Leaders Of Good

Leaders Who Raise Up Other Leaders For Good

Being a good leader isn’t just about developing more followers. It’s about developing others to become leaders so we can create change together. If leaders shift their focus from maintaining status, power and control, to empowering others to do good and build trust in society.  

Whether you are a corporate leader or community leader, you can pave the way for a better future together.

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Our space to nurture non-profit leadership capabilities through the development of communities and collaborations. 

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BAGUS Together is a tripartite collaboration among NVPC, Temasek Foundation, and Tote Board to support potential changemakers and groundups start and sustain their initiatives through fostering collaboration, ease of access to resources, networks and other forms of support.

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Pioneered by NVPC and the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS), Colabs is a community-based collaborative approach where diverse stakeholders come together to collectively unpack complex social issues and co-create solutions.

Articles

Melissa Kwee NVPC SIC

A dash of kindness and nosiness needed to tackle society’s problems, says NVPC’s Kwee

Singaporeans should get over their paiseh-ness or fear of embarrassment and be more kaypoh or nosy so there can be more meaningful interactions with fellow ...
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Eleanor Yap: Amplifying the Voices of Seniors Both Online and Offline

When Ms Eleanor Yap started the befriender initiative, Project BUDDY, during the Circuit Breaker, she expected no more than 10 volunteers.  However when word about ...
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Stepping Up To Join A Non-Profit Board: From Serving Businesses to Serving Society

Corporate leader Madanjit Singh shares his motivations and aspirations to contribute to the nonprofit sector as a board member and board committee member.  “You come ...
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Ong Bee Yong: Supporting Communities With Their Mental Health Through Covid-19 And Beyond

Taxi and private bus drivers refused to pick up healthcare workers from Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The same workers couldn’t get a meal because hawker ...
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PVPA 2020 Chairman’s Closing Speech

Closing Remarks by Mrs Mildred Tan, Chairman, National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre at the President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards 2020 Special Edition – Our Finest ...
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Reverend Samuel Gift Stephen: The Great Befriender

Reverend Samuel Gift Stephen isn’t just on a mission to find out what rations are lacking when he visits migrant worker dormitories. He is out ...
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Foreign Domestic Workers Paddle Through Social Distancing Challenges

Advocacy group Race2Share uses sports and fitness to promote physical and mental wellbeing among minority groups. Five women dragon boat enthusiasts breezed past their peers ...
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At the Heart of Crisis Preparedness and Relief

With a leap of faith, the Crisis Relief Alliance quickly learnt about the ecosystem of the factory-converted dormitories to play a pivotal role in providing ...
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A Breath of Fresh Air for Migrant Workers

Volunteers and organisations stepped up to help Migrant Workers rejoin the community After months of quarantine, migrant workers prepare to rejoin the community and adjust ...
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How An Ex-Offender Changed the Course of His Life to Help Others

He was locked up five times before he was 25. But Mr Firdaus Abdul Hamid changed his life after a road accident almost killed his ...