Storytellers as Philanthropic Champions: An Interview with Claire Chiang

• Main Author: Lien Centre for Social Innovation
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics; Nonprofit Administration and Management; Social Welfare
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lien_research/66; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lien_research/article/1048/viewcontent/Claire_Chiang___Storytellers_as_Philanthropic_Champions.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Singapore’s charity sector is undergoing significant changes to enhance management quality, accountability and transparency. But despite these positive changes, Ms Claire Chiang, entrepreneur and philanthropist, argues that Singapore also needs to cultivate a more visionary and global approach to philanthropy. She shares with Social Space her thoughts on storytelling and the need for mentors to champion the most urgent causes of the day.