British Council - Skills for Social entrepreneurs:
Capacity building: Skills for Success
The British Council and Community Business are delighted to be inviting you to the upcoming capacity building programme for social enterprises in Hong Kong. The programme is designed for aspiring social entrepreneurs in Hong Kong.
Below is an updated overview of the programme components. Register now to ensure your place at the trainings!
SKILLS TRAINING BY SEASONED PROFESSIONALS
Seasoned professionals from the business sector will run training workshops on high-level strategic topics. All sessions will take place at British Council and are full-day trainings.
1) Topic: Setting a clear mission
Date: Monday 9 December
Speaker: Dominic Scott, Managing Director, Public Sector, Asia Pacific at Cisco Systems
Dominic is in charge of Cisco Systems' Public Sector business for the Asia-Pacific region, specialising in communication solutions. He is also responsible for a group within Cisco focusing on Social Innovation.
(Read full bio).
The workshop will cover:
1. What constitutes a clear mission, and why does it matter?
Knowing your target; identifying the need; defining your purposes
2. Communicating your mission
Aligning to values and principles
3. Putting it all together with “MSAM”
Mission - Strategy - Activities - Metrics
Training venue: Room 307, 3/F, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty
Time: 9.30 a.m. - 4.15 p.m.
Free admission through registration. Seats are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Lunch will be provided.
Date: Friday 17 January
* With special lunchtime session on CSR through Social Innovation - Opportunities and Challenges with Education For Good (Presentation will be in Cantonese. Please let us know if you require English translation.)
UK BEST PRACTICE & TRAINING
Social enterprise experts from the UK will run a full day of best practice sharing and training on 22 and 23 January.
Training venue: Room 307, 3/F, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty
Time: 9.30 a.m. - 4.15 p.m.
Free admission through registration. Seats are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Lunch will be provided.
For further information, please Click HERE or contact:
Hanah Paik
Community Investment Manager hanah.paik@communitybusiness.org
+852 2201 1821 (D) or +852 2152 1889 (G)
Other information
Submit your ideas to the DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia
You have a brilliant idea that can positively impact our community.
You are looking to scale up your social enterprise.
You want to integrate social cause into your business.
Submit your idea to the DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia. Because ideas that do good deserve a strong platform to become real.
Launched by DBS and NUS Enterprise, the DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia aims to identify and support new social ventures that have the potential to generate scalable and sustainable social impact. It is open to any budding or existing social entrepreneurs in the region.
The Challenge goes beyond the ordinary. Apart from prize monies of SGD 55,000 in funding, overseas participants will have the chance to fly into Singapore and sharpen their ideas at the boot camp conducted by experts at NUS. Semi-finalists will be placed with expert mentors to build a strong business plan and this challenge will provide for excellent networking to have your potential seen by the people who matter.
Click here for a snapshot of the competition roadmap.
如欲更新《社企指南》刊登資料，請與本中心職員聯絡: sebc@hkcss.org.hk
If you would like to update the contact details on SE Directory, please contact our staff at sebc@hkcss.org.hk
HKCSS – HSBC Social Enterprise Business Centre multi-functions room for rent, with projector, audio system, white board and podium, serves a wide variety of functions, hourly rent fee start from $130, please dial 2864 2921 for enquiry and booking.
社聯 - 滙豐社會企業商務中心多用途會議室可供租用，並設有投影機、影音設備、白板及演講臺，適合各類型活動，租金每小時130起。詳請及預約，請至電
