TQ Nonprofit Digital Voyage Podcast: Recent Episodes
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A show where we explore the nonprofit scene from various perspectives: from those who wish to help others, to those who wish to help the helpers.
New episode releases every first and third Monday of the month.
“The disassociation with nature is at the heart of the problem driving many issues around the world today. Pollution and overconsumption… and climate change is also manmade. And the solution to all of these problems comes down to how many of us choose to live our lives.” In the newest episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Imelia is accompanied by Baida Hercus, President and Founder of Free Tree Society, a non-profit organisation that promotes environmental stewardship. Founded in 2013, Free Tree Society is a Malaysian environmental organisation dedicated to environmental protection through a variety of programmes. In today's episode, we'll delve deeper into Free Tree Society's objectives, history, growth, programmes, and everything there is to know about saving the environment and how people can help by planting more trees. Want to be a guest on the show? Contact us via enquiry@thunderquote.com !
"As the leader of the company, right now, we have to look into more innovative and more sustainable way of managing our resources..." In this new episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Imelia is joined with special guest, Dr. Dalphine Ong, CEO of Food Aid Foundation, a non-governmental organisation that rescues surplus food from supply chains and distributes it to those in need. With past experiences volunteering with social enterprises within the F&B industry, Dr. Dalphine goes deep into the nitty and gritty issues the industry faces while raising awareness towards the need for food security among Malaysians. Want to be a guest on the show? Contact us via enquiry@thunderquote.com !
“In November, we prevented 800 suicide ideations. For us, when we saw that data, it gave me goosebumps. It was as if a small mobile app that is only one year old was actually able to help people. I think for me that meant so much and reading the feedback, the reviews that people actually say that if this app didn’t exist, they wouldn’t know what to do.” In the latest episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Sabrina sits down with guest, Madiha Fuad, Founder of PlusVibes, also known as Malaysia’s first support and motivational app. Madiha explains how over the course of one year, the PlusVibe app has helped and supported as well as motivated those in need. They also discussed about the importance of ensuring the wellness of employees and how the app helps with that too as they center around the saying “prevention is better than cure”.Want to be a guest on the show? Contact us via enquiry@thunderquote.com !
“As a migrant worker, when they come over to Singapore, they face all forms of hurdles... settling into Singapore, adjusting to the new environment, adjusting to work, understanding the culture, understanding a totally different life being away from family, away from their home country, and how stressful it can be for a single person, right?”
In the latest episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Sabrina is joined by Michael Cheah, the Executive Director of HealthServe. Established in 2006, HealthServe is best known as a medical charity dedicated to supporting and empowering the marginalised migrant community in Singapore through the provision of holistic and affordable care.
With nearly 12 years of experience journeying alongside migrant workers, Michael sits down with Sabrina to share his story, what lies ahead for the NGO, and what makes their vision a cause to fight for.
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“It’s important to keep employees engaged, it’s definitely important to invest in your employees. You can do this through development and training. I think this should be done more frequently in more companies, or non-profits can adopt as well…”
In the latest episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Sabrina welcomes a familiar face within ThunderQuote, Diana Farida, ThunderQuote's HR & Customer Success Manager. With all sorts of experiences and skills acquired within TQ along with an intense passion to volunteer and help out those in need, Diana shares her thoughts and insights towards issues and challenges faced within the non-profit and social service sector. Join in and listen to today's podcast episode to delve deeper into topics such as high employee turnover rates and intense workload and learn on how digitalisation can be a lifesaver towards an organisation.
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“The statistic is quite rampant, and the cost is quite high for small-to-medium income families to bring their children to get back their smile; so, we find this becoming necessary after seeing some children being left with open mouths…”
In this episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Imelia is joined with Mohd Nasri Nordin, the General Manager of the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RHMC) Malaysia. Established in 1990, RHMC Malaysia is considered to be among the first charities in Malaysia. In today’s episode, we will look further into RHMC Malaysia’s mission and vision, history, growth, and everything there is to know about the industry and how it aids in the wellbeing of others.
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“What we are serving is a very niche market of families with sick children. Many of them are chronic cases. It means that when they leave the hospital, it doesn’t mean that the caregiving of the families is done. Caregiving of the families goes with the child back home.”
In this episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Sabrina is joined by a new guest, Daniel Ang, Executive Director of RMHC Singapore to talk about behind-the-scenes happenings in aiding the families of ill children.
Daniel shares his years of experience in the social sector and in RMHC, how COVID changed things for them and also his most memorable encounter with a terminally ill child and their families. You also get to learn how to help and what kinds of work their volunteers dabble in.
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[ANNOUNCEMENT: Episode 8 with Capelle Consulting is undergoing some changes and will be back soon!]
"It is important for any of the SSAs who really want to enable technology and themselves to embrace change so their time can be put into a higher value; it starts with a mindset change..."
In this episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Sabrina is joined by guest, Florence Yuen, a consultant of Capelle Consulting . For those who are unfamiliar, Capelle Consulting is an integrated Organizational Development, HR Consulting and Executive Coaching organization that helps organizations create and achieve greater capabilities excellence. This is done through their contextually relevant, and values-based best practice solutions in working with their partners and clients. With a mission to help organizations increase their capacity through their workforce and capabilities, this episode discusses about the ins and outs of consultancy and its importance to the SSAs.
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Because at the end of the day it’s youth development. We want to ensure our mission is to ensure that the youth develop into being more wholesome and independent…”
In this new episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Imelia sits down with guest, Syarina Hisham, Assistant Manager of the Integrated Marketing Communications Department of myHarapan. With a strong dedication towards empowering the youth in Malaysia, myHarapan is best known to provide them with various platforms and opportunities to grow and sustain themselves. Join into today’s episode to find out more about youth empowerment and how myHarapan makes it a reality.
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“I think that’s something you take for granted is why not use the technology, right? But it’s not so for seniors, so there’s a lot of fear in using because there’s a lot of worry about (as) now, there’s all these cybersecurity scams.”
In the latest episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Sabrina is joined by new guest, Meng Fong, Executive Director of RSVP Singapore, a non-profit organisation that aims to make every senior a volunteer. They also act as an intermediary where they onboard and train volunteers and dispatch them to volunteer in other non-profits.
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“There has been so much effort and so much emphasis on the whole awareness thing. However, (there is) not an equivalent amount of action and effort on the helping side - the actual help that people need.”
In this new episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, mental health enthusiast Latifa, Research & Content Development Intern and Final Year Psychology student joins the round table discussion with host Imelia and co-host Sabrina about burnout and its presence and awareness in society. You can also get to learn about the ways of identifying burnout and how you can join in helping those who suffers from it.
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“When I got there, I realised that it’s not about how well I can help but it’s actually about how well I can assist their needs.” says Joel.
In this podcast episode, join host Imelia as she embarks on a volunteering journey with Joel Wong, a Sunway University graduate who volunteered for a small Chinese community in Kunming, China. Joel speaks of how he discovered that what lies in a luxury city is a community who remains in poverty.
For more info, you can check him out on his YouTube channel: Joel Wong. He shares amazing videos and does lives so that you will be able to share your thoughts with him!
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“They (Charities) have had to digitalize. They’ve had to digitize and digitalize in the last two years since the pandemic. They’ve had no choice.”
In the newest episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Imelia welcomes a new guest, Yasmine Tan, Executive Director of Conjunct Consulting, a social change consultancy that aims to help Social Good Organisations do better through consulting projects and workshops.
Together, they discuss about how Conjunct Consulting goes about helping Social Good Organisations through their many projects and programs they offer that aims to help them do better. Yasmine also shares how clients are facing this forced change brought by the COVID-19 as well as her experience in adapting this change. Through this podcast, you can also learn about how you can help through their programs as a volunteer.
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“Digitalisation is important to ensure service delivery in an age where it’s difficult to meet people.”
In this episode of TQ Non-Profit Digital Voyage, host Imelia sits down with two special guests, Emil, Director of Operation Communication and Tech, & Fakhzan, Acting Assistant Director ‘Tech for Good’ Innovation to talk about ‘Tech for Good’ and the importance of using technology for non-profit organizations to conduct their charity works and cause.
In their discussion, they share many interesting experiences working with non-profit organizations to implement technology in their plan – including where they created a website for migrant workers in Singapore to provide the information they need.
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“Most people want to help the beneficiary, but we never seek to help the helpers. There are too few organisations that want to help these non-profit organisations to deliver impact. This entire segment is underserved, and we never really remember to help the helpers.”
In this podcast episode, Kevin Ng, founder of ThunderQuote, explains what the term nonprofit entails, and speaks on the challenges faced by the social service sector today and ways of overcoming these challenges one digitalisation at a time. You will also learn about Kevin’s struggles and challenges that he faced in the business sector that finally led him to the growing success of ThunderQuote.
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Welcome aboard to the TQ NonProfit Digital Voyage! We’re so happy to have you here.
On this journey, you’ll get to meet all kinds of people involved in the nonprofit sector such as founders, tech developers, volunteers, and so much more!
As you journey with us, you’ll learn of their stories, their struggles, and the words they want to share.
You’ll also get to learn more about the nonprofit sector, how it sails across the waves of digitalisation, and the stories of the people that are taken along for the ride. So sit back, relax and I hope you enjoy the journey with us.
If you’re ready, let’s set sail!