ACSEP Training Programme: Theories of Change

In this training programme, ACSEP will demonstrate different approaches to social impact measurement. This programme is for practitioners from social purpose organisations, including government agencies, social entrepreneurs and impact investors who are interested to learn new methods of measuring their social impact.

Seats are limited to facilitate interaction and small group discussion.

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The Emergence of Chinese Women Philanthropists in Singapore, 1900-1945: The Sisterhoods of the “Sor Hei”

Join ACSEP Senior Research Associate Yu-lin Ooi as she shares the hidden story of these courageous women, also known as Sor Hei, which is Cantonese for “Those who bun up their hair”. We will hear the story of their origins, the sacrifices they made, and the constructs they created to live with dignity in a man’s world.

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Monitoring and Evaluation Case Study – Learn how NCSS and their partner organisations measure social impact

Join us for a workshop on programme evaluation. Using a case study on the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), we will examine how pilot programmes are evaluated by the council and its charity partners. Learn about different evaluation tools and understand the practical considerations, challenges, opportunities and benefits that come with each of them.

* Maximum 2 participants from the same organisation.

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Does showing poverty affect donations?
An experiment on redistribution and giving in Singapore

ACSEP Basic Research Working Paper No. 7

Written by Frank Hubers

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Public Perception Study on Social Enterprises in Singapore

This study aims to assess the public perception on social enterprises in Singapore in 2016, following the last survey was conducted about six years ago in 2010. From the answers of 1,888 respondents, we have four main findings on the public awareness of the concept of “social enterprise”, the level of buying from social enterprises and the positive link between the two, as well as the recommendations for these social enterprises to improve the intrinsic value of their products and services.

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Philanthropic Foundations in Asia: Insights from Singapore, Myanmar and China

A report by the Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy commissioned by the Agence Française de Développement

This study looks at an emerging trend in which wealthy families, individuals, and corporations in Asia set up foundations to institutionalise their giving. Drawing insights from interviews of foundations in Singapore, China and Myanmar.

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Impact Investments by Foundations in Singapore and Hong Kong

A report by the Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy commissioned by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation

This paper reviews the current state of impact investments by foundations in Singapore and Hong Kong. It further looks at the trends and challenges; and presents a list of recommendations that can enable the impact investment sector to take off.

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An Exploration of the Methods and Criteria used by Impact Investors and Philanthropists in Asia

This study explores how social investors in Asia assess the social impact of their investments. Relying on publicly disclosed data from a sample of 77 impact investors and foundations operating in Asia, it was found that neither foundations nor impact investment funds measure the actual impact of social enterprises with adequate methodologies. Most of them report on the social performance of their grantees, but focus mainly on results on output level.

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