Here in Hong Kong, COVID restrictions are expected to be lifted in phases. We certainly hope bigger in-person gatherings will be allowed to resume soon, as interactive, physical events constitute a large part of the work of many FSI partner companies.
But physical distancing measures shouldn’t stop you from donating to high-impact organizations doing the utmost they can to help the disadvantaged in society. If you are eligible for the Hong Kong government’s latest round of Consumption Voucher Scheme, please consider using it to purchase supermarket vouchers or other resources for social impact organizations and communities in need.
Read on to learn about the openings for skilled volunteers and paid positions at our partner companies, and other updates at FSI. Find out more about how you can support us here!
FSI Happenings
Board Director Training
Are you a corporate professional looking to enhance your leadership skills and accelerate your career advancement? Are you interested in joining a for- or not-for-profit board and would like to learn how to be an effective, responsible, and ethical board member?
Register for FSI’s Board Director Training, CPD/CPT accredited by The Law Society of Hong Kong, and taught by award-winning HKU professors! Got questions? Schedule a call with Andrea Qi, our Learning and Development Consultant.
Seats are limited, register with the discount code FSI20 to enjoy an exclusive 20% discount today!
Connecting Corporates with Our Social Impact Partners
Ever committed to connecting corporate talents with our community of Social Impact Partners, we always love a success story. Click to watch the video and read this case story to learn more about the successful connections that our Social Impact Partner, Third Sector Connect, was able to make with Corporate Participants from Macquarie Group, PwC Hong Kong, and Nomura.
Are you a social impact organization looking to meet and collaborate with skilled professionals? Apply to be a Social Impact Partner here. Are you a corporate professional who participated in FSI’s Board Director Training last year and would like to join a nonprofit board? Get in touch with us!
Access Grants and Funding Options with FundFluent
Are you a startup or small-medium enterprise looking for information, insights, and tips on the different types of small-business funding options available in Hong Kong? Are you interested in hearing case stories of successful funding strategies for startups and small businesses?
Register for this 30-minute virtual session by FundFluent, which has been helping many small businesses navigate through startup programs, government funding, and flexible business loan options to help them realize their full potential.
The virtual session will be taking place at 12pm on Thursday, 19 May. Register by 17 May, and share the event information with your network of social businesses!
Shared Data Project
As a volunteer, donor, or a member of the public who wants to support the Hong Kong social impact space, have you ever struggled with the lack of information on the approximately 10,000 registered charities in Hong Kong, such as who runs them, who funds them, and how they spend their money?
Well, you are not alone. With the intention to bring more transparency and accountability to the Hong Kong social impact space, FSI’s Shared Data Project aims to aggregate, analyze, and share data, to help ensure that the HK$12 billion annual philanthropic donations are used effectively. Creating resources such as the Charity Database, Funding Database, Nonprofit Software Discounts Database and other research endeavours, our Shared Data Project aims to become the first publicly-accessible central portal that serves charities, funders, and members of the public in Hong Kong.
Here’s how you can be part of that force for good: Become a volunteer to help us research information on our Charity Database or make a donation to support our work. If you would like to fund the additional resources we need to help us accelerate our impact, get in touch with us.
Impact Lab
As another semester has come and gone at our Impact Lab Course, find out what our student interns have been doing on Impact Lab’s LinkedIn. As a core program of FSI, the Impact Lab Course challenges students to critically question the world around them, and innovate for a better tomorrow. Check out our recent interviews with two Impact Lab alumni to discover how taking the course reinforced Tomáš Kessl’s belief in the value of social businesses and inspired Cheryl Kong to pursue a career in youth empowerment.
From Our Partner Companies
Soap Cycling
MEY Soap Pop-up Check out Soap Cycling’s pop-up booth at Fabrica X, The Mills Fabrica, where it sells organic soap handmade by the beneficiaries of Soap Cycling’s MEY Program – Minorities, the Elderly, and Youth. The pop-up booth is open daily until 19 May. Show your support for Soap Cycling’s continuous work in distributing lifesaving soap bars to the people in need.
Virtual Walkathon 2022 With offices and restaurants reopening, following relaxed COVID restrictions and lower caseloads, we surely hope you are walking more than ever before. What if you can turn your walking distance into funds to support Soap Cycling’s distribution of hygiene kits to disadvantaged communities? Participate in this fundraiser, backed by Swire Hotels, and walk for double impact!
Fundraise for Soap Cycling’s Disaster Relief in the Philippines How much can you do with HK$200? That is more than enough to buy a hygiene kit for a family in Iloilo City, which was devastated by Super Typhoon Rai in December last year, leaving millions destitute. Consider making a donation to support Soap Cycling relief work here.
Migrasia
Did you know that 81% of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) went into debt to finance their last job abroad, and 49% of OFWs are misinformed on their legal rights?
Labor migration is currently the most common predicate action leading to human trafficking and forced labor. However, there is a lack of information on how migration intermediaries reach and recruit migrant workers at the earliest stages, how they inform prospective migrants after reaching them, and other factors that influence migrant workers’ decision-making in the pre-departure phase.
With the intention to address these information gaps, and to identify intervention points to reduce instances of human trafficking, Migrasia has conducted a research report made possible by Winrock International. Read more about the research findings here.
GREEN Hospitality
F&B Playbook With the aim of helping hospitality and F&B businesses reduce food waste both for the environment and cost benefits, GREEN Hospitality curated the F&B Playbook in collaboration with TREEHOUSE, a Hong Kong-based pioneer in the health and sustainable food business. Rich in practical advice and real-life examples, the 114-page Playbook covers the entire span of F&B operations and is meant to inspire actions on food waste reduction.
Download the F&B Playbook here, watch the video series here, and consider contributing a nominal fee of HK$50 to support the GREEN team’s ongoing work in sustainability in the hospitality and F&B sector.
Hackathon & Innovation Night GREEN Hospitality’s annual hackathon this year is themed on “Circularity in Hospitality – Transforming Waste into Solutions”. Prizes include direct admission to The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation’s Ideation Programme and seed money, as well as a summer internship at The Mills Fabrica. Learn more about the event here and register here!
Become a Member If you like GREEN’s work in turning the hospitality industry into a catalyst for sustainability, become a member and benefit from access to resources and other proprietary work, as well as discounts and complimentary tickets to events.
Weava
Weava is offering Weava Premium to all qualifying charities and non-profits all over the world! Are you a social impact organization dedicated to making the world a better place? Submit your application here. Visit Weava’s website to find out how it can help you stay organized and productive online!
Box of Hope
Box of Hope, committed to teaching children about giving, is looking for passionate individuals to join their different teams in preparation for this year’s campaign! Check out the information here. Visit Box of Hope’s website to find out how you – as corporates, individuals, or schools – can get involved in this year’s Box Drive.
Clearbot
Meet one of our new partner companies, Clearbot, a start-up founded by serial entrepreneur Sidhant Gupta to clean up oceans with AI-powered, self-driving boats with zero greenhouse emissions. Congratulations to Clearbot, who was recently selected as one of the 10 finalists in Jumpstarter 2022, a global pitch competition supported by the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund!
Read our recent interview with Sidhant and learn more about Clearbot, Sidhant’s generosity in sharing his knowledge, and how to be a “time lord”.
Gowld Art Centre (GAC)
Another new partner company of FSI is Gowld Art Centre (GAC), which aims to act as a mediator of arts in Hong Kong to provide art education to all and build local art communities. GAC runs a wide range of regular courses and short courses and workshops in Korean, Cantonese, English, and Mandarin to people of all age groups.
Communications/PR Advisor, Migrasia Passionate about migrant worker rights issues? If you have the experience and skills to help Migrasia develop better communications and media outreach strategies, apply to be its Communications/PR advisor here.
Research Volunteers, FSI Shared Data Join FSI’s Shared Data team as a research volunteer for its charity database and help bring transparency and accountability to the social impact space! Not sure what the research work entails? Read the instructions here. Contact the team if you have any questions, or register to be a volunteer today.
Tech Specialist, Soap Cycling Soap Cycling is looking for skills-based volunteers to fill a couple of technology specialist roles. Interested in helping Asia’s first and largest soap recycling charity maintain tech tools and enhance digital literacy? Apply for the tech roles here.
Part-time Art Teachers, Gowld Art Centre Are you or do you know someone who is an art teacher? GAC is looking for part-time art teachers interested in doing both studio and visiting art lessons, and growing with the social enterprise in the long run. Learn about the opportunity here.
