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Nearly three decades on from opening our doors to the many pregnant teenagers and children without families in Hong Kong, we are challenged to take a hard look at how to serve more children, youth, and families, because the need for our services is only growing.

The issues we tackle are complex. From teen pregnancy to children living in institutional care – there is no way for a single entity to achieve large-scale change in these areas. It will take many individuals and organizations working together to bring lasting change, and we believe the corporate sector has a significant and meaningful role to play.

Why do we value Corporate Partnerships?

Meaningful partnerships between the business and nonprofit sectors are vital to the sustainability of organizations like Mother’s Choice. We value the depth of knowledge, experience, and ongoing learning that the business sector brings, and look for collaboration to find innovative ways to address the complex social challenges that we face.

We seek to partner with companies who:

Share our vision of a transformed community
Commit to journeying with us and our clients for the long-term
Are intentional about understanding the needs in Hong Kong
Desire to engage with and make a difference in the local community
Understand the importance of capacity building in the nonprofit sector

To explore partnership opportunities with Mother’s Choice, please email donate@motherschoice.org.

Partnership Opportunities

Sponsorship

We have several Mother’s Choice annual fundraising events that offer a range of opportunities for companies seeking to sponsor event costs or provide experiences/prizes for our popular auctions.

We acknowledge our sponsorship partners through our print and digital event materials.

Our annual fundraising events include:

Gala Dinner (May)
Charity Golf Tournament (October)
Families Walking for Families Walkathon (November)
Adoption Awareness Month (November)
Standard Chartered Marathon (January)

Grants

We rely heavily on grants from corporate foundations to prepare for expansion, strengthen our infrastructure, support vital operating costs, and launch pilot projects.

Some examples of our grantmakers include:

The Coutts Foundation – who recognized the potential in Project Bridge [link to Foster a Child], an approved three-year project to develop a new model of foster care in Hong Kong. The Coutts Foundation has been involved in the design, pilot, implementation, and evaluation of Project Bridge in its pilot stage from 2014-2017.

Macquarie Group Limited – who understood the critical role that technology and systems can play for an organization like Mother’s Choice, and approved a grant for our “Transforming Lives Through Technology” upgrade project. Macquarie provided staff members with the relevant skills to support our team in the procurement and implementation of new technologies and systems.

To learn more about our need for grants to fund critical projects at Mother’s Choice, please email donate@motherschoice.org.

Office Fundraising

Our Corporate Partners and their employees run creative and meaningful fundraisers to raise awareness and much needed funds for Mother’s Choice programs.

Fundraising events can include:

An office challenge: a sports race, team building activity, swear jar, weight loss challenge, bake sale
Host an event: A lunchtime gathering or an evening dinner party to raise funds and awareness
Family involvement: A company sponsored walk encouraging parents to bring their children
Your office can organize a fundraiser at any time of year, including Christmas, Mother’s Day, or any special event.

We’ll provide you with Mother’s Choice print and digital materials, banner, and a Mother’s Choice Collection Box for your event and support in any way that we can! Find out more about how to fundraise for Mother’s Choice here.

Volunteering

We value skills-based volunteering and mentoring from corporate employees in all areas of our work. Priority for skills-based workshops and mentoring is given to businesses who are committed to partnering with Mother’s Choice in the long-term and/or who have a grant to fund the project. We are currently looking for:

Legal professionals who will review cases of children stuck in the welfare system;
Focus groups who can help us gather research and insights on topics related to crisis pregnancy, sexuality education, and children in adversity so we can continue to improve our programs;
Professional mentors in IT, Communications, Marketing, Management, Finance, Fundraising, and Strategy;
Teams to support translation and research projects;
Media support including professional photography, videography, and graphic design work.

Individuals and teams of volunteers are recruited on a case-by-case basis according to our needs. If your team is looking for a volunteering project, we would also encourage you to organize a fundraising event to raise both funds and awareness.

Please note that we are unable to host corporate teams to play with the children in our care. Babies and children are cared for by a committed team of trained staff and volunteers.

In-Kind Donations

In-kind donations are gifts of stock which help to minimize our costs, so that more funds can be allocated to the services that need them. In-kind donations include:

Regular donations of specific products for children, young moms, and families;
Maintenance and cleaning products;
Technology and software

To learn more about supporting Mother’s Choice through in-kind donations, click here.

Matching Donations

You can help double the impact that your employees have by offering a Matching Donations Program, or encouraging your employees to take advantage of the matching donation program to double their donation.

“When we first began working with Mother’s Choice in 2014, they had no network connectivity, limited phone lines between their offices, and had to rely on case data in paper files. Given the hundreds of girls, babies and families they deal with on a daily basis, this was simply incredible. After 18 months of pro bono support and mentoring from the Macquarie IT team, Mother’s Choice now have a shared file system and phones between all sites, a new volunteer management program, and the piloting of a new case management system. Data that previously took case manager to find now takes 20 minutes, which is essential for a charity dealing with families in crisis.”

Casey Gallagher, part of the IT team won the Pro Bono Adviser of the Year category in Macquarie’s annual 2016 Staff in the Community Awards.

Adoption Leave Policies

Leaders across sectors are becoming increasingly aware that adoption friendly policies are a way for companies to have life-long impact on the community in Hong Kong. Adoption leave is parental leave for mothers and fathers for a period after their adopted child is placed in their home. Companies who offer adoption benefits to their employees recognise that they increase employee loyalty, retention, goodwill, and productivity, enhance a company’s family-friendly image, and help support children move from residential to safe, loving, and permanent homes. Learn more by downloading our Adoption Leave Guidance.

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