Charity Governance

Charity Governance Conference and Workshops 2020

• Governance for Leadership – Sustainability for a Resilient Future
• 23rd September, Wednesday, 09:45 AM – 01:00 PM
  24th September, Thursday, 09:00 AM – 03:30 PM
• Live Webinar on Zoom

• Charity Governance Conference

  23rd September, Wednesday, 09:45 AM – 01:00 PM

  Time

  Programme

• 09:15 AM

  Participants Log in to Webinar

• 09:45 AM

  Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour

  Mr. Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law

• 09:50 AM

  Welcome Opening

  Mr. David Gerald, Founder, President & CEO, SIAS

• 09:55 AM

  Address

  Dr. Gerard Ee, Chairman, Charity Council

• 10:00 AM

  Address

  Dr. Ang Hak Seng, Commissioner of Charities

• 10:10 AM

  MOU signing

  4 new shared services partners (Law Society Pro Bono Services, Institute of Internal Auditors Singapore, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and Shared Services for Charities)

• 10:15 AM

  Topic 1: Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) Sustainability in Times of Crisis

  Learn insights from the Centre for Non-Profit Leadership’s (CNPL) Board Leadership Survey 2019 (BLS) which was conducted by Deloitte Risk Advisory with charities.

  • Share relevant benchmarks and actionable insights for NPOs;
  • Highlight systemic areas that policy makers can work on to improve the ecosystem; and
  • Guide charities on the types of sponsors to look for, and provide an understanding of funding decisions and criteria

  What are the key features of an effective board and how they should react during crisis – Governance, Accountability, Transparency

  How to form a good board to lead the charity in the times ahead

  • Forecasting of competencies required
  • Board Recruitment, Board Training
  • Board Term Limit and Succession
  • Board/Director performance and evaluation

  Speaker: Ms. Melissa Kwee, CEO, NVPC

• 10:45 AM

  Panel Discussion 1: Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) Sustainability in Times of Crisis

  Moderator: Ms. Theresa Goh, Member, SID

  Panellists:
  

  • Ms. Anita Fam, President, NCSS
  • Ms. Melissa Kwee, CEO, NVPC
  • Mr. Han Fook Kwang, Member, Charity Council
  • Mr. Mervyn Lim, Management Committee Member, SIAS
  • Mr. Yap Chee Meng, Board Member, The Esplanade Co Ltd

• 11:30 AM

  Break

• 11:45 AM

  Topic 2: Setting Good Transparency and Disclosure Practices in Charities

  • Revised Charity Transparency Framework
  • Pillars of Transparency
  • What are the required disclosures?
  • How to communicate your charity’s work to stakeholders

  Speaker: Mr. Suhaimi Zainul Abidin, Member, Charity Council

• 12:15 PM

  Panel Discussion 2: Setting Good Transparency and Disclosure Practices in Charities

  Moderator: Mr. Suhaimi Zainul Abidin, Member, Charity Council

  Panellists:

  • Dr. Gerard Ee, Chairman, Charity Council
  • Dr. Shawn Lum, President, Nature Society
  • Ms. Yap Su Yin, CEO, Tan Chin Tuan Foundation
  • Ms. May Loh, Management Committee Member, SIAS

• 01:00 PM

  End of Session

• Charity Governance Workshops

  24th September, Thursday, 09:00 AM – 03:30 PM

• Time

  Programme

• Workshop 1: Remote Management to Secure Business Continuity

  • Digitalisation as an important anchor for business continuity
  • Importance of cyber security
  • Beyond tools, how are charities structuring their organisation and programmes to ensure business continuity?
  • Culture required for successful remote management and continuity
  • Stakeholder engagement - staff, volunteers, donors

• 08:30 AM

  Participants Log in to Webinar

• 09:00 AM

  Presentation 1: Remote Management to Secure Business Continuity

  Speaker: Mr. Sigfried Ching, Managing Director, Business Continuity and Resilience, PwC Singapore

• 09:30 AM

  Panel Discussion 1: Remote Management to Secure Business Continuity

  Moderator: Mr. David Toh, Honorary Treasurer, SIAS & Governance, Risks & Controls & Internal Audit Leader, PwC Singapore

  Panellists:
  

  • Mr. Rajan Krishnan, Member, Charity Council
  • Mr. Martin Tan, Executive Director, Majurity Trust
  • Ms. Karen Wee, Deputy Executive Director, Lions Befriender
  • Mr. Sigfried Ching, Managing Director, Business Continuity and Resilience, PwC Singapore

• 10:30 AM

  End of session

• Workshop 2: The Ethics and Regulations of Fund-Raising

  • What are the legislative requirements? Does it matter whether you fund-raise via off-line or online methods? What other regulations should you take note of?
  • Prudence when engaging commercial fund-raisers. 30-70 rule [fee arrangements, contractual obligations]
  • How to report the fund-raising initiatives?
  • Understanding donor expectations
  • Challenges of fund-raising during Covid-19

• 10:30 AM

  Participants Log in to Webinar

• 11:00 AM

  Panel Discussion 2: The Ethics and Regulations of Fund-Raising

  Moderator: Ms. Usha Menon, Founder, Usha Menon Management Consultancy

  Panellists:
  

  • Ms. Peggy Yee, Member, Charity Council
  • Mr. Robson Lee, Asst. Honorary Secretary SIAS & Global Equity Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Mr. Samuel Tan, CEO, All Saints Home

• 12:30 PM

  End of session

• Workshop 3: Managing Conflicts of Interest

  • Scenarios where conflicts can happen (case study / hands-on approach)
  • What procedures could be put in place?
  • How often should declaration be done?
  • What should be done after declaration is made?

• 01:30 PM

  Participants Log in to Webinar

• 02:00 PM

  Presentation 3: Managing Conflicts of Interest

  Speaker: Mr. Dennis Lee, Partner, RSM Singapore

• 02:30 PM

  Panel Discussion 3: Managing Conflicts of Interest

  Moderator: Mr. Melvin Yong, Management Committee Member, SIAS & Singapore Country Head, CPA Australia

  Panellists:
  

  • Prof. Ho Yew Kee, Associate Provost, Singapore Institute of Technology
  • Ms. Yeo Lian Sim, Executive Director, Shared Services for Charities
  • Mr. Dennis Lee, Partner, RSM Singapore

• 03:30 PM

  End of session