Launch of Refreshed Social Service Sector Roadmap and Fund to Strengthen Partnerships for Better Social Service Delivery
13/07/2022
SINGAPORE, 13 JULY 2022 – The refreshed Social Service Sector Strategic Thrusts (4ST), a five-year roadmap for the social service sector, was launched today at the annual Social Service Summit convened by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS). Complementing the refreshed roadmap, NCSS also released the 4ST Playbook, and an upcoming 4ST Partnership Fund to empower the sector to strengthen social service delivery through innovative collaborations.
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Transcript of Remarks by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, Seeds of Sustainable Philanthropy Event
03/05/2023
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Community Chest celebrates 40th anniversary by rallying the corporate community to pledge towards sustainable philanthropy
27/04/2023
New 4ST (Social Service Sector Strategic Thrusts) Partnership Fund to receive its first $2 million boost from Community Chest
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NCSS rallies partners to better engage volunteers and build their capability to enhance service delivery
11/04/2023
Findings from the Social Service Sector Survey on VolunteerManagement (VM) conducted by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) in 2022revealed that social service agencies (SSAs) with VM practices were twice as likely to retainenough high-quality volunteers to meet organisational needs as compared to those without.NCSS, together with the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), organised theinaugural Singapore VM Conference today, to showcase trends and best practices in VM.
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Closing Remarks by Ms Tan Li San, NCSS CEO at the Singapore Volunteer Management Conference
11/04/2023
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Opening Address by Ms Anita Fam Siu Ping NCSS President at the Singapore Volunteer Management Conference
11/04/2023
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More than 1,300 touchpoints to be launched across Singapore for public to support communities in need
13/02/2023
Community Chest rallies businesses across industries to incorporate a giving mechanism into their business models as part of its Change for Charity initiative
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Community Chest Kickstarts 40th Anniversary Rallying Partners Towards Sustainable Philanthropy
09/01/2023
Individuals and corporates contributed through donations, volunteering and resources at Community Chest Fú Dài 2023 to support seniors and families in need.
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Welcome Address by Mr Chew Sutat, Chairman of Community Chest, at Change for Charity Pledge Ceremony on 13 Februray 2023, Monday, 11.10am at 10 Square @ Orchard Central
13/02/2023
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Welcome Address by Mr Chew Sutat, Chairman of Community Chest, at Community Chest Fu Dai 2023
09/01/2023
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Closure of The Courage Fund Relief Schemes
24/11/2022
SINGAPORE, 24 May 2022 – Close to 30,000 individuals who required support during the COVID-19 pandemic have benefitted from The Courage Fund (TCF). The beneficiaries included healthcare and other frontline workers who stepped up with courage in the thick of the pandemic, and lower-income households directly affected by COVID-19. Following the adjustment in Singapore’s Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) status on 26 April 2022, and extensive easing of community and border measures, MSF and NCSS have reviewed and will close all TCF COVID-19 relief schemes with immediate effect.Those who had been certified as COVID-positive before 24 May 2022 can still apply.
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Launch of Training Network Model (TNM) 2.0 to Bolster Training Capabilities in the Social Service Sector
14/11/2022
The Training Network Model (TNM) 2.0, a five-year strategic initiative that aims to transform social service agencies (SSAs) into Centres of Excellence equipped to offer training services to the social service sector, was launched today.
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Christmas on A Great Street Community Chest Light-Up Ceremony 2022
14/11/2022
The Christmas on A Great Street Community Chest Light-Up Ceremony 2022, held on 12 November 2022 at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, was attended by Guest-of-Honour Madam Halimah Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore and hosted by Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health Masagos Zulkifli. This is the 32nd year that Community Chest, the philanthropy and engagement group of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), has co-organised the Light-up ceremony with the Orchard Road Business Association, with the Hitachi Group of Companies as its main sponsor.
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NCSS Spearheads 3P Partnership Efforts to Drive Sustainable Transformation in Non-profit Sector
14/11/2022
Three Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) to bolster service, data, and process transformation in the non-profit sector were signed today, between the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), and Singapore Polytechnic (SP) respectively. The MOU signing ceremony was witnessed by Mr Eric Chua, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (SPS) in the Ministry of Social and Family Development, and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, at the inaugural Transformation Showcase for Non-Profits (TSNP) organised by NCSS.
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Opening Address by Mr Eric Chua, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Social and Family Development and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth at the Transformation Showcase for Non-profits
14/11/2022
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Welcome Address by Mr Markham Shaw, Chairman of the Christmas on A Great Street Community Chest Light-up Ceremony Committee
14/11/2022
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Opening Address by A/P Kevin Lim, Vice President, National Council of Social Service at the Social Service Institute's Graduation and Awards Ceremony 2022
14/11/2022
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201 Individuals and Organisations Recognised at the Community Chest Awards 2022
02/11/2022
Organisations go beyond donations to provide sustained support to those in need
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Community Chest Heartstrings Walk 2022 Unites Singapore to Walk As One to Support Communities in Need
02/11/2022
After a two-year hiatus for in-person events, the Community Chest Heartstrings Walk(Heartstrings Walk) returns for its 11thedition in both physical and virtual formats, to galvanisethe whole of Singapore to walk as one in support of communities in need in Singapore.
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Community Chest Fú Dài 2022 Share Happiness, One Bag at A Time
02/11/2022
In support of SG Cares and as part of the LunarNew Year festivities this year, Community Chest rallied more than 1,150 volunteers topack and deliver over 8,100 festive bags to seniors and families around Singaporefrom 13 to 15 January 2022 at the Community Chest Fú Dài 2022.
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