SMU Social Impact Catalyst

How Will You Change the World? 🌍 SMU Social Impact Catalyst proudly presents the SMU Edition of the Hult Prize Competition 2025! 🎯✨ Hult Prize is a global challenge empowering students to solve the world’s biggest issues through social entrepreneurship 🌟 The winning team will represent SMU and compete globally for a shot at USD 1 Million to bring your idea to life! 💸🏆 💰 What's in it for you? 1) Drive change with your business idea. 2) Learn from mentors and experts. 3) Network globally and make SMU proud. 🌟 Eligibility 1) Sign up as a team of 2-4 by selecting 1 team member to fill out the form. 2) Your team has to include at least 1 SMU student. 3) The pitch must be a for-profit for-good social enterprise that is aligned with at least one of the UN SDGs. This is your moment to dream big, act bold, and change the world. 🌍 👉 Information deck: https://lnkd.in/ggZdt6nU  👉 Sign up: https://lnkd.in/grc7EZKn Let’s create change together💡✨ #socialimpact #socialentrepreneurship #smu #globalimpact #hultprize #hultprize2025 #innovation #UNSDG #sustainability #entrepreneurship #studentleadership #startup

🌟 Case Competition 2025: A Resounding Success! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce the conclusion of this year's SMU Social Impact Catalyst Case Competition, which saw over 240 participants—our highest sign-up in the history of this event! 🎉 Participants hailed from 7 tertiary institutions, bringing diverse perspectives and innovative ideas. A 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 to all participants for your effort, creativity, and dedication in crafting solutions for our esteemed partner, Social Collider. A leading provider of service learning and overseas exposure trips in the ASEAN, China, and India regions, Social Collider has built a network of over 50 organizations since 2018. We would also like to extend our gratitude to Russ Neu, founder of Social Collider for sharing his invaluable insights with our participants and for presenting the prizes to our winners. Your words and presence truly made the event more impactful. We are immensely grateful to our judges: Samuel Lim, Valerie Ng, Alexander Gan Zhong Ping and Sean Tan for dedicating their time and expertise, and for providing invaluable insights to our participants. Your support has been instrumental in shaping the competition's success. Finally, thank you to all finalists and judges for joining us on a bright and early Saturday morning for an exciting Pitch Day. We hope the discussions and presentations inspired all those involved! We can’t wait to welcome even more participants in next year’s run of the competition. Until then, keep driving social impact! 🌍 #SocialImpact #CaseCompetition2025 #SocialCollider #Innovation #Sustainability

🚀 𝐒𝐌𝐔 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 2025 Want to tackle real-world business challenges with purpose-driven organizations? Join SIC Case Competition 2025 and work with Social Collider, a leading provider of service learning and overseas exposure trips across ASEAN, China, and India! 🏆 Prizes: 🥇 S$300 + Fast-Tracked Opportunity 🥈 S$100 🥉 S$100 🌟 Why join? 🌐 Gain insights into impactful businesses 📈 Level up consulting and problem-solving skills ❤️ Support a local social enterprise network 👥 Who can sign up? Undergraduate students (teams of 3-5 or individual sign-ups welcome). 📅 Key Dates: Sign-ups close: 5th Jan 2025, 12 PM Pitch Day for finalists: 18th Jan 2025 @ SMU  𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 (𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐛𝐢𝐭.𝐥𝐲/𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩2025) 𝐧𝐨𝐰!! For queries, contact Marcus (@marcuscztan) on Telegram.

Xin Chào from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam! 🎉 Over the past 8 days, our members, Estrella K. and Daphne Hoh had the privilege of participating in the 2nd run of the annual I³P Programme, organized by NUS Enterprise, Social Impact Catalyst, BLOCK71 Global, Skilio and their incredible partners. Here's a recap of this transformative 8D7N journey that ended with the inspiring SG-VN Youth Innovation Summit: 🗺️ 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 The programme started with an exhilarating Amazing Race across Ho Chi Minh City, where we discovered local culture, historical landmarks, and Vietnamese cuisine. Networking mixers brought together students from International University - VNU HCMC, Fulbright University Vietnam, and NUS Overseas Colleges, sparking cross-cultural connections. 💡 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 Visits to BLOCK71 Saigon, ThinkZone Ventures, Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC), and more highlighted Vietnam’s thriving startup ecosystem. Learning from founders like Kit Y. (Forte Biotech - RAPID Aquaculture Diagnostics) and Taku Tanaka (KAMEREO) deepened our understanding of entrepreneurship in Vietnam. 🤝 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 The futures-thinking Make & Market (M&M) challenge with Vietnamese students at IU-VNU was a standout moment, fostering innovation and teamwork. 🎉 𝘚𝘎-𝘝𝘕 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵 The grand finale brought together 100 changemakers from Singapore and Vietnam to celebrate impactful innovation. Highlights included: - I³P Demo Day: Inspiring pitches of societal impact innovations by youth founders from Singapore institutions. - Networking & Award Ceremony: Celebrating achievements and forging collaborations over refreshments. - Panel Discussion & Open Mic: Insights on building Innoovative Portfolios and creative pitches by youths 💥 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 This journey showcased the power of youth-driven innovation and cross-border collaboration, empowering us to push boundaries and create meaningful impact. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made this journey truly impactful and memorable. Here’s to continuing to dream big, innovate boldly, and drive meaningful change! 🚀 #Innovation #Impact #Entrepreneurship #YouthLeadership #Vietnam #Singapore #Collaboration

Hello everyone :)) I am happy to share that SMU SIC is halfway through the academic year of AY24/25! My journey at SMU SIC has been enriching and purposeful. Thus, here is a short reflection on what we did this sem! SMU SIC started the year with an enriching 7-week session on our experiential track and brought new friends to the family! Welcoming over 25 SMU students (undergrads and postgrads) and over 10 industry professionals to share their experiences with our members. We'd like to thank Sean Tan, President of our very own parent organisation, Social Impact Catalyst, for starting the first session with a BANG! Not missing one of the biggest industry players in the social entrepreneurial landscape, Alwyn Ang and Erwin Chan, PhD from raiSE SG, sharing meaningful insights with our members. Also, Nuryanee Anisah from Commenhers shares the highlights of her startup as a student entrepreneur, and lastly, Fion Mak from We Are Caring on their unique take on their perspective of how we can each do a part in the migrant community! We also invited our top 2 groups (Retrory- Vycus S. Kirthi Vasshni Logasundar Janelle Tan and Avocuddle - Hui Min Leong Chloe Ng Ancina Pang) on our graduation day for our experiential track aka Social Sharing Day, to share their ideas during our flagship networking event - Social Pulse ❤️ We are also proud of all our SMU SIC members for completing the track and starting their social entrepreneurship journey! We would also like to thank, Randy Ng, Alwyn Ang and Sean Tan for judging our groups during Social Sharing Day and giving meaningful feedback! To SMU SIC members: Social Sharing Day and Social Pulse is not the end of our journey, it is just the beginning! We do hope to see you guys grow even more and stay connected with us! A BIG & special thanks to all our esteemed panel of speakers: J.J. YiXin Chuan 庄逸馨, founder of rehyphen®, Elisa Lim, founder of Will & Well, Arun Ratnaa, Director, Sales And Marketing of Bettr, Wei Liang Lim, founder of ThinkX Global, Hernping Ang, founder of IASH.SG for giving feedback to our SIC groups and sharing their take on the social entrepreneurial landscape. Especially thankful to Lien Centre for Social Innovation, SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship for sponsoring and joining us to reach out to our fellow budding entrepreneurs in this meaningful event! ❤️ 🌅 I would like to give a HUGE SHOUTOUT to my exco team for being so motivated! The sessions can't be a success without you! (Marcus Tan Felishia Notorahardjo Hena Daswani Ruotong Kong Daphne Hoh Precia Lam Josephine Hillary Noorjono Karris Ng). Also, special mention to Hena Daswani and Felishia Notorahardjo, for spearheading the Experiential track and Social Pulse respectively! I enjoyed my journey thus far, thank you Singapore Management University :) We have also created a new LinkedIn account as SMU SIC! Stay connected with SMU Social Impact Catalyst to keep up with our journey!😍

We're thrilled you enjoyed the experiential track💙! We’ll make sure to include more inspiring speakers from the Social Impact sector to serve as a Catalyst for engaging more youth in the experience!

We’re honored to provide a platform for your innovative business idea: GreenGym🌿. Thank you for making Social Sharing Day a success! Your passion for sustainability truly inspired us🌟.

✨ What an inspiring day at 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒖𝒍𝒔𝒆 2024! We're thrilled with the amazing turnout and the positive feedback we received from everyone who joined us at the SMU Greenhouse. The energy in the room was palpable as students and professionals alike came together to fuel ideas and drive impactful change in the social sector. A 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 to our incredible speakers, J.J. YiXin Chuan 庄逸馨, Elisa Lim, Wei Liang Lim, Arun Ratnaa, and Hernping Ang, for sharing their stories, insights, and experiences. Your dedication to innovation and positive change continues to inspire us all.💙 We also extend our 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 to our sponsors,Lien Centre for Social Innovation and SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship for their invaluable support in making this event possible. Your commitment to nurturing social impact is truly appreciated. 🤝 To everyone who attended, your engagement and passion are what make events like these so meaningful. Here's to more opportunities to connect, collaborate, and make a difference! 🌟 #SocialPulse2024 #Networking #SocialImpact #ThankYou