"Volunteerism & Social Entrepreneurship: Predecessors To Philanthropy"

1. “Volunteerism & Social
Entrepreneurship:
Predecessors To Philanthropy”
Ms. Mastura M. Rashid
Project Manager, The Nasi Lemak Project, Malaysia

2. Contents
• About The Nasi Lemak Project (TNLP)
• Volunteerism, Social Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy: A Definition
• Volunteerism, Social Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy: Relationships
• Volunteerism, Social Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy: Limitations
• Suggestions & Conclusion
• References

3. About The Nasi Lemak Project (TNLP)
• TNLP is formally registered as an NGO in the Registrar of Societies (R.O.S) as Pertubuhan Kebajikan
Sukarelawan Malaysia. It is also a formally registered social enterprise under the name of TNLP Social
Enterprise.
• TNLP strives to alleviate poverty through social entrepreneurship and youth volunteerism. We are totally
independent, non-religious and non-political entity, and does not receive any consistent financial help
from any institution.
• In short, we practice “sustainable charity” - we employ the poor to make money through F&B businesses
to fund social impact projects
• This project won the International Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award on September 2014, from the Ali
Center in Kentucky, USA. It is also one of the winners of Berbudi Berganda Social Innovation Challenge on
January 2015. TNLP is supported by the U.S Embassy of Kuala Lumpur.

4. Volunteerism, Social Entrepreneurship,
Philanthropy: A Definition
• “Volunteerism”: the use or involvement of volunteer labor, especially
in community services.
• “Social Entrepreneurship”: the attempt to draw upon business
techniques to find solutions to social problems.
• “Philanthropy”: the desire to promote the welfare of others,
expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good
causes.

5. Volunteerism, Social Entrepreneurship,
Philanthropy: Relationships

6.  Skill Training
 Employment
 Accelerator Program
 Micro-funding
 Grants
 Venture Capitalists/ Angel Funders
 Banks
 Social Capital Markets
 PHILANTROPHY!
 Post-conflict i.e Liter of Light (Philippines)
 Resource problems i.e Drinkwell (Bangladesh)
 Social problems i.e Artisans d’Angkor (Cambodia)
 Healthcare i.e HOPE Worldwide (Malaysia)
 Housing i.e Pathways (USA)
 Others i.e education, legal services
• The Nasi Lemak Project does F&B business, profit used to
fund social projects with the destitutes.
• Arus Academy does education coaching in schools, profit
used to fund people who has no access to education.

8. Volunteerism, Social Entrepreneurship,
Philanthropy: Limitations
Volunteerism
• Small coverage
• Monetarily
challenged
• Lack of consistency
• Emotionally
exhausting
Social
Entrepreneurship
• Concept is not
understood by the
mass public
• Transparency issues
• Stakeholder interests
Philanthropy
• Not sustainable
• Directed by
philanthropists’
interests
• Centered towards big
organizations only
• Media issues

9. Suggestions & Conclusion
Suggestions
Philanthropists should consider investing in social entrepreneurs, alongside funding
nonprofits.
Reasons:
 Innovation: entrepreneurs have fresh and innovative ways to create social impact.
 Sustainability: money is invested to create more money for more social impact.
Social entrepreneurs should adopt NGOs transparency measures and reporting
system for better trust.
The concept of social entrepreneurship should be defined consistently throughout
the world.
There should be a mixture of all three elements (volunteerism, social
entrepreneurship and philanthropy) in an NGO, big or small.
Conclusion
Philanthropy should be channeled towards the greater good, sustainably and of
maximum social impact in an NGO. Integration of social entrepreneurship and
volunteerism is a MUST in every philanthropic attempt, towards an ideal social
organization

10. References
• The Malaysian Social Enterprise Blueprint, downloadable at
http://mymagic.my/en/the-malaysian-social-enterprise-blueprint/
• “From nasi lemak to jobs”: media coverage on The Nasi Lemak Project
http://www.thestar.com.my/Metro/Focus/2015/05/29/From-nasi-
lemak-to-jobs-The-homeless-of-Kuala-Lumpur-have-found-a-friend-
in-a-youth-group/
• “The Volunteer stages and transitions model: organizational
socialization of volunteers”
http://www.academia.edu/1115588/The_Volunteer_stages_and_tran
sitions_model_organizational_socialization_of_volunteers_Macquarie
_University_ResearchOnline