Resource categories
Board governance
NVPC – A Handbook on Effective Non-Profit Boards
Singapore’s National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) and its Centre for Non-Profit Leadership provides a useful resource to support Boards in their work, offering a comprehensive view of good Non-Profit Board practices.
FSI – Board Director Training
Taught by award-winning HKU professors and trusted by multinational firms such as Macquarie, Clifford Chance, JSM, FSI’s Board Director Training is accredited by The Law Society of Hong Kong as a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training to equip aspiring and current leaders with the skills, knowledge, and mindset to build effective boards, lead their organizations through change to success, and advance their careers in the private and social impact sectors.”
Entrepreneurship
FSI – Entrepreneur’s Toolkit
Through broad cross-sector collaboration with corporates, entrepreneurs, and youth, FSI continues to update the freely accessible Entrepreneur’s Toolkit, which currently includes 80+ practical business guides and templates to help under-resourced entrepreneurs navigate everyday business matters ranging from accounting, marketing, funding, and legal and compliance to productivity, human resources, etc.
Fundraising
Donorpedia – Hong Kong’s first crowdsourced donor directory!
This Donor Directory provides information on more than 540 philanthropic foundations, government grants and funding sources, categorised according to the causes that they support.
Give.Asia – Free Giving Platform
Give.Asia is a free trusted giving platform for people to come together and move causes forward. It has helped more than 20,000 campaigns across APAC, raising more than HKD$6 million by providing a space for charities to receive recurring donations, create fundraising campaigns/events easily and for public to do fundraising for your organisation with a 0% bank transaction and 0 service fee.
Lush Charity Pot Funding
Lush Charity Pot funds small, grassroots organisations that are working in the areas of animal protection, the environment, and human rights. Average grant is around HK$40,000 to HK$70,000 with a maximum of HK$120,000 per project. To apply for a Charity Pot grant, please send an email to campaigns@lush.com.hk with the subject “Application Form Request” and complete the form.
FSI – Shared Data
An initiative to bring more transparency and accountability to the Hong Kong social impact space, FSI’s Shared Data Project encompasses several databases to enable funders, volunteers, and members of the public to gain a comprehensive overview of all Section 88 tax-exempt charities registered in Hong Kong when identifying values-aligned organizations they want to support. In addition to the Charity Database and Charity Directory, Shared Data also features a Funding Opportunities Database to aid social impact organizations in seeking suitable fundraising opportunities and identifying funders and partners that align with their mission and goals to create scalable impact.
Voice for Social Good – Guiding Principles for Collaboration Between Nonprofits and Funders
These Principles address some of the most common issues inherent in funding relationships and offer an open-source practical framework, reflecting best practices for achieving collective impact. They are the result of consultations, roundtable discussions, and one-on-one dialogues with both funders and nonprofits in Hong Kong.
Human resources
Core Competency Framework for Nonprofit Organizations
This document provides a set of five core competencies that helps guide employees to be successful within a nonprofit organization and enables greater transparency within the performance management process. The competencies identify specific employee behaviors and are meant to provide clarity on expectations of a position. They play a critical role in the process of reviewing an employee’s performance, development and advancement.
Recruit4Good
Recruit4Good is a not-for-profit initiative run by ConnectedGroup aimed at giving other not-for-profit organisations in Hong Kong and Singapore, zero-cost access to resources that enhance their ability to recruit effectively and maximise their mission impact.
Legal
PILnet – Free Legal Health Check for CSOs
PILnet’s Legal Health Check service can help civil society organizations identify potential legal issues as well as operational risks, and create a plan to tackle them, allowing their organizations to better navigate a rapidly changing environment and stay focused on their core missions.
Marketing & Communication
LinkedIn for Nonprofits Resources Hub
The LinkedIn for Nonprofits Resources Hub provides a collection of guides, best practices, and expert advice to help nonprofits make the most of the free features available on the LinkedIn platform to maximize nonprofits’ impact on LinkedIn.
Google Ad Grants for Non-Profit
With a TechDonation validation token (can get one from being a member of TechDonation), your non-profit can get a $10,000 USD of in-kind advertising every month from Google Ads, an online advertising solution from Google. You could recruit more volunteers. Attract more donations. And share your story with audiences all over the globe. Click to sign up.
Video for Change Impact Toolkit
This toolkit will show you how to design and strategize for impact in your progressive social change initiatives. It is designed for documentary or journalist video-makers, established Video for Change organizations, and nonprofit organizations that are using or thinking about using video to engage their communities.
Policy Templates
Chatteris Educational Foundation – Child Safeguarding Policy
It is critical that nonprofits that work with youth have Child Safeguarding Policies and Protocols which protect the safety and wellbeing of these youth. These policies and protocols also enhance and protect the organisation, making it more attractive to parents, staff and donors. Huge thanks to Chatteris Education Foundation for sharing these Policy Templates and the Reporting Form Templates below.
To download the Policy Templates, click here.
To download the Reporting Form Templates, click here.
PILnet – Anti-Money Laundering Policy Template
More than ever, NGOs in Hong Kong need easy-to-implement policies to navigate the money laundering risks of their operations, including around fundraising activities. In response, PILnet has partnered with Davis Polk to create a template Anti-Money Laundering (AML) policy, specially tailored to NGOs in Hong Kong. The policy provides guidance on key areas such as money laundering and terrorist financing, risk assessments, due diligence, suspicious transaction reports (STR), and record keeping. Click on the graphic to download the AML Policy Template.
Tax
Tax Guide for Charitable Institutions and Trusts of A Public Character
The latest edition of the Tax Guide issued by the Inland Revenue Department is available for download by clicking on the graphic. NGOs should note new paragraphs 12-15 of the Guide.
Technology
Xero, Accounting Software for Non-profit Organisations
Xero’s simple, not-for-profit accounting software covers accounting essentials. Its standard plan for small business is US$30 per month. As a registered non-profit charity, trust or society you’ll save 25% on your Xero subscription. Free trial for a month is on offer.
TechSoup – TechDonation Program
The TechDonation Program offers donated technology products, from Microsoft, Autodesk, Box, Tableau and Adobe to eligible organisations via the online shop.
Tech To The Rescue
‘Tech To The Rescue’ is a global platform matching technology companies and non-profit organizations. It connects the tech and NGO worlds, so that together they can implement pro bono digital solutions to solve the world’s most pressing problems.
Training
HBS – Scholarships to HBS for Nonprofit Executive Education
Scholarships are offered each year for leaders of nonprofit organizations in Hong Kong to attend the “Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management” program held at Harvard Business School (HBS) every summer. The program “Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management” provides an intensive week of interactive learning during which participants develop a strategic outlook to improve the effectiveness of their organizations by understanding core management concepts, applying these concepts strategically and learning how to implement change within their organizations.
Common Purpose – American Express Leadership Academy
The program is designed to support a new generation of Resilient Changemakers from across the ASEAN, Australia, Hong Kong, India & New Zealand. It is for people in the non-profit sector who are intentionally striving to be better equipped to respond adaptively to challenges and keep going in the face of adversity.
HKMA – Jockey Club Capacity Building & Innovation Project for NGOs
This project provides training to NGO executives in Hong Kong and organizes seminars on the latest development of service excellence and innovation. It provides opportunities to connect with each other to nurture collaboration and exchange of ideas and best management practices.
Chicago Booth – Hong Kong Jockey Club Chicago Booth Executive MBA Scholarship
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust offers scholarships at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business in Hong Kong to support aspiring leaders at local social sector organizations in pursuing the Executive MBA Program.
HKU x UBS – Sustainable and Social Innovation Leadership Program (SSILP)
This is a joint initiative co-developed by the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong and UBS. SSILP aims to nurture current and future nonprofit leaders to enhance the effective functioning of non-profit organizations.
Volunteer Management & Recruitment
Guide on Volunteer Behavior Hong Kong 2020
HandsOn Hong Kong, is pleased to provide this Sector Guide regarding volunteer behavior, screening of volunteers and NGO liability, developed pro bono by Stephenson Harwood. We are grateful to the Thomson Reuters Foundation for connecting us with this wonderful law firm as part of their TrustLaw initiative.
Time Auction
Time Auction is a charity that advocates volunteerism by encouraging volunteering with inspiring experiences. They have launched a new technology platform to facilitate the skilled volunteers and NGOs matching. You can now sign up to their new platform and post your skill-based volunteer needs. If you’re interested in finding more about their platform, feel free to contact volunteers@timeauction.org !