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- Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged
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Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged
Introduction |
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 To promote tripartite partnership among the welfare sector, the business community and the Government to help the disadvantaged, the Government announced in 2005 Policy Address the setting up of a $200 million Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged (PFD). In 2010, the Finance Committee of Legislative Council has endorsed an injection of $200 million into PFD to encourage further cross-sector collaboration to help the disadvantaged. The Government will provide matching grants to donations made by business organisations to support welfare non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in running social welfare projects. Bona-fide charitable welfare NGOs having tax-exempted status under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap.112) can apply for the matching grant portion of the Fund.
 Poster (Text Version)
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| Objective |
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The Fund aims to incentivise the welfare sector to expand their network in seeking and securing corporate participation, and to encourage the business sector to take up more social responsibility for creating a cohesive, inclusive and caring society. |
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| Eligibility |
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Bona-fide charitable welfare NGOs having tax-exempted status under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) can apply for the matching grant portion of the Fund. |
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Priority consideration will be given to applications which
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are in pursuit of 4'Es', namely Enhancement of quality of life, Employment / skills development, Empowerment and Exclusion prevention; |
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are with outcome evaluation; |
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are with promising sustainability and strategic partnerships with the business corporations; |
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are comprising elements of early intervention with preventive measures targeting a social problem; and |
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can demonstrate the initiatives of the applicant welfare NGO in rendering appropriate services to meet the changing needs of the target groups and expand their social partnership. |
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| NGOs' Proposals for Business Sponsorship |
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To facilitate NGOs establish partnership relationship with the business sector, SWD will disseminate information on NGOs' proposals for business sponsorship through this web-based platform.
Letter to NGOs and General Information on Posting (Annex 1)
Proposal Form (Annex 2)
Form for Post Deletion (Annex 3) |
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The following is a collection of NGOs' proposals. Interested business corporations may use the Enquiry Hotline for general enquiry, or contact the NGOs directly to discuss the project and cooperation details. |
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The natures of proposals are as follows -
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Elderly Services (including health care services, computer skills training and concern visits, etc.) |
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Family and Child Welfare Services (including parents education, prevention of domestic violence, building up support network and multiple intelligence training, etc.) |
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Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services (including services for autistic, deaf, ill health and neurologically impaired people) |
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Youth and Correctional Services (including homework guidance, life skills training and employment training, etc.) |
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Other Disadvantaged Groups (including services for low income class, unemployed people, ethnic minorities, new arrivals, etc)
NGOs' proposals -
Amity Mutual-Support Society (Chinese version only)
International Social Service Hong Kong Branch (Chinese version only)
The Child Development Centre
The Church of Christ in China Tuen Mun Church Limited (Chinese version only) | |
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| Enquiry Hotline and Opening Hours |
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Enquiry Hotline : 2892 5104 / 2892 5304
Opening Hours : Monday to Friday 8:45 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm (1 pm to 2 pm lunch break). Closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday |
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| Download Zone |
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Eighth Round Application |
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Points to Note for the Eighth Round Application Acrobat Doc
Application Guide (October 2012) Acrobat Doc / Text Version
Simplified Application Form (for application involving matching grant at $100,000 or below)  Word Doc and Sample Acrobat Doc / Text Version
General Application Form (for application involving matching grant over $100,000); Word Doc
Information Leaflet (October 2012) Acrobat Doc / Text Version |
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Frequently Asked Questions by applicant welfare NGOs (Chinese version only) |
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List of Advisory Committee Members and Honorary Advisors |
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Report on An Evaluative Study of the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged in Promoting and Sustaining Partnerships between NGOs and Business Corporations
| A research on 'An Evaluative Study of the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged in Promoting and Sustaining Partnerships between NGOs and Business Corporations' commissioned by the Social Welfare Department (SWD) and undertaken by the Centre for Third Sector Studies (CTSS) Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University was completed in June 2008. The full report of the study can be downloaded here:
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Report on An Evaluative Study of the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged for the Social Welfare Department
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A research on 'An Evaluative Study of the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged for the Social Welfare Department' commissioned by the Social Welfare Department (SWD) and undertaken by the Centre for Third Sector Studies (CTSS) Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University was completed in February 2012. The full report of the study can be downloaded here:
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Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged - Experience Sharing Session 2012
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On 7 December 2012, the Secretariat of Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged (PFD) of the Social Welfare Department (SWD) organised an 'Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged - Experience Sharing Session 2012' in Lady Trench Training Centre. Around 250 participants from 111 business corporations and NGOs attended the event.
Speaking at the PFD - Experience Sharing Session 2012, the Director of Social Welfare, Mr. Nip Tak-kuen, Patrick, JP hoped the sharing session could enable the participants to get to know more new partners and team up to run more welfare projects with the sponsorship of the PFD. Also, there was a video presentation showing appreciation to welfare NGOs, business corporations and Advisory Committee Members' continuous support to PFD. Mr. Terry Wong, guest speaker and Community Affairs Manager, Legal and Corporate Affairs of Microsoft Hong Kong, spoke on 'Corporate Social Responsibility Nowadays'. He said that PFD created a win-win situation. While the organisation could fulfill corporate social responsibility and promote its corporate image, NGOs could capitalise on the additional resources and expertise acquired from business corporations to run tailor-made projects for the needy.
Mr David Chung, guest speaker and Programme Director of HOPE Worldwide Limited, talked about 'Strategy to Establish and Sustain Partnership between Welfare Non-governmental Organisation and Business Corporation'. He shared his view on how to find a business partner, how to work with the business partner and what the corporations may gain from the partnership.
The PowerPoint presentation of guest speakers and photos of the sharing session are available for download below. (Chinese version only)
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'Corporate Social Responsibility Nowadys' (speaker: Mr Terry Wong, Community Affairs Manager, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Hong Kong)
 MS Powerpoint
'Strategy to Establish and Sustain Partnership between Welfare Non-governmental Organisation and Business Corporation' (speaker: Mr David Chung, Programme Director, HOPE Worldwide Limited)
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| Photo Gallery
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NGO Websites |
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Information on NGO websites can be found in the 'Links' of the SWD Homepage |
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| Related Links |
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We have established hyperlinks with the web pages of the following organizations:
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