In a press conference held at Golden Prince Hotel on Monday, July 17, 2023, Dr
Glenda Antonio, founder, president and chief executive officer of SRG, said that for a decade and a half, the organization has successfully advocated 150 philanthropic development offices in Asia, America, Europe, Africa, and some cities in the Philippines
Some of SRGs major hubs are located in Singapore for Asia-Pacific and the United States in the west
“In the birth of our 15th year milestone, about two years ago, we are proud to share that we have a patented framework called the Spring Rain Global 6-Pillar Capacitation Model,” Antonio said
“These include leadership and governance, program development and management, philanthropy development, financial planning, database management, and ecosystem building,” she added
The patented model aims to mentor other development organizations that will “hone them in sustainable ways in raising funds and networks through conferences, workshops, and training,” according to Antonio
The organization will also hold events relating to sports and music that intend to determine and guide its partner organizations on the latest trends in philanthropy and attract funders and donors
“For the championship, [the prize is] P1 million
This is not a simple tournament
This is a philanthropy tournament
We are giving this kind of price precisely because we wanted to help not only the players but the advocacy that they are representing,” said Fr
Victor Gonzaga, SRG chairman of the Advisory Board
SRG will also extend its network by launching a foundation that will provide positive relations to social development organizations in their capacity-building needs, which are often overlooked by other large organizations
Meanwhile, a three-day conference headed by SRG will happen on July 24-26 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino with the theme, “Unity and Solidarity: Nurturing Towards a Stronger Ecosystem of Good
” It will feature various international speakers globally
Different sectoral groups are also expected to join the three-day-event that is going to be first hosted in the Philippines
Interested attendees may register through SRG’s official Facebook page (CNU INTERNS DENISE MAE CODIS AND KIMBERLY GOC-ONG)