Application Period: Present to 12th March, 2020 Funded by the Community Care Fund (CCF), a total of HKD287.04 million has been allocated to the “Assistance Programme to Improve the Living Environment of Low-income Subdivided Unit Households” (The Programme).  The Programme will operate for 2 years starting from the second quarter of 2020.  It is administered by the Social Welfare Department and operated by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS), and will partner with non-governmental organisations to provide support services for the benefit of 24,000 SDU households. Partner NGOs will outreach to SDU households and help them improve their living environment through carrying out minor improvement/repair works, purchasing furniture and household goods as well as pest control services.  The Programme also aims at providing SDU households with welfare information and easier access to community resources, as well as engaging volunteers so as to build mutual-care networks within local communities. You are cordially invited to be one of the service operators, please fill in the information by computer and submit the application form below in MS Word and PDF format  to [email protected]. HKCSS will then organize an operation session regarding the overall workflow for service operators in early May, to understand more about ...

Reappointed as Intermediary of the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund in February 2020, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service launches Impact Incubator’s new programme. The Impact Incubator is a one-stop supporting platform that connects social innovation implementers (SIIs) to knowledge, resources and networks relevant to social welfare agencies, social enterprises, philanthropic foundations, business associations and professional bodies. The Impact Incubator also helps SIIs implement innovative solutions to poverty and social exclusion problems in Hong Kong and drive sustainable impact. In the five years from 2015 to early 2020, the Impact Incubator supported over 100 social innovation projects, which targeted more than 22,000 beneficiaries. The Impact Incubator also facilitated around HKD100 million grant funding on behalf of the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund. Social innovation projects at late prototype, start-up, growing and scale-up stages are eligible to apply for the Impact Incubator. The application deadline of Impact Incubator is the end of Mar, June, September and December. The application deadline of the first cohort is 31 March 2020, 23:59. The funding amount of each social innovative projects depends on its stage. For application details, please visit our website and attend the briefing session as follows. Do you have ...

立即查閱HKCSS Institute最新課程/活動/文章推介!     如未能正常顯示電郵內容，請按這裡。 If this email does not display properly, click here.       轉寄分享 | 訂閱電子通訊 |     User-centered Design for Optimizing NGO User Experience 以用戶主導的設計思維優化 NGO 用戶體驗 Objectives To understand the approach and importance of user-centered design, and its application in NGO service innovation To identify pain-points of service users in different service field Contents Staff-centered vs user-centered in NGO service scope  Study and develop user-life cycle, user life-time value and user journey Case studies (Social innovation, Creative education, Youth Entrepreneurship and Online Outreach) Introduction and practice of tools for developing user-centered model for services Introduction to design thinking research methods Course Details Course Codes: 19B-24 Date: 25 March 2020 (Wednesday) Times: 0930-1700 (6 hours) Venue: Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong Target Participants: NGO Managerial Staff & Supervisory Staff Class size: 30 each session Language: Cantonese (supplemented with English) Fees: $1,140 each session, $1,060 each session (Fees for HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only), Early Bird Fee: $920 each session (Payment received on/before 4 March 2020 for HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only)   Apply via E-mail / Fax     Online Application       【創新與執行管理研討會】 設計思維(Design Thinking)是由美國頂尖創新公司 IDEO 及史丹福大學所研發的創新方法，被譽為全球其中一個最有效推行創新的思考工具，近年亦在香港的工商及社福界進行廣泛討論甚至應用。   查閱更多           Trainer             ...

立即查閱HKCSS Institute最新課程/活動/文章推介!     如未能正常顯示電郵內容，請按這裡。 If this email does not display properly, click here.       轉寄分享 | 訂閱電子通訊 |     Planning and Development in Providing New Services (Session 1&2) 新服務的策劃及發展 (第一、二節) Introduction Providing new services to meet the changing community needs has become a regular management function in most NGOs so that they can serve the community better. In the process of providing a new service, planning is considered crucial as it is an essential management step to determine the direction, the scope as well as the action. Feedback from Participants "導師的經驗非常豐富，她可以分享到各個資助項目(Funding Project)的成功要素！" "導師分享的經驗為我帶來很多鼓舞，只要堅持，便能有機會做到。" "謝謝導師的用心教導，令自己更有動力開展新服務。" Objective To provide participants with practical concepts of planning and preparation in relation to providing new services Contents Session 1:  Planning New Service                     新服務的策劃 The practical concepts of planning new services regarding rat ionale and external and internal dynamic analysis A practical framework in planning and starting new services Financial consideration and budgeting, manpower, expertise bu ilding and evaluation method Preparation of a preliminary service proposal with idea conso lidated into written format Case sharing and discussion   Course code: 19B-15 Date: 4 March 2020            [Revised] Time: 0930-1700 (6 hrs) ...

立即查閱HKCSS Institute最新課程/活動/文章推介!     如未能正常顯示電郵內容，請按這裡。 If this email does not display properly, click here.       轉寄分享 | 訂閱電子通訊 |     Making Infographics: Principles and Pitfalls 信息圖像製作：要訣與陷阱 Introduction Data Visualization has been hailed as a hot trend in annual report, publication, press release, social media posts, promotion materials and different types of reports. The objective of this course is to introduce how info-graphics can enhance the effects of storytelling, influence readers and how to avoid common mistakes in design. Contents Session 1: Principles and Analytical Skills 原理與分析技巧 This session will focus on conceptual issues around planning for info-graphics and skills related to data collection, preparation and interpretation. Info-graphic as scientific method Key issues in data collection and preparation Common fallacies in data analysis   Course code: 19B-19 Date: 17 March 2020 (Tuesday) Time: 0930-1230 (3 hrs)   Apply Now     Session 2: Design and Common Pitfalls 設計要訣與常見陷阱 This session will focus on practical issues related to layout design and common pitfalls in choosing and implementing various forms of representation. Design, composition and communication skills Ethical issues in representation Beyond bars and lines: Choices of creative expression   Course code: 19B-20 Date: 17 March 2020 (Tuesday) Time: 1400-1700 (3 hrs)   Apply ...