Philanthropic collaboration in practice research

Abstract

The context for the development of the Mrs Lee Choon Guan Endowed Research Fund (LCG ERF) as a philanthropic partner in welfare services probably lies in the early days of colonial Singapore, where the wealthy sought to contribute towards helping the less well-off. The context for the development of the LCG ERF as a philanthropic partner in welfare services probably lies in the early days of colonial Singapore, where the wealthy sought to contribute towards helping the less well-off. In preparation for the launch of the LCG ERF, the secretariat for managing the fund embarked on a series of fact-finding activities to ensure that the fund would resource significant aspects of practice research..