6 th APNG Camp 21 – 23 February 2005 Kyoto, Japan

1. 6th APNG Camp21 – 23 February 2005Kyoto, Japan Miss SEOW Yoke May yokemay@gmail.com

2. Maximising the Potential of ICT for Non-Profit Sectors

3. Why this? Scenario Case Study Conclusion Q & A Thank You PRESENTATION FLOW

4. WHY THIS PRESENTATION? How the Power of ICT and the Internet helped Malaysian Non-Profit Organisations AND How it Can Help Others!

5. SCENARIO OF MALAYSIAN NON-PROFIT ORGS • Lack of funds • Insufficient publicity • Not enough manpower Charity homes crowded Disparity of homes Homes dispersed

6. CASE STUDY HATI (Heart) www.hati.org.my

7. CASE STUDY – Objectives of HATI • Bridge information gap on organisations that require public support in Malaysia • Educate general public on community issues • Build partnerships

8. CASE STUDY – Project Description of HATI • Many non-profit orgs in Malaysia & many good-hearted people • A group of Malaysians decided to connect these two groups Foundations for HATI began together with CharityMalaysia.org, a Malaysian charity website A company was incorporated

9. To reach out to those who are interested in Malaysian Non-profit scenes CASE STUDY – Target Audience of HATI • Charities, non-profit orgs in Malaysia • Donors • Charity events organisers Sponsors General public Private sectors

10. CASE STUDY – Partners / Sponsors of HATI • VADS Bhd • technical sponsor (Web hosting) • Ernst & Young • auditors & tax consultants • Fiduciary Management Services Sdn Bhd • accounting & company secretarial matters • MASTER PRINT Industries Sdn Bhd • HATI team members • Donations & fundraising from public

11. Feb 2001 Most part of 2001 Early 2002 Since 2002 CASE STUDY – Timeline of HATI • Idea behind HATI conceived Talked to potential partners, approached charities for listing Website development for HATI HATI launched Continue approaching charities & updating existing information Participate in exhibitions to publicise HATI & establish contact with other organisations

12. CASE STUDY - Costs & Benefits of HATI • Charities thanked HATI • Good feedback from public • Good publicity for some charity events Costs Time Domain name: USD26 Benefits

13. Establishing & maintaining relationship with non-profit orgs More focused goals in dealing with others CASE STUDY – Challenges & Lessons Learned for HATI • Lack of resources to carry out projects or continue growing • Convincing charities or organisations about HATI's work Challenges Lessons Learned

14. CASE STUDY – Future Plans for HATI • Reaching out of Klang Valley • Automating processes • Greater awareness on HATI • Ad-hoc projects

15. CONCLUSION • Awareness on non-profit sectors • Access to info on non-profit work • Encourages people to be more involved in non-profit work How ICT helps? Recommendations Create a team outside Klang Valley for info collection More participation from the government and municipal councils Run portal in open source environment to cut cost Have a standard publicity info to promote HATI

16. www.seacem.com SEACeM (Southeast Asian Centre for e-Media) • e-enabler for non-profit orgs • Services: • Web hosting • Content Management System (CMS) • Payment and subscription Management • Banner Advertising management • e-media training • Internship program

17. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

18. Miss SEOW Yoke May yokemay@gmail.com THANK YOU