cause (Tue, 10 Sep) ➡️ bit.ly/FYC-1-Sep2024
🔸Craft Your First Project (Tue, 24 Sep) ➡️ bit.ly/FYC-2-Sep2024

Share with your friends and make a difference together!

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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 🙌🏻

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Hey groundups!

We’re looking to empower potential changemakers in their journey of starting their very own groundup initiatives. 🤗 If you know someone who’s keen, forward them this invitation to our newest programme series, happening this September!

🌟 In Find Your Cause, explore ways to help you identify social causes that are meaningful to you.
Register by Fri, 6 Sep 2024 ➡️ bit.ly/FYC-1-Sep2024

🌟 Want to turn your idea into reality? Craft Your First Project is for those who (1) have an idea on a cause & target audience to serve or (2) have attended "Find Your Cause".
Register by Tue, 17 Sep ➡️ bit.ly/FYC-2-Sep2024

P.S. If you're already part of a groundup and planning to start another of your own, we invite you to come join us too! 🙌🏻

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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

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Is your groundup looking to forge partnerships with stakeholders to help sustain your community efforts? 💖

Discover the art of curating effective and long-lasting partnerships! Join us for two upcoming sessions, where you’ll get to hear from experienced trainers and mentors from the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and Bloomberg.

🤝 Delve into the fundamentals of partnerships in Intro to Partnerships: Establishing Foundations! Find out what's in a partnership and how to get started finding one.
Register ➡️ bit.ly/partnerships-1-Oct2024

🤝 In Intro to Partnerships: From Strategy to Action, hear constructive feedback on your current partnership strategies and gain insights on deepening partnership engagement.
Register ➡️ bit.ly/partnerships-2-Nov2024

Take your first step towards cultivating meaningful and productive partnerships! 🙌

P.S. For those who attended Groundup Exchange in July, this is your chance to further develop potential partnerships! ☺️

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It’s finally here!

Presenting the first-ever Groundbreakers Leadership Programme, curated exclusively for groundup leaders and founders 💥

If you’re a groundup leader who has been actively running your initiative for at least one year – you might be who we’re looking for 🙌

Join us for an immersive leadership series held over a 16-week period, from November 2024 to March 2025. Through a dynamic mix of masterclasses and insightful reflection sessions, ignite your leadership skills and learn how to inspire your groundup to achieve greater social impact! 💪

Be a part of the pioneer batch of Groundbreakers!
Explore more and apply now ➡️ bit.ly/groundbreakers-24-25

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Looking for funding to multiply the impact of your groundup’s work? 🫶

While BAGUS Together doesn’t provide funding, we’re glad to share that there are several grants provided by groundup ecosystem partners for various causes! 🎉

We know you’ve a lot on your plate, so we’ve made it easy for you to access them on a consolidated platform 🤗

Visit our grants portal ➡️ bit.ly/3TVhQ9k

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Is your groundup seeking guidance on forging partnerships with stakeholders to enhance your community efforts? 🤝

Discover the fundamentals of effective partnerships at Intro to Partnerships: Establishing Foundations, part one of our new series on partnerships! Our speaker, Lee-Mey Goh, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships & Development at AmChamSG, will share on:

💪 Essentials of creating successful partnerships and what makes them work
🔍 Identifying and evaluating potential partnership opportunities
🌱 Nurturing and maintaining strong, productive partnerships
📋 Assessing the effort and focus required for engaging priority stakeholders

Join us on Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 7pm at the NVPC office for dinner and a fruitful session!

Due to the nature of the session content, priority will be given to core team members of groundup initiatives.


Embark on your journey of forging meaningful connections! Register now ➡️ bit.ly/partnerships-1-Oct2024

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Are you a groundup leader who's ready to break new ground? 💥

Ignite your leadership skills and inspire your groundup to achieve greater social impact through the inaugural Groundbreakers Leadership Programme!

Top three reasons to apply:
1️⃣ Develop and Hone Your Skills: Sessions designed based on NVPC’s Groundup Initiative Study 2023 and centred around three key pillars of Purpose and Leadership, Systems Planning and Strategy. 💡

2️⃣ Gain Support in Your Journey: Mentoring opportunities with experienced groundup leaders are provided, and you will have the support of fellow Groundbreakers 🤗

3️⃣ Lead the Way: Be a part of BAGUS Together’s pioneer batch of Groundbreakers and contribute meaningfully to the groundup ecosystem! 💪

All sessions will be held in-person to encourage maximum interaction and participation.

Take the first step to become a Groundbreaker 🙌
Register by Wed, 23 Oct 2024 ➡️ bit.ly/groundbreakers-24-25

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Found the first session on partnership fundamentals insightful? 💡

Deepen your partnership engagement skills at part two – Intro to Partnerships: From Strategy to Action! In this interactive session, hear from experts from Bloomberg on managing successful partnership strategies, including live feedback on your groundup’s strategy. 🙌

Explore these collective insights:
🔸 Curating the perfect first meeting
🔸 Leveraging volunteers and services for corporate engagement
🔸 Moving from trust to sustained partnership strategies

Join us on Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 7pm at the NVPC office for dinner and a fruitful session!

Due to the nature of the session content, priority will be given to core team members of groundup initiatives.

Register now ➡️ bit.ly/partnerships-2-Nov2024

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Are you seeking ways to measure and convey the impact of your groundup’s work? 🤔

Explore the fundamentals of impact measurement at Intro to Impact Measurement, organised in collaboration with Build for Good Hackathon 2024! This is a rerun of the well-received workshop previously held in May 2024, and we’re bringing it back for those who are keen to better understand their groundup’s impact. 🙌

Session highlights:
📌 Understand impact measurement and its importance
📌 Learn to use the Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) model to measure your groundup’s impact
📌 Practice developing a Theory of Change for your groundup

The session will be held on Saturday, 16 November 2024, 2:15pm at the Open Government Products Office at Lazada One.

Register now ➡️ bit.ly/impactNov2024

Priority will be given to groundups that have been active within the past year, and with little to no experience in impact measurement.

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Ambitions aligned with expertise during the second and final session of our partnerships series – Intro to Partnerships: From Strategy to Action! 💥

The session expanded participants’ perspectives on their groundup partnership strategies. They learnt from fellow groundup leaders and exchanged advice openly with one another.

Through a mentorship session with experts from Bloomberg, participants also received customised feedback on:
🔹 Refining their value proposition
🔸 Reframing their pitches and asks
🔹 Exploring innovative ways to contact relevant partners
🔸 Heightening outreach materials to capture key partners

A big thank you to all participants for making time to attend the session, we hope you’ve taken away practical insights! Thank you to talenTtrust for planning such a fruitful workshop and our mentors from Bloomberg for sharing your expertise on partnerships. 🤗

Stay tuned for more capability-building workshops coming your way in 2025!

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At BAGUS Together, we’re always looking for ways to support you and your groundup better. We’re excited to share about a new feature – the ability to set up a Groundup Account, which aims to provide you with a customised experience! 🙌

We’ve put together a series of highlights on what to expect with this account feature. This includes a personalised dashboard with recommended offerings and the ability to ‘favourite’ items! 🎉 Do note that all members need to create an individual BAGUS Together account first before creating a groundup account.

Need help? Connect with us at hey@bagustogether.sg or schedule a coffee chat with us here.

Create your Groundup Account ➡️ https://www.bagustogether.sg/be-a-member

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“Since we started using the giving.sg platform in July 2024, CheckMate has successfully onboarded nearly 50 dedicated volunteers in just four months. As a groundup initiative that is not yet incorporated or registered as an entity, the platform has provided the credibility we need to attract volunteers who are passionate about combating scams and misinformation.

From event befrienders at the NLB S.U.R.E. Festival to skilled fact-checkers who verify information shared with our WhatsApp bot, each volunteer plays an essential role in our mission. The platform has made it easy to recruit diverse and skilled volunteers, enabling us to build a reliable community that helps us expand our impact across Singapore.”
– Hui Wen, Strategy and Partnerships Lead of CheckMate

Looking to recruit volunteers? Sign up for an account on giving.sg/volunteer and list your volunteering opportunities! Email us at hey@bagustogether.sg if you need help. 😊

All photos are courtesy of CheckMate.

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Are you seeking to refine your groundup's strategies and plans to deliver greater impact in the new year?

Join us for Strategic Thinking for Groundups, our first Building Blocks workshop in 2025! Explore tools and frameworks that will help you think strategically and develop practical strategies for your projects, teams or goals. 🙌

Programme highlights:
🌟 Learn the key principles of strategic thinking to improve your initiatives
🛠 Dive into proven tools and frameworks for goal setting, situational analysis and prioritisation
🚀 Craft an actionable strategy to bridge your current state with your future vision

The session will be held on Tuesday, 14 January 2024, 7:30pm at NVPC (dinner provided).

Register now ➡️ bit.ly/strategicthinkingGUs

Registration closes on Friday 10 Jan at 5pm
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The Achievers is a groundup initiative that serves long stay residents in the Buangkok Green Medical Park through befriending. Over the last five years, we’ve created more than 70 volunteering opportunities on giving.sg to recruit volunteers for PHAngel, which involves snack distribution during public holidays, and befrienders to bring residents for outings.

The platform is easy to navigate and use. Creating a volunteer opportunity takes less than 5 minutes, and we can answer queries on the go as our contact information is made available to interested volunteers. To date, we have successfully recruited over 500 volunteers, many of whom came back to volunteer with us.”
– Kwon Seng, Groundup Leader of The Achievers

Seeking volunteers for your groundup’s activities? Sign up for an account on giving.sg/volunteer and list your volunteering opportunities! 😊

All photos are courtesy of The Achievers.

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Are you looking to build essential skillsets? Want to network within the groundup community?

We’ve revamped our offerings to serve you better with three main programme types:

💪 Building Blocks: Equip yourselves with capability-building workshops

👥 Bridges: Connect with fellow groundups and ecosystem partners through networking events

🚀 Blossom: Elevate your leadership skills and meet fellow groundup leaders

Stay tuned as we bring you exciting events in 2025! 🌟
Discover more ➡️ bagustogether.sg/programmes

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Got a cause you care about and a drive to make a difference? Turn your passion into action!

Presenting Craft Your Pilot Project, a hands-on workshop for aspiring changemakers to create real impact through thoughtful planning and execution. Whether you’re just starting out or already have ideas brewing, this is your opportunity to take action!

Expect to:
🌟 Sharpen your focus with a refined problem statement
🛠 Learn practical tools for research, planning and prioritisation
🚀 Design a pilot project plan that’s ready for action

The workshop will be held on 22 Feb 2025, 9am-1pm (refreshments and lunch provided) at NVPC.

This workshop is ideal for aspiring changemakers with a cause in mind, ready to create real impact — whether you're solo or bringing a team. 👥 Spaces are limited to just 40 participants, so secure your spot today!

Bring your ideas to life and create meaningful change.
Register by 21 Feb, 12pm ➡️ bit.ly/CYPPfeb2025

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Unlock the support you need to bring your groundups to the next level! Over the past year, BAGUS Together has teamed up with incredible partners to refresh our offerings to provide you with valuable resources—from event spaces and marketing expertise to legal guidance and professional photography. Whatever you need to amplify your impact, we are here to help!

Don’t miss out—visit the "Resource" tab at www.bagustogether.sg and book the support you need today!

Need help? Connect with us at hey@bagustogether.sg or schedule a coffee chat with us here.

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