NGO directors are shouldering increasing responsibilities owing to the more complex social service needs and monitoring by different stakeholders. Board members from diverse professional areas and backgrounds should primarily get themselves familiar with the structure and operation after joining an organization so as to make optimal decisions for the benefit of the agency they serve. Co-organized with Governance and Management Excellence for Public Benefit (GAME) again, the workshops comprising two sessions aims to equip new directors and committee members with better understanding of the sector and their roles and responsibilities as NGO governors. Details as below:

Date: 23 February 2019 (Saturday) and 9 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 9:30am – 12:45pm

Themes:
Session 1
a) Understanding the NGO Sector and its Governance
Speaker:
Mr K M Chan**, Steering Committee Member, HKCSS Institute

Sharing Guest:
Mr Benny Cheung, Chairman, HK Joint Council for People with Disabilities; Former Chairperson, HK Society for Rehabilitation and HK Federation of Handicapped Youth

b) Board’s Role in Corporate Strategic Planning
Speaker:
Dr Lo Chi-kin**, Former Chair, Oxfam Hong Kong

Sharing Guest:
Dr Pamela Leung, CEO, Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation

Session 2
a) Board-Management Partnership
Speaker:
Ms Christine Fang**, Chairman, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association

Sharing Guests:
Mrs Patricia Ling, Former President, HKYWCA
Ms Yvonne Yeung, Chief Executive, HKYWCA

b) Board’s Oversight in Agency Accountability & Transparency
Speakers:
Mr Benjamin Tang*, Former Director of Audit
Dr Ivan Yiu*, Former Community Services Secretary,  Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

c) Sharing & Discussion: Priority Setting in Enhancing Governance Practices

**Founding Director & Consultant, GAME
*Consultant of GAME

Venue: Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai

Target participants: Board and committee members with service not more than 5 years; priority will be given to those enrolling for two sessions

Language: Cantonese (materials in English)

Fee: HKD100 (for either session); HKD150 (for both sessions)

Quota: 30 persons for each session

For enquiries, please contact the project team at 2922 9255.

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