Admission
Curriculum & Features
It is our mission to offer a programme that meets the realistic needs of emerging talents in the non-profit sector.
We expect to holistically equip our programme participants in terms of theoretical knowledge backed by academic literature, case studies and discussions, as well as exchanges with experienced professionals from the field.
Taking advantage of our collaboration with UBS, we also target to add insights from the financial field into the programme to elevate participants’ understanding and positioning with financial knowledge
You can expect to enjoy the following benefits by joining SSILP:
✔️ An innovative scholar-practitioner curriculum
✔️ A highly dynamic cross-sector mentorship
✔️ A diverse network of field leaders locally, nationally, and globally
✔️ Access to funding opportunities
✔️ Opportunities to connect with leaders in other Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities
The medium of instruction in SSILP is English.
Training sessions will be held on Friday afternoons (2:30-6:30pm or 7:00pm if with mentoring session), from April to June; followed by a field trip then a break between July and August, and a pitching day to close the programme.
The mode of teaching is face-to-face.
Date in 2024
Topic
12 Apr (Fri)
Opening Ceremony & Leadership exploration & adaptability
19 Apr (Fri)
Strategic thinking & sustainability
26 Apr (Fri)
Organizational culture & inclusiveness
10 May (Fri)
Cross-sector collaboration
17 May (Fri)
Evidence-informed decision making
31 May (Fri)
Social Innovation workshop
14 June (Fri)
Effective communications and grant-writing
28 June (Fri)
Risk management & media competency workshop
July (TBC)
A visit to NPOs in Shenzhen
30 Aug (Fri)
Branding & promotion
20 Sept (Fri)
Pitching day & Closing ceremony
Our trainers
Professor Amy Chow, Si Yuan Professor in Health and Social Work, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU
Professor Lucy Jordan, Honorary Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU
Professor Cheryl Chui, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU
Ms. Natalie Char, Manager, Philanthropy Programme, The Swire Group Charitable Trust
Ms. Benita Chick, Founder and CEO, Encompass HK
Ms. Michelle Chow, Consultant, Wealth Planning and Tax, Withersworldwide
Professor Cheryl Chui, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU
Mr. Chris Dobson, Veteran print journalist, TV producer and documentary filmmaker
Ms. Catherine Gurtin, Chief Executive Officer, PathFinders Limited
Ms. Yaewon Hwang, Senior Partner – Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Greenpeace East Asia
Mr. Louis Hou, CEO, Dialogue in the Dark (HK) Foundation
Dr. Albert Ko, Visiting professor of Centre for Global Challenges, University of Toronto; Visiting research fellow of Darwin College, University of Cambridge
Ms. Lilian Law, Former CEO, The Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong
Dr. Winnie Law, Deputy Director and Principal Lecturer, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, HKU
Ms. Jenny Lam, Visiting Senior Lecturer, Hong Kong Baptist University
Ms. Josephine Lee, Chief Executive Officer, St. James’ Settlement
Mr. Horace Lit, Executive Manager, Charities (Healthy Community), The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Ms. Queenie Man, Founder and CEO, The Project Futurus
Ms. Anushka Purohit, CEO and Co-Founder, Breer Limited
Ms. Esther Tsang, Director and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategy Lead APAC, UBS
Ms. Bernadette Tsui, Former Associate Vice-President, The University of Hong Kong
UBS mentors
Mrs. Amy Lo, Co-Head Wealth Management Asia Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management, Head and Chief Executive, UBS Hong Kong
Mr. Rob Stewart, Head of Corporate Communications APAC, UBS
Mr. Michael Fitzgibbon, Head of Investment Banking Middle Office Operations APAC (ex. India), UBS
Mr. MB Kam, Head of Asset Management Tax APAC, UBS
Mr. Richard Mun, Head of Group Functions Legal APAC, UBS
Ms. Rebecca Lu, Head of Asia Global Banking/Research/Control Room C&ORC, UBS
Mr. Thomas Pan, Location Operating Head, UBS Hong Kong
Mr. Koji Takasumi, Head of Investment Bank Operations APAC, UBS
Ms. Christine Tsang, Head of Operational Risk Control for Investment Bank APAC, UBS
Mr. Brendan Tu, Head of ESG Advisory Asia Pacific & Chairman of General Industrials Group Asia, UBS
Ms. Ada Wat, Executive Director, Equity Capital Markets, Global Banking, UBS
Ms. Athena Wong, Head of Governmental & Regulatory Affairs APAC, UBS
Alumni mentors
Mr. James Chong, Founder & CEO, Rolling Books
Mr. Manoj Dhar, Co Founder & CEO, Integrated Brilliant Education Limited
Ms. Jo Hayes, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong
Mr. Robbie McRobbie, MBE, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Rugby Union
Mr. Jonathan Liu, Executive Director, HOPE worldwide (China & HK)
Ms. Sky Siu, Executive Director, KELY Support Group