The project runway: Cheryl Chong on getting your social initiative off the ground

Author

Cheryl Chong

Publication Type

Magazine Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

1-2017

Abstract

Cheryl Chong is co-founder of The Social Co., the team behind the 50 For 50 project that brought together more than 80 young people under the age of 35, and 70 corporations to raise awareness of and funds for lesserknown causes such as mental health, suicide prevention and charities that serve those with physical and mental disabilities. Cheryl currently chairs the Young Women's Leadership Connection (YWLC) and lends a hand in programme development at Jia Foundation, a family foundation established by the Lim and Lin families. In her day job, she heads the private investor division of equity and debt crowdfunding platform, FundedHere. Here are Cheryl’s tips on how to give your social initiative a roaring headstart.

Discipline

Educational Sociology | Leadership Studies | Social Psychology and Interaction

Publication

Social Space

ISSN/ISBN

1793-7809

Publisher/Conference

Lien Centre

Copyright Owner and License

Lien Centre for Social Innovation

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Citation

Chong, Cheryl. The project runway: Cheryl Chong on getting your social initiative off the ground. (2017). Social Space. 30-33.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lien_research/145

Additional URL

https://socialspacemag.org/magazines/