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 any innovative ideas that address the problems of poverty and social exclusion in Hong Kong? Are you looking for funding and other kinds of support to test, start, grow or scale your social project?
An intermediary of the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund), Impact Incubator of The Hong Kong Council of Social Service cordially invites all current and potential social innovators and social entrepreneurs to join our next Impact Incubator briefing session. At the session, our team will briefly introduce our new Impact Incubator, key programme features and answer any questions you may have on applying for SIE Fund grant funding, through the Impact Incubator.
We will conduct two briefing sessions. For the safety of our participants in the current coronavirus epidemic situation, each session will be held as an online meeting. Each participant can only register for and join one session. Successful registrants will receive the briefing pack and participation details for a specific session.
The SIE Fund was established by the Commission on Poverty in 2012 to stimulate cross-sector collaboration, encourage learning and experience sharing, guide resources to groom and coach social entrepreneurs and to incubate and implement new ideas. The expectation is that some of these new ideas will lead to new, sustainable businesses that can help tackle poverty and social exclusion issues in the community.
Content of the SIE Fund Briefing Session
Session 1
Date: 21 February 2020 (Friday)
Time: 5:00 – 5:30 pm
Format: Online (Please ensure you have a stable internet connection and a suitable environment to join the session)
Target: Current or potential social innovators and social entrepreneurs, representatives of social innovation projects, social enterprises and NGOs
Capacity: 30 (first-come, first-served)
Language: Cantonese
Fee: No charge
RSVP: Register Online
Enquiry: Ms. Teresa Wong ([email protected])
Session 2
Date: 26 February 2020 (Wednesday)
Time: 11:00 – 11:30 am
Format: Online (Please ensure you have a stable internet connection and a suitable environment to join the session)
Target: Current or potential social innovators and social entrepreneurs, representatives of social innovation projects, social enterprises and NGOs
Capacity: 30 (first-come, first-served)
Language: Cantonese
Fee: No charge
RSVP: Register Online
Enquiry: Ms. Teresa Wong ([email protected])
Please register online on or before 18 February 2020 (Tuesday). Successful registrants will receive a confirmation email by 20 February 2020 (Thursday).
