LCF’s CSR Institute (CSRI) has successfully concluded the 2024 Resource Mobilization: Grant Writing Workshop. The workshop was held virtually from August 27 to 28 and in person at the Rockwell Club in Makati City on August 29.
Nine individual participants representing seven organizations (four LCF member-organizations and three non-member organizations) took part in this year’s Workshop, as follows:
The Resource Mobilization: Grant Writing Workshop aims to help participants appreciate the importance of the grant writing proposal process; create and present a clear, logical, and compelling proposal/grant request on behalf of their organization and in alignment with funders/grant providers framework; and gain a better perspective of collaborating with other stakeholders in relation to requests for funding.
To learn more about CSRI’s program offerings, contact Ms. Remy Alyssa Tubig, CSRI Program Officer at programs@lcf.org.ph, or click HERE.
Security Bank Foundation, Inc.’s (SBFI) Mentoring Future Leaders for Nation-Building program welcomed its second batch of school principals from around the country at a kick-off training session on July 9-12, 2024. The program is conducted in partnership with the Ateneo Center for Educational Development, The HEAD Foundation Singapore, and the University of Bristol United Kingdom, with a focus on solving various school challenges, instructional leadership, and stakeholder engagement.
CESL is a four-month international certification program on educational leadership. The program consists of in-person training sessions, industry visits, online learning sessions, and an online mentoring session. CESL is part of SBFI’s three-year Mentoring Future Leaders for Nation-Building program aimed at developing school principals as masters and mentors of school problem-solving, instructional leadership, and stakeholder engagement.
Each of the 24 participants were asked to develop a Transformational Action Plan (TAP) to address a pressing issue in their school, implement the TAP, then present the results.
Recognizing the high number of non-readers in her school, Rolibecca Cruz of Tacurong Pilot Elementary School in Sultan Kudarat developed a TAP entitled BasaOke, which uses Karaoke singing in classrooms to improve English word recognition, language fluency, and reading comprehension of students.
Bayani Adona of Leyte National High School in Tacloban City developed a TAP entitled School Digital Dashboard, which aims to address the school’s manual processing and difficulty of generating reports for a school of 10,000 students and 400 teachers by digitizing data collection and extraction.
“Our goal is to make an army of change makers in the public education sector. If we can inspire them to lead changes in their respective schools and these changes become an inspiration for others to follow; to bear bore fruit for programs and systems that can be replicated for the benefit of other schools, then that is a legacy that we can leave together for our nation’s future,” shared SBFI Chairman Rafael Simpao, Jr.
To inspire participants to further innovate their TAPs, participants visited the facilities of Visayan Electric, the second largest electric distribution utility in the country, and Bai Hotel, a Filipino-owned standalone business hotel—the largest hotel in Visayas by room capacity.
At Visayan Electric, participants learned about the journey of converting paper-based electric pole maps into a digitized system allowing better monitoring of a large electrical franchise area and giving room for further innovation of integrated processes. Participants also learned about how Visayan Electric boosts employee energy by playing music—and encouraging dance breaks—at 10:00 am and 3:00 pm every day.
At Bai Hotel, participants learned about how the hotel lives to their brand of being a “distinctly Filipino hotel” through the Filipino way of hospitality service to guests, training of people, marketing, and sustainability efforts.
SBFI’s school principals will continue their first year of training, inclusive of CESL, with the enhancement and partial implementation of their draft TAPs, with progress presentations set for October 2024.
AUGUST 2024, MANDALUYONG CITY – BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank, took the frontline as it donated 12,350 relief packs to more than 36 Typhoon Carina-affected barangays across Luzon.
Last July, Carina struck the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby cities, causing major flooding in various residential areas. The foundation, with the help of Tanging Yaman Foundation, dioceses and parishes, local government units, and BDO and BDO Network Bank employees sent assistance to communities affected by flooding in Bulacan (Malolos, Calumpit, Bocaue, Hagonoy, Meycauayan, and Obando), Pampanga (Macabebe and Masantol), Ilocos Sur (Vigan), Rizal, and Metro Manila.
BDO Foundation donated food packs containing rice, canned goods, and drinking water. “BDO Foundation hopes that through this simple act of kindness, we are able to show our solidarity to our kababayans and to help in giving them hope as they bounce back from this calamity,” shared BDO Foundation president Mario Deriquito. Apart from the relief packs, BDO Foundation, through BDO Network Bank, also delivered cleaning materials to 150 schools across NCR, region 3, and region 4A to help flooded school communities prepare their facilities for the opening of classes.
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About BDO Foundation
BDO Foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank. Founded in 2008, the foundation contributes to nation-building by addressing the needs of various sectors of society through programs in the areas of financial inclusion, disaster response, rehabilitation and rebuilding. Supported by the BDO Unibank community and in partnership with local government units and non-governmental organizations, BDO Foundation mounts relief operations, rehabilitates rural health units, constructs school buildings and implements financial education programs across the country. Its corporate citizenship initiatives have been recognized at the Retail Banking Awards of Asian Banking & Finance magazine and Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards of Enterprise Asia. For more information, visit http://www.bdo.com.ph, e-mail bdo.foundation@bdo.com.ph or call 8840-7000 local 36046.
BDO Foundation, Inc. 10th Floor BDO Corporate Center Ortigas 12 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center Mandaluyong City 1550
Over 50 households of the Batak community in Sitio Tagnaya, Barangay Concepcion, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan received stand-alone solar units from Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. (PSFI)’s SINAG Program.
This initiative was in partnership with the Local Barangay Council of Concepcion, and the City Health Office of Puerto Princesa in response to the community’s expressed need for solar power during consultations.
By providing light to communities from clean and renewable sources of energy, Project SINAG helps make education more accessible, especially to those who need it most.
LCF has successfully concluded this year’s Communicating Your CSR: Doing Good and Telling It Well Workshop, held on July 24 and 29 at the Rockwell Club in Rockwell Center, Makati City.
16 participants representing 10 organizations (6 LCF members and 5 LCF non-members) attended this year’s Workshop:
The Communicating Your CSR: Doing Good and Telling It Well Workshop aims to help participants acquire information on the value and principles of CSR communication, identify different media to be used for internal and external stakeholders, develop and design an effective CSR Communication Plan; and demonstrate the capacity to utilize different communication tools, both in positive and crisis situations.
Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. (PSFI) PROTECTS-UPSCALE participated in AIDS 2024 at the 25th International AIDS Conference held in Munich, Germany. The PSFI team, representing the Philippines, was led by Dr. Loyd Norella, Dr. Stella Flores, and Jeri Abenoja, along with Atty. Mack Hale Bunagan of IDEALS.
PSFI Technical Integration Officer for Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) and TB-HIV, and principal author Jeri Abenoja, R.N. presented their abstract titled ‘Innovative Approaches in HIV Outreach for the Transgender Population: A Case Study of the GLAM Project at Amos Tara Community Center.’
LCF member Joy~Nostalg Foundation hosted the awarding ceremony for the Masayang Pamilya Teens Program in Pasinaya, Sta. Maria, Bulacan.
Over 100 attendees, including youth, supportive parents, and Community Volunteers, gathered to celebrate the occasion. The event highlighted the community’s collective dedication to strengthening Filipino families through education and active involvement.
Visit the Joy~Nostalg Foundation Facebook post on the event to learn more and view more pictures.
In partnership with Telus International Philippines and the LCF Environment Committee
In July 2023, LCF in partnership with Energy Development Corporation and the LCF Environment Committee, committed to make the 2023 Conference and Expo carbon-neutral through organizing the League’s first Net Zero Tree Planting Activity. This was held on November 25, 2023, at the U.P. Sierra Madre Land Grant in Siniloan, Laguna.
Through the 2024 CSR Conference and Expo, 6th Guild Awards and inaugural Medal of Recognition
The League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) continues to lead the celebration of National CSR Week in the Philippines and celebrate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) excellence through its 2024 CSR Conference and Expo; 6th CSR Guild Awards; and inaugural Medal of Recognition awarding ceremony. These served as the League’s culminating activities to mark this year’s celebration of National CSR Week, which is held every first week of July.
Harnessing technology and innovation to amplify CSR impact
The League organized the 2024 Conference from July 3-4 at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati City. The Conference served as a rallying point for CSR practitioners to get together, learn about the promise technologies and innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI) offer as well as the disruptive impacts they can have—especially upon more vulnerable members of society—and determine how practitioners can collaborate to harness the potentials these technologies can offer while overcoming their risks.
Themed “Reimagining a New and Inclusive Future”, this year’s Expo brought together leaders, experts, and representatives across different industries to tackle significant topics ranging from how technology can enhance CSR practice and ESG reporting to AI’s role as a catalyst for innovation and as a source of disruption. It also showcased small-group breakout sessions that served as venues for attendees to garner new insights and tactics regarding how AI and other revolutionary technologies could be leveraged across such crucial areas as enterprise development, health, environment, education, disaster resilience, arts and culture, and financial inclusion.
The speaker lineup included Keynote Speaker, Dr. David R. Hardoon, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aboitiz Data Innovation; Forum Speakers Leo de Velez, co-founder of Frontlearners, Inc.; Sherwin Yap, founder of Kaizen Robotics International; and Sherlo Reyes, Director for the Center for Partnership & Development, School of Deaf Education & Applied Studies at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.
For the thematic sessions, speakers included Ted Monroy, country representative, United Nations Industrial Development Organization; Dr. Alvin Marcelo, Philippine Digital Health Strategy Technical Working Group, Department of Health; Ms. Cindy Burdette, Chief Commercial Officer, KonsultaMD; James Elrond B. Lagare, Managing Director, Geodata Systems Technologies, Inc.; Prof. Erika Fille T. Legara, Aboitiz chair in Data Science and Associate Professor, Asian Institute of Management; Hon. Nolasco A. Mempin, Undersecretary for Administration, Department of Education; Ms. Aprille P. Tijam, Associate Director and Head of Exhibitions and Collections, Ayala Museum; Engr. Sergio Ramos III, president of PCI Innovations Tech Center; and Esteban Masagca, Executive Director, People’s Disaster Risk Reduction Network.
Celebrating CSR excellence
The 6th CSR Guild Awards, organized annually by LCF, recognized corporate member-foundations of LCF for developing outstanding CSR projects that created a positive impact on the communities they serve.
As LCF approaches its 30th anniversary, the organization also rolled out the Medal of Recognition awarding ceremony—the culmination of its inaugural effort to recognize outstanding CSR initiatives of organizations which are not members of LCF.
LCF also continued to hold the Expo—an exhibition of CSR initiatives in a public setting—from July 4-5, with this year’s venue being the Glorietta Activity Center in Glorietta Mall, Makati City.
“Since its inception in 2019, the CSR Guild Awards has been our way to acknowledge the ongoing commitment of corporations to perform as responsible members of society by behaving according to ethical principles and contributing to national economic development, while improving the community they operate in and serve and the environment itself,” said Ramon Derige, 2024 LCF CSR Guild Awards Chairperson, LCF Board Trustee, and Executive Director, SEAOIL Foundation, Inc.
For his part, Sebastian C. Quiniones, Jr., LCF Board Chairperson and Executive Director, Pilipinas Shell Foundation, said, “In line with its work and mission to grow awareness of and promote the practice of CSR, LCF now works to recognize CSR excellence undertaken by non-LCF members through the Medal of Recognition. We are pleased that our inaugural effort has been enthusiastically participated in by our entrants this year, and look forward to next year’s effort.”
Outstanding CSR
After a rigorous nomination, screening, and judging process by an external panel of judges and the membership, eight CSR Guild Awards were bestowed under two major categories: seven Program Awards (Arts and Culture, Disaster Resilience, Enterprise Development, Environment, Education, Financial Inclusion, and Health); and one Collaboration Awards, which recognized initiatives undertaken by two or more LCF members or partnerships composed of multiple organizations.
Well-attended by representatives of 48 LCF member-organizations as well as special guests, the July 4 General Member’s Meeting also served as a venue to welcome and get to know the two latest members of the League: Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), represented by Ann Claire M. Ramirez, Sustainability Management & Investor Relations Head; and the Oscar M. Lopez Center, represented by Dr. Rodel D. Lasco, Executive Director.
After both MGen and the Oscar M. Lopez Center were sworn in, Ms. Ramirez and Dr. Lasco introduced their organizations to the assembly.
The Meeting was held at the Molave Room of the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati City. It took place after day two of the 2024 CSR Conference.
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