Learning Platform on NGO Governance and Management:
The Sharing Session on Legal Health of NGOs Operating Lump Sum Grant Services was held with success on 30 October 2023.
Corporate structure, governance, finance, and daily operations are all areas in which NGOs may encounter complex legal problems and uncertainties. To help NGOs manage compliance in various areas, the Council co-organized a Sharing Session with PILnet on its Legal Health Check service and facilitated the sharing and mutual learning amongst the governing bodies of NGOs.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: 30 October 2023 (Monday)
Time: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Venue: Auditorium, 1/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
Highlights of the Sharing:
- Introduction to PILnet’s Legal Health Check service
- The importance of legal health checks and the experience of NGOs who have undertaken one
- The existing or potential legal issues facing NGOs
- Exchange of ideas on good practice in governance
- Case sharing and discussion
Speakers:
- Mr. Jonathan Davis, Assistant Director for Asia, PILnet
- Ms. Annie Li, Senior Program Officer, PILnet
- Mr. Raymond Siu, Operations Director, Resolve Foundation
- Mr. Alan Lau, Pro Bono and Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Mayer Brown
Language: Cantonese (presentation materials in English)
Presentation material is now available:
Photos from the sharing session:
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(From left) Ms. Annie Li, Senior Program Officer and Mr. Jonathan Davis, Assistant Director for Asia, PILnet, introduced PILnet’s Legal Health Check service to participants. | |||
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Mr. Raymond Siu, Operations Director, Resolve Foundation, shared his experience of joining the legal health check. | |||
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Mr. Alan Lau, Pro Bono and Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Mayer Brown, shared the kind of pro bono services that a law firm can provide. |
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The sharing session provided an opportunity for participants to exchange their experience and wisdom of legal health issues. |
