BEC Business Transformation Theatre
Partnership for Community: Can we go Beyond Philanthropy?
Day 2 : 11:40 – 12:30
With support from businesses and community stakeholders, Sham Shui Po has become an exemplar of resilient neighbourhoods. Breaking away from the beneficiary-giver dichotomy, gaaifongs are empowered to shape their livelihoods and be champions of their neighbourhoods. How did the systematic shift come about, and how could it be realised?
在企業和社區持份者的支持下，深水埗已成為韌性社區的典範。深水埗街坊打破了傳統受助者與施予者的框框，積極塑造自己的生活方式，成為社區先鋒。究竟他們如何令改變萌芽，進而實踐呢？
Learnings 學習要點
- Community support system being put in place: how gaaifongs have stepped up to lead and contribute to the neighbourhood
建立社區支援系統：街坊如何擔任領導角色，為社區作出貢獻 - Measuring “S” in ESG: capturing social progress with rigorous research support
衡量環境、社會和管治（ESG） 中的「社會」進程：以嚴謹研究，量度社會轉變 - Mobilising different forms of capital for impact: leveraging unusual partnerships between philanthropists, corporates, gaaifongs, and community organisers to respond to evolving community needs
動員各種資本實現社會影響：建立慈善基金會、企業、街坊和社區組織者之間的協作關係，回應不斷變化的社區需求
Post-event Actions 後續行動
- Community mapping: what are the existing community stakeholders that my business can collaborate with in the neighbourhood?
建立社區地圖：我的企業可以與哪些現存社區持份者協作？ - Moonshot goal: what are the long-term changes you hope to see in the community?
終極目標：您希望在社區中看見哪些長遠變化？
Speakers
Moderator
Harmony Li 李端儀
Head of Impact Community 社區創效主管
Social Ventures Hong Kong
Harmony Li 李端儀
Social Ventures Hong Kong
Head of Impact Community 社區創效主管
Ms. Harmony Li is the Head of Impact Community at Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk), she is also the Chief Empowerment Officer of HATCH (合廠) and COMM,ON (安所), two impact ventures dedicated to unleashing talent potentials in becoming change agents at workplace and in community. She possesses 15+ years of experience working in for-purpose sector, devoted to driving bottom-up participations and cross-sectoral collaborations in addressing social issues.
李端儀女士為香港社會創投基金(SVhk)社區創效主管，她同時是 HATCH (合廠) 及 COMM,ON (安所) 創效平台的Chief Empowerment Officer，兩者致力培育潛在人才在職場及社區成為創變者。李女士擁有15+年慈善機構工作經驗，銳意推動民間參與及跨界別協作，為社會議題塑造多元方案。
Supported by
Social Ventures Hong Kong
Founded in 2007, Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk) is an Impact Purpose Organisation that innovates social change by re-imagining the city. We focus on inventing and incubating pioneering sustainable business solutions to urban social and environmental challenges, and partners with communities and businesses alike to design and build cross-sector partnerships towards realising our dreams for New Urban 2030 in Hong Kong.
Our sustainability goals for 2023:
- Design New Urban prototypes through building impact ventures, cultivating movement of good, and orchestrating impact capital
- Redefine talent engagement and investment in the future of work to promote inclusive economic and social growth
- Activate purpose-driven cross-sector partnerships and collective action platform
Our initiative in accelerating sustainable development in Hong Kong:
SVhk is dedicated to innovating social change through impact capital, impact strategy, impact community and impact storytelling. Key initiatives in 2023 includes:
- Business with Purpose: an Impact Partnership between The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) and SVhk to support corporate and social leaders in redefining sustainability, while reinforcing a shared mission to embed PURPOSE in action for a better collective future for HKMA’s members and the wider business community
- Community Making: a software-centric approach and series of activities to innovate social change in urban neighbourhoods under transformation
- Jobcation: a talent investment platform that bridges businesses and mothers with young children to venture back to the world of work after a career break of 5+ years
