Meet the Community Partners (HK)
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Our Community Partners
These organizations have participated in our previous connection sessions. If you are interested in getting in touch with them, contact us at communityconnections@shared-impact.com.
Resolve Foundation Limited
We provide fellowships to emerging leaders from marginalized and underrepresented communities to empower them to be change-makers and social catalysts. Ongoing: due diligence and background checks of people who will be part of the Resolve team (fellows, board members, staff, volunteers) Need human and financial resources to make our website bilingual and do a revamp of it.
Key Asks:
Looking for expertise in HR Restructuring & Getting media coverage.
The Green earth
Everyone in our community will embrace green citizen responsibilities to help establish a sustainable living environment for this and future generations. Looking for expertise in design,artwork, and translation. (Preferably fluent in Cantonese and love the environment). Looking for expertise in strategic planning & storytelling.
Key Asks:
Looking for board of directors/advisors.
Teach4HK
Teach4HK project recruits outstanding university students as fellows to serve full time in schools with underprivileged students throughout a 1-year programme in teaching and leadership training. It also nurtures these fellows to become leaders with empathy, who will thrive in various fields and continue to contribute to education.employees and our storytelling community. Looking for support in branding, social listening, marketing research, digitization of operations (e.g. reimbursement, leave application, etc.), leadership development of young professionals (e.g. performance review, coaching, training, etc.). Looking for board members and advisors.
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Storius Limited
We reinvigorate travel with unprecedented immersive travel and inspire travelers to discover things worth discovering.We inspire everyone to explore the community's stories and share things to appreciate. We build Storius through the collective efforts of our employees and our storytelling community. Looking for support in digital marketing and long-term marketing strategies. . Looking for marketing expertise, especially for social media.
Key Asks:
Looking for board members with expertise in fundraising .
LumiVoce
LumiVoce means illuminating with sound. We inspire and educate the young to fall in love and protect wildlife and biodiversity through the power of music, arts, and education, because “we protect what we love“. We enable young creative voices for biodiversity and a sustainable planet. Outreach ambassador to invite schools to commit to joining our annual online wildlife art competition - Voices for the Planet (Feb 14 to May 22 each year), outreach can happen all year round, but mostly during September to May.(Long-term) Outreach for our membership fundraising program - Friends of LumiVoce. Looking for expertise in strategic planning, providing training for participating children in pitching, project management, leadership training, marketing training, etc.
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Looking for expertise in pitching, marketing and accounting.
ImpactHK
At non-profit ImpactHK we have a vision for an inclusive Hong Kong where everyone has a safe place to call home and cares for their neighbour. We work with people experiencing homelessness to help them settle in a safe home, restore their mental and physical wellbeing, build their self-esteem and social capital and discover their purpose.
Looking for expertise in salesforce development and support . Looking for gala committee.
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Looking for support with digital marketing & fundraising, esp. lopment Policy Guidelines & Drafting Support .
Support with website development & maintenance.
Require Strategy and 1-3 year of planning, management and leadership skills.
Require digital marketing including SEO, video production skills.
Looking for Hong Kongers who have a finance, accounting or legal background who are also able to contribute to fundraising.
Eye Fund
Since establishment, Eye Fund has been upholding the mission of “Prevent, Cure and Eradicate Blindness”, conveying the right understanding of eye care and accurate eye information to the general public.
Eye Fund has focused on people who care about their health, including the elderly, children and parents, to provide eye care service. Through regular collaboration with community organizations, health education and exhibitions are held to raise public awareness of eye health.
Looking for website update & maintenance support .(Short-term) Looking for Fundraising & Social media consultancy.(Short-term)
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Looking for Project digitalization& Business model analysis expertise.(Long-term)
Looking for expertise in pitching, creativity, and strategic planning.
Looking for board of directors/advisors.
Branches of Hope
Branches of Hope, founded in 2012, is a registered charity dedicated to bringing changes to the refugees, asylum-seekers (non-refoulement claimants) and human trafficking survivors' communities through care, empowerment, and social reform.s in
New York, Budapest, and Hong Kong. Looking for translators and casework assistants . Looking for annual report support.
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Looking for Adult Education Programme Development Policy Guidelines & Drafting Support .
Looking for communication support.
PILnet Hong Kong
PILnet is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that partners with legal
professionals and civil society organizations (CSOs) globally to protect civic space,
address global challenges, and work to build just, equitable, and sustainable societies.
PILnet does this by supporting civil society, engaging legal professionals, and nurturing
the next generation of legal professionals in three strategic priority areas: civic space,
climate justice, and refugees and people on the move. PILnet currently has offices in
New York, Budapest, and Hong Kong. Looking for expertise in developing and implementing DEI policy. Looking for HR support with reviewing our performance review process.
Key Asks:
Need assistance in drafting impact stories and/or posts for social media use.
Looking for expertise to review our cybersecurity policy and practices.
Looking to grow and diversify our board.
Pro Bono HK Ltd.
Pro Bono HK is an independent Hong Kong based non-profit organization whose mission is to empower the impoverished, distressed, or vulnerable in our community to access justice so they can access opportunities on an equal footing - free from discrimination and unlawful, unfair, or unjust practices. We help ensure that everyone has the equal protection of the law and that no one is denied the ability to exercise their legal rights under the law due to a lack of financial or other resources.
Financial planning for funding and revenue generation
Support in editing and publishing case stories, annual reports, and grant applications
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Sisyphii Limited
Sisyphii is a comprehensive animal welfare platform. We utilise technology and information to encourage responsible pet ownership, empower animal rescuers, and equip veterinarians.
Strategic planning for funding and revenue generation
PR and marketing advice
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EmpowerU
EmpowerU's mission is to provide high-quality education to those on the margins, so they can use their voice to create a better future. We combine technology, community, and award-winning educators, to create a unique impact-based program that empowers marginalized youth and migrant workers and creates a generation of leaders who will ignite sustainable social impact.
Digital marketing - share our success with a wider range of stakeholders
Accounting - ensure our books are clear and standardised
Key Asks:
Looking for advisors with financial/accounting skills.
A Plastic Ocean Foundation
A Plastic Ocean Foundation APOF is a registered charity that exists to advocate blue recovery, including recycling and waste reduction for a better environment, and educate for action toward the climate crisis Advisory and Support Services
1. Marketing
2. Fundraising
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Arts for Good Foundation
Arts for Good Foundation is a value-driven education social enterprise with the social mission of fostering social inclusion through the soft power of art and culture.
Accounting or finance expertise to join advisory board
Assistance in establishing partnerships and developing a network with corporates and NGOs Strategic support to develop and market an arts and culture portfolio
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The interpretation of diversity of Arts for Good Foundation is the diversity of our cultural identities in Hong Kong. From this perspective, social inclusion means fostering diverse perspectives, nurturing ethical and respectful minds towards cultural differences, and strengthening common cultural identities in Hong Kong by educating our future generations.
Pillars of Programmes : Art Viewing, Art Making, and Community Service learning through art.
Chatteris Educational Foundation
Chatteris is a registered charity that exists to support young people in Hong Kong with their English language learning and has been pursuing this mission for over thirty years.
Advisory and Support Services
1. Marketing
2. Recruitment
3. Impact Measurement
4. Strategy and Development
Volunteering in organized activties (beach clean up, hikes, career talks etc.)
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CantoGather
CantoGather is a social enterprise that builds one CommUnity in love between our Chinese and non-Chinese neighbours through language and multicultural education. We want to see a society where everyone is guaranteed the same opportunities to call Hong Kong their home and share the same opportunities, regardless of race.
Support in creating a marketing plan for connecting with primary schools
Accounting or finance expertise to join advisory board Fundraising expertise to join advisory board Volunteers for one-off sessions to sort and pack program materials and learn about ethnic minorities in Hong Kong and cultural intelligence Impact measurement expertise
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EMpower
We partner with local organisations in emerging market countries, and other change-makers, to enable marginalised young people to transform their lives and communities. With partnership at the heart of our work, EMpower learns from and with our partners, leveraging and sharing learnings from our 100 active grantee partners in 15 EM countries.
An advisor to work with the EMpower development team member based in Hong Kong to take practical steps to widen our network, and to connect with like-minded individuals.
Ideally, we would love to welcome Chinese speakers as we look to scale our network in Hong Kong
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Music Children Foundation
Music Children Foundation's vision is to bring music into the lives of children from grassroots families by providing them with high-quality music training, thereby changing their lives for the good of the families and society at large.
Financial Planning (fundraising, financing, revenue generation)
Strategic Planning (business plan, mission and vision, targeting) PR & Communications
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Migrasia
Migrasia is a tax-exempt social enterprise that fosters and incubates solutions relating to migration in Asia. Migrasia supports a range of innovative and data-driven education, technology, investigation, and research projects with the goal of eliminating forced labour and exploitation of migrant workers. Support with legal issues, answering legal questions, drafting legal memos, and conducting research relating to labour exploitation
Key Asks:
Individuals with expertise in digital marketing and communications to expand our online presence
Our core programmes include direct client support to victims of labour exploitation and debt bondage over social media and via our in-person clinic, enforcement of anti-trafficking laws and investigation of unethical migration intermediaries, and primary research into anti-trafficking interventions and migration solutions. Migrasia utilises data aggregation and technology solutions to ensure effective and efficient implementation of programme activities.
La Violet Education
La Violet Education (La Violet) is a social enterprise that promotes creative education and supports young people in pursuing and realizing their dreams. Meanwhile, La Violet encourages young people to understand social issues, strengthen their connection with society, and inspire them to live their lives to the fullest and contribute to society in their best positions. Fundraising expertise to join board of advisors Impact measurement expertise for programme planning and evaluation
Key Asks:
Advisors who are expertise in the education system in Hong Kong, such as local school principals and school management committees.
Love 21 Foundation
Love 21 is a charity empowering the Down syndrome, autistic and neuro diverse community in Hong Kong through sport, nutrition, and holistic support programmes. Since the launch of our comprehensive nutrition programme in 2021, we have provided one-on-one nutritional support on top of the 350 sports and dance classes that we offer each month. We also provide counselling support for the entire family unit as well as social worker support from an inhouse team. Fundraising expertise to develop and sustain our newly launched programs Assist in surveying families to improve Love 21 Experience
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InspiringHK Sports Foundation
InspiringHK Sports Foundation is a local charity established in 2012, with a vision of developing better youths through sports. Our mission is to provide equal sports training opportunities for underprivileged children, youths and those with special educational needs, at the same time promote gender equality, social inclusion and healthy lifestyle.
Advisor (future board member) – expertise for IT solutions
Monitoring and evaluating specialist to assist with impact measurement
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Dialogue In The Dark (HK) Foundation Limited
Dialogue In The Dark (HK) Foundation (DIDF) has been delivering a series of inspiring experiential learning programs covering over 600,000 participants since 2010. We have been advocating our mission of “Engaging People of Differences to create social impact”, including cultivating students’ empathy and awareness of society; strengthening team spirits, resistance and innovation for corporates; to providing a platform and empowerment program for PoDs* to develop and showcase their talents.
Fundraising advisors - strategic and event planning
Legal advisors - answering legal questions, drafting legal memos/contracts
*PoDs refers to talented people with disabilities. DIDF has been empowered over 200 PoDs in past 12 years.
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MakerBay Foundation
Makerbay Foundation is a non-profit organization aimed at achieving positive social and environmental impact through maker education and innovation. We nurture youth to develop maker skills and mindset in order to tackle the needs of our society. Having one of the biggest makerspace in Hong Kong, MakerBay has delivered more than 500 social and environmental impact workshops in Hong Kong as well as globally, to empower over 10,000 youth, social workers, educators and industry professionals.
Advisors for fundraising and corporate partnership programs Developing network with corporates and NGOs
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Hong Kong Arts Centre
Since 1977, the Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC) has been a platform for nurturing and supporting artists, and infusing art into everyday life. Its unique arts and educational programmes aim to make the arts accessible for all, with the vision and mission of engaging and inspiring creativity in the Hong Kong community. The HKAC aspires to engage everyone in the community to become an active participant in the arts - as an enthusiast, an artist or a patron. In 2023, the HKAC will celebrate its 45th anniversary.
Advisory on recruiting volunteers
Accounting or finance expertise to join advisory board
Let’s continue to embrace “Art for Passion, Art for Life, Art for All”, and share the inspiration.
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Wedu
Since 2012, Wedu has engaged a vibrant global community of gender equity allies to collectively nurture the unique, lifelong leadership journeys of 3,000 women changemakers from 28 countries across Asia. We make strides towards a world where half of all leaders are women by facilitating mentorship, leadership development training, access to opportunities, and funding for education. Our regional focus, deep experience with advancing women’s leadership, and diverse community enable us to catalyse the growth and support women require to reach their full potential and achieve their ambitions.
Risk/Compliance/Legal Assistance developing our Income Sharing Agreement program (contract reviews, systems audits, etc.)
Legal advisory board member
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Variety – the Children’s Charity Hong Kong
We believe in “A future without limits for every child.”
Children shouldn’t know limits. They should live happy, empowered lives at their full potential. But need and disadvantage sometimes prevent that and make their challenges harder than they could be. We’re here to change that.
Advisors - marketing, strategy, financial management, technology/data management
Personal and career development mentors/coaches for youth
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Foundation for Shared Impact - Community Connections
Community Connections is a Foundation for Shared Impact program that connects not-for-profit organizations and social enterprises with professionals who would like to volunteer their skills and expertise to create sustained social impact through mentoring, strategic, and operational knowledge sharing.
Legal Committee members
Accounting/Finance Committee members
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Women in Sports Empowered
We are a registered charity in Hong Kong with the vision of building a world where women and girls can thrive without limitations. Through sports, we educate, empower, and connect women and girls to realize their aspirations.
Fundraising & Partnership Committee member
Communications Committee member
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Silence Limited
Silence has been supporting the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, popularizing Hong Kong Sign Language, and educating the public, since 2008. Our mission is to build a harmonious and barrier-free world.
Digital Marketing Support and Advisory
Advisory on recruiting volunteers
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Soap Cycling
Soap Cycling Limited tax-exempt charity/social enterprise established in Hong Kong in 2012. We collect lightly used soap from hotels that would otherwise go to waste, recycle it and distribute it to those who need it the most. In our operations, we live our values of social inclusion by creating dignified jobs and a space for people from all walks of life to connect.
Stakeholders - advocates, ambassadors, and supporters
IT Support - digital safety and tech infrastructure maintenance
Soap Cycling envisions a world where a clean environment, economic empowerment, and basic hygiene are available to all.
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TALK Hong Kong
TALK is a volunteer peer-led group of women / femme survivors of child sexual abuse and sexual assault. We provide support group meetings and undertake advocacy work on related issues. Our main 2022 project is the completion and publication of a study on childhood sexual abuse in Hong Kong (estimated at 13% of all children) along with insights and gap analysis to help all stakeholders have clearer information for better decision-making.
Strategic advisor
Report writing genius
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Institute of Leadership and Management Foundation Limited
ILM Foundation is an incubation institute that strives to support ethnic minority members to identify their problems and propose solutions as an empowerment initiative for communities to develop Social Changemakers.
(founded March 2021)
Strategic planning support (develop mission and vision)
Strategic advisor transitioning to board member
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Digital marketing support
Marketing advisor
Teen's Key Hong Kong
Teen’s Key is a non-profit organization committed to helping young women under 25—no matter their situation or circumstance—gain access to the information, services, and support they need. We focus on addressing young women’s sexual and reproductive health, and to providing holistic treatment for young women in crisis, including those who work in the sex industry, pregnant teens, young moms, take them from crisis to better lives.
Content translation (Traditional Chinese and English)
Web design, graphic design, PR
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Public awareness campaign management and fundraising
Tech to advisor for IT solutions incl. membership system
Looking to grow our advisory board on finance, legal as well as fundraise marketing & donor management.
Pangaia Solutions Limited (GREEN Hospitality)
We are a not-for-profit collaborative platform dedicated to facilitating connections and promoting dialogues among all related industries in the hospitality sector and related supply chains, which will help businesses achieve their sustainability goals and become the catalysts for change.
Operations (strategy, finance, HR)
Marketing and Comms (strategy & data analytics, website & SEO, advertising, copy, translation)
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Uplifters
Uplifters' mission is to empower Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) to make their migration successful. Our signature online programme ‘Prepare for the Future’ enables MDWs to plan their financial goals, manage their money better and increase their mental well-being. Since our inception in 2018, more than 6,000 MDWs have benefited from it including more than 5,000 in the last 2 years (2020 and 2021).
Looking for expertise in digital marketing Developing network with corporates and establishing a partnership
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Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres
Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres, founded in 1981, our vision is to promote a gender equality in Hong Kong through services, education and advocacy. We hope to empower women, especially grassroots women, so that they can develop their capabilities and build better future for themselves and their families.
Looking for accounting or finance expertise to join our Finance Sub-committee
Key responsibilities include review financial related reports, governance, risk management and control; as well as strategize and make recommendations to Executive Committee
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DADs Network Limited
DADs Network aims to promote the critical importance of the father’s role in the family, we are dedicated to fostering an active fathering culture by offering dads multifaceted support which includes organizing talks, training and parent-child campaigns, and providing a rich source of information. Looking for fundraising and business development expertise to formulate strategy and develop fee-based services Developing network with corporates and establishing a partnership Looking for life coaches or like-minded professionals of any expertise to be mentors of youth, especially with work-life balance and mental health
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Founded in 2015, DADs Network is a non-profit making organization based in Hong Kong.
Dads Network was established by a group of like-minded individuals who seek to promote an active fathering culture, making Hong Kong a better place for children to grow and live. We strive to build communities of healthier fathers and healthier families in efforts to create a vibrant and thriving society.
Families of SMA
Families of SMA (FSMA) was established in 1998 to help children afflicted with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). We focus on raising public awareness of SMA, facilitating cooperation with health and research sectors, and providing medical, emotional, and logistical support to SMA patients and families. With such, we hope to relieve the degree of hardship and suffering of individuals afflicted with SMA and their family members. Looking for assistance in development, expansion, and scaling of our “Mercy Medical Management” (MMM) Program which offers medical multidisciplinary team hospital-at-home services to the ventilator-dependent and chronically ill being taken care of at home
Looking for assistance in fund-raising activities to sustain our charity
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Families of SMA was established in 1998 to help children afflicted with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) at a time where this rare disease, the No.1 genetic killer of children under 2, was completely unknown in Hong Kong and sick children were left to let this disease take its course with no help or hope.
Our Vision
Assist SMA patients and their family members to cope with challenges and lessen hardship and suffering
Promote public awareness and education of SMA in Hong Kong and Mainland China
Facilitate cooperation with health sectors and research centres
Provide medical, logistics and emotional support to SMA patients and families
Gowld Art Centre
Gowld Art Centre, "GAC", is originated from the Chinese character 覺, which contains the meaning of enlightenment and mastery of skills through the realization from vision. GAC pursues to become the mediator of arts in HK to act as the bridge between creativity and people by providing arts education and by building broad and diverse art communities.
Key Asks:
Looking for expertise in photography, design, and/or videography
Looking for expertise in digital marketing and promotional writing
Anyone who would like to document and share their artistic hobbies
Any networks or connections with local HK schools or Corporates
Gowld Art Center is a social enterprise.
Our mission is to serve the unmet social needs around building soft power in HK by using arts as the medium.
Our focus is in nurturing youth – we define youth as anyone who has open and youthful enthusiasm to continue their journey in the creative field.
Silence
Silence serves the deaf and hard of hearing, aiming to inspire and unleash individual talent and harness collective strength. In doing so, we aspire to build a harmonious and barrier-free world. We have developed sign language curriculums and hold classes for educational institutions and companies, provide career and job support, promote a barrier free society, and build skills for deaf individuals.
Key Asks:
Looking for fundraising expertise to help fund sign language interpreters, tutors, and employers with hearing disabilities
Scaling of social services for inclusion: e.g. sign language promotion, volunteer services from district to children of deaf adults, etc.
Explore and potentially develop Silence TV and Silence to cooperate with other companies
SILENCE (former named Silence Association) was set up at 2008, a registered charity at IRD Session 88. SILENCE is a member of The Community Chest, Hong Kong Council of Social Services and recognized charity in Wise Giving.
Our Mission
We serve the deaf and hard of hearing, aiming to inspire and unleash individual talent and harness collective strength. In doing so, we aspire to build a harmonious and barrier-free world.
Our Objectives
- Promote and popularize sign language
- Career and Job Placement Assistance
- Social Advocacy
- Develop Life Education
The Samaritans
The Samaritans is a non-profit, non-religious organisation, that gives confidential emotional support to people, not limited to any demographics or backgrounds, who are suicidal, or in general distress. We have been providing the 24-hour multilingual hotline service since 1974, and have received more than 563,200 phone calls since then. With attentive listening, and giving full respect to one’s feelings, we believe such service could alleviate negative feelings and create a sense of relief.
Key Asks:
Looking for fundraising expertise to refine fundraising pitch deck
Looking for expertise to provide skills-based volunteering in areas of PR and Communications
The service that we provide is called Befriending, where callers would freely express their feelings to a Samaritan volunteer who listens supportively, unconditionally, and non-judgmentally.
Other services and programmes that The Samaritans offers include, 24-hour Telephone Hotline, Befriending Email, The Samaritans Jockey Club “Life is Beautiful” Intergenerational Programme, Supporting the Aged Responsibly Programme, Youth Programme, and People Bereaved by Suicide support group.
PathFinders Limited
PathFinders help ensure that some of Hong Kong's most vulnerable and unsupported children are protected and respected, and their Migrant Domestic Worker mothers empowered to find a path to a brighter future. We recognize the importance of supporting and caring for these women who are an essential part of the Hong Kong society so that their children can have a fair start in life. We are driving this support through our Crisis Prevention, Crisis Intervention, and
Systemic Change teams. Supporter engagement: to help us identify key segments within our database and to develop an engagement strategy that is suitable for each segment, while considering different
stages of their journeys with us Growing alternative fundraising strategies through building our individual giving program, designing actionable plan to encourage our pull of supporters to conduct online fundraisers, and to set evaluation matrixes for the engagement and fundraising activities.
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