Organisations
Below is a list of non-profit organisations that Usha Menon has helped to transform.
Key highlights:
1. People in Aid Asia
- Market entry strategy and advisory network development for work through a base in Asia
2. Social Enterprise Association of Singapore
- Community engagement consultant to the Board and Management in their outreach and resouce mobilisation efforts
3. Singapore Business Federation
- Curriculum consultant for the development and delivery of the Essentials of Association Management course for member association leaders
4. Singapore Management University / The Lien Centre for Social Innovation
- Program consultant to the non-profit Leaders Professional Education Course
- This 14-module course is being designed to transform the way that non-profit leaders guide their organisations. For details visit : http://www.lcsi.smu.edu.sg/ileap/2012/
5. Infocomm Development Authorities (IDA) -Govt of Singapore
- Author of the online resource on the Use of Social Media for Nonprofits. The People Sector Resource Centre will be launced in January 2012
- Domain study on use of ICT (infocomm technology) by non-profits in Singapore
- Recommendations to IDA on it's role to help enhance the ICT adoption by this sector
6. The Leprosy Mission (India)
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Organisational audit to understand the successes , opportunities, processes and gaps in its local fundraising
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Develop recommentation for its fundraising goals, strategies and tactics
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Design fundraising programs to meet its goals
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Mentor the staff to successfully implement the strategies
7. CBM -South Asia Regional Office
- CBM is an international development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities
- Fundraising training and strategy development for cbm's partner organisations in South India
- The collaboration is into its second year - helping local NGOs to become financially sustainable
8. International NGOs
- Facilitator for the Global CEOs and International Board strategic thinking session for Multiple Sclerosis International Federation
- Market mapping for Amnesty International's re-entry in India and its potential for local resource mobilisation
- International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: Market analysis in Asia and Middle East for ICRC's federation-wide resource mobilisation strategy deveopment
9. National Council of Social Service (NCSS) / Community Chest, Singapore:
- The Community Chest’s SHARE program ( Employee / Workplace giving ) saw the donor base grow from 30,000 donors to nearly 300,000 during the time that Usha was responsible for it in the 1990s
- Since 2009, Usha has been contracted by NCSS and has successfully re-launched SHARE and helped them to implement strategies and plans that has begun to show results of building back the donor base
10. NCSS / Social Service Training Institute (SSTI), Singapore Trainer since 2003 to present on:
- Overview of fundraising
- Corporate social responsibility
- Major donor development
- Social media Fundraising
- Grant writing
- Board development
11. Credit Suisse ( SymAsia Foundation )
- Program consultant for the training of Credit Suisse relationship managers to understand the social eco-system and hence better advice their clients on their philanthropic aspirations
12. Trade Associations - capability building projects
- Singapore Chinese Chamber Business School - training programs on strategy , volunteer management
- Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore - staff retreat facilitation and action-plan development
- Associations Forum Asia - workshop for association Boards to help them transition from Management to Governance
13. International Development Research Centre (IDRC) South-East Asia
- Private Sector Partnering Strategy Development
14. Global Development Network :
- Developed a fundraising strategy for Global Development Network (GDN), a network of research institutions founded by the World Bank to improve its access to unrestricted funds
- Assessed the feasibility of an US$50 Million endowment fund and the timeline over which such a fund should be developed
- Carried out market mapping and entry strategies in Asia, Middle East and Australia
15. Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) – Asia /Pacific:
- Board, Fundraising committees and fundraising strategy development and donor relationship management for Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, Fiji, PNG, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and the Mekong region among others
- Established and empowered HFH affiliates in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and was responsible for all areas of governance, management, legal, financial and human resource aspects
- Instrumental in developing HFH's ‘Global Collaboration Network' to bring together new resources and people of goodwill to meet funding and program needs
- Conceptualised the Major Donor/ High net-worth individual donor strategy for HFH Hong Kong that has resulted in income of $1 million annually and growing
- Developed the 5 years campaign and implemented a successful IndiaBuilds Advisory Council of Corporate decision makers and high-net worth individuals to raise resource for a US$65million campaign to support the housing needs of 250,000 homeless. Among other methodologies, this campaign also included a Diaspora fundraising strategy
- Conceptualised and implemented the ‘Under No Roof' advocacy and fundraising event for HFH in Singapore that was later rolled out in other Asian countries and has now become an annual event regionally for HFH
16. Greenpeace:
- Advice on market enhancement and risk assement in the South East Asia region
17. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - Asia Pacific
- Advice on diaspora engagement for mobilising resources in Asia
18. National Volunteer & Philanthropic Center (NVPC), Singapore:
- Sept 2009 - Volunteer Management Clinic
- Contracted in 2007 to author the Donor Management Framework, which is presently part of the resource materials available through NVPC for Singapore VWOs.
19. YMCA, Singapore:
- Conceptualised the ‘Youth for Causes' program and brokered the sponsorship with Citigroup for YMCA in 2003. The program has over the past 5 years raised over S$2.1 million, mobilizing over 45,000 volunteers and providing a return on investment 254.7% to Citigroup's sponsorship.
20. National Youth Council, Singapore:
- Contracted to train Youth organisations in Singapore to secure Corporate Sponsorships in preparation for the Youth Olympics
- Speaker at the National Youth Sector Conference 2010
21. Lien Centre for Social Innovation, Singapore:
- Usha was one of only 19 thinkers and practitioners invited to write in the inaugural issue of Social Space 2008 highlighting new ideas, innovative thinking and best practices in the social landscape in Singapore.
22. Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association, UK:
- Engaged to facilitate the Board Retreat for their international board and leadership team to review their Asia Pacific fundraising strategy.
23. Central Singapore Community Development Council:
- Engaged in early 2008 by Central CDC to build their donor/sponsor recruitment skills and in the words of Agnes Kwek, General Manager, they already have major increase in donors since being trained by Usha.
24. Others:
- HelpAge India - Trained and mentored their staff in the South Zone to development and implementation of their employee giving program
- WINGS - Women's Initiative for Aging Successfully , Singapore
- HighPoint Community Service Association , Singapore
- Nanyang Foundation, Malaysia - Skills development of Malaysian fundraisers
- Lions Club International District 308A-1, Singapore
- Business & Professional Women's Association, Singapore
- Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai, India
- Fundraisers Association of South Korea
