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The Charity Council has launched its official logo. The logo, in the
form of a butterfly, is the culmination of close collaboration among the
Charity Council, students from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)
and local design firm Anamics Creative Group. |
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The butterfly logo was selected from 20 entries submitted by NAFA
students for the Charity Council Logo Design Competition held from May
to June 2008. |
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The Charity Council found it meaningful to partner with NAFA because
NAFA is a registered charity in the arts and heritage sector with
expertise in logo design. Anamics Creative Group also rendered pro bono
assistance to the Charity Council by mentoring the winning NAFA student
to refine the butterfly logo to better reflect the Council’s role as an
enabler of charities, promoter of good governance and advisor to the
Commissioner of Charities. |
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Charity Council Chairman Mrs Fang Ai Lian said, “The Charity Council
Logo is a testament to how the people, private and public sectors can
work together to enrich our charity sector. We chose a butterfly because
a butterfly heralds the signs of new life, just as the Charity Council
hopes to bring about renewed public confidence in the charity sector. I
would like to commend the NAFA participants for their spirit of
volunteerism and also commend Anamics Creative Group for their pro bono
assistance and sense of professionalism. The charity sector is enriched
and made vibrant because individuals and organisations like them cared
enough to volunteer and make the difference”. |
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About The Charity Council Logo |
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The Charity Council Logo has the shape of a
butterfly. A butterfly is highly adaptable, signifies transformation and
heralds the signs of new life. Like a butterfly is attuned to changes to
its environment, the Charity Council seeks to be attuned to the changes
in the charity sector so as to fulfill its role as an enabler of
charities, promoter of good governance and advisor to the Commissioner
of Charities. Like butterflies which herald the signs of new life, the
Charity Council also hopes to bring about renewed public confidence in
the charity sector. In turn, well-governed and well-managed charities
would also become the butterflies which bring hope to their
beneficiaries. |
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CHARITY COUNCIL
06 November 2008 |
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About the Charity Council |
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The Council was administratively set up
in October 2006 to promote a culture of good governance and
self-regulation in the charity sector. It seeks to be a: |
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i. Promoter - encourage adoption of good
governance standards and best practices, enhance public confidence
in the charity sector; |
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ii. Enabler - help build the governance
capabilities of charities to enable them to comply with regulatory
requirements and enhance public accountability of charities; and |
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iii. Advisor - advise the Commissioner
of Charities (COC) on key regulatory issues where there may be
broad-ranging impact on the charity sector. |
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Source:
www.mcys.gov.sg Press Release 6
Nov 2008 |
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Charity Council launches its logo