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		<title>Food from the heartlands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the Mountbatten area every Saturday morning, residents and others living outside the area drop off food donations for the elderly and disabled homes. By ELEANOR YAP &#160; A sheltered area which sits on Old Airport Road near a coffeeshop is often used by the coffeeshop if its area is crowded with patrons. But every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.salt.org.sg/1586/food-from-the-heartlands/</link>
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		<title>Bringing the arts to children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Charities can tap a new arts fund where unprivileged children can take arts classes/workshops and more. &#160; By ELEANOR YAP &#160; The National Arts Council (NAC) has launched an Arts Opportunity Fund so charities and VWOs can tap onto it to help fund arts-related projects for underprivileged children and youths. Shared Samuel Tan, manager of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.salt.org.sg/1575/bringing-the-arts-to-children/</link>
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		<title>Business for good</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One woman is transforming businesses through making business giving a habit. By ELEANOR YAP Masami Sato has had many careers. Originally educated to become an architect in Japan, she has spent time as a teacher, a translator, an entrepreneur of commercial enterprises, and even a natural food chef and a farmer! But now, she’s found [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.salt.org.sg/1562/business-for-good/</link>
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		<title>Setting up offices in Singapore</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. Can you share what the benefits are for an overseas non-profit to set up offices here in Singapore and what are some things they should keep in mind when doing so? A. There is an increasing trend of International Non-Profit Organisations (INPOs) setting up offices in Singapore to manage their work globally or in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.salt.org.sg/1556/setting-up-offices-in-singapore/</link>
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		<title>Imagine a world without volunteers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Volunteers are part of the team that makes a non-profit work. However, a management infrastructure is required to unleash their potential. &#160; By SUSAN J ELLIS  &#160; Volunteering is a vital element in what is called “civil society”. Private citizens willing to contribute their time, thinking, hands and minds to improving the communities in which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.salt.org.sg/1542/imagine-a-world-without-volunteer/</link>
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		<title>Pitch with success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a social enterprise or even a non-profit, you will need to pitch to get funding and/or resources. So how does one do it successfully? Consulting firm Bain &#38; Co gives you a leg-up.   Social enterprises are registered organisations that apply business strategies to achieving social, cultural and/or environmental goals. Like any non-profit organisation, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.salt.org.sg/1526/pitch-with-success/</link>
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		<title>Running a social business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What makes a social business different from a regular business, social enterprise and a charity, and how can one make it sustainable? By TAN ENG TONG &#160; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2006, Muhammad Yunus (left), is often heard saying: “A charity dollar has only one life”. That dollar, once it is used up, is gone. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.salt.org.sg/1511/running-a-social-business/</link>
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		<title>A network of do-gooders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Singapore-based company connects people from all over the world who do good. By ELEANOR YAP &#160; Singapore-based company Newton Circus believes “doing good is good business”. On February 28, 2012, it launched a network of do-gooders called Do Good Network where membership is free, and members can share their do-good news with other like-minded individuals, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.salt.org.sg/1499/a-network-of-do-gooders/</link>
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		<title>Supporting the voiceless</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new-kid-on-the-block foundation is looking at a new way to support causes like the environment and at the same time, encourage transparency. &#160; By ANDREW PHUA &#160; Foundations are an often overlooked, yet they play an integral part in the non-profit sector in Singapore. Besides notables like the Lee and Lien foundations, there are many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.salt.org.sg/1491/supporting-the-voiceless/</link>
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		<title>10 tips when volunteering overseas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When volunteering overseas, there are a few things one needs to do before you set out on your trip. Here&#8217;s some tips from the Singapore International Foundation. &#160; If you’re thinking about volunteering overseas over a weekend or a few months, here are 10 top tips by our friends at the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.salt.org.sg/1484/10-tips-when-volunteering-overseas/</link>
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