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			<title><![CDATA[  “Good read as well”, The Star  ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A new book about charity models provides a refreshing new take on the charity scene. It effectively reconciles the many apparent contradictions of the charity world. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[   “Doing Well, Doing Good”, The Business Times  ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Social entrepreneurs is a seemingly fancy term for those who combine bottom lines with noble causes. Who are they and what do they do? And can business and altruism really mix? QUAH CHIN CHIN finds out ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[   “Book Review: Doing Good Well” by Sixdon Macasaet, Alliance  ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In this, his first book, Willie Cheng draws on his experience, both as a partner and managing director of the Singapore branch of the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing firm Accenture and as the Chair of the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Center in Singapore, to explain and provide new perspectives on the principles and thinking behind the working of the non-profit sector. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[  “Tackling our Challenges Together”, Speech by Yong Ying-I, Ministry of Health ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ I am very pleased that you are able to attend our inaugural ‘MOH VWO Excellence Seminar’. I’m very grateful, too, to our speakers and panelists for being here today to share their insights and their expertise with us. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[  “New Paradigms for the Nonprofit World” by About.com ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ For people first coming into contact with the nonprofit world, especially those accustomed to the ways of the business sector, nonprofit organizations can seem strange, with unfamiliar customs and methods. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[  Doing Good Well wins the Silver Medal in the Philanthropy/Charity/Nonprofit category of the 2009 Axiom Business Book Awards. ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Axiom Business Book Awards recognizes the year’s best business books and their creators. The goal of the awards “is to celebrate the innovative, intelligent, and creative aspects of the books that make us think, see, and work differently every day.” ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[ “Profitable All Round”, SALT ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ All proceeds from the 8 October 2008 book launch of Doing Good Well: What Does (And Does Not) Make Sense in the Nonprofit World went to the charity, Caritas Singapore. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Photo Gallery of Book Signing at Borders ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A book talk and signing took place at Borders Singapore at Wheelock Place on Saturday, 17 January 2009. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[  “First Look” by Singapore Accountant ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In this issue, we gain an insight into the world of non-profit organisations with our first recommendation, penned by our very own member,
Mr Willie Cheng. We have also selected two relevant titles that cover internal audit and internal control programme respectively. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Book Signing at Borders Wheelock Singapore ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Join us on 17th of January 2009 at Borders Wheelock, 3pm at the front of store with author Willie Cheng of Doing Good Well to uncover the surprises and challenges of nonprofit paradigms followed by a book signing session. All are welcome. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ “Better organisations: Endgame Extinction” by Volunteer Bureau of Montreal ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In a provocative suggestion, Willie Cheng, author of a new book on not for profit management suggests “Ultimate success occurs when the nonprofit's mission is achieved and its existence in no longer needed” ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[ “Book Review: Doing Good Well” by Suzanne Lim, Salt ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In his new book, Willie Cheng offers a fresh, engaging perspective on the non-profit world. Suzanne Lim flips the pages of this weighty tome. Many in the local non-profit scene have lamented about the lack of published resources dealing with the conceptual and strategic issues that plague the non-profit world. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[ “‘We also make steel’” by Raju Chellam, Dataquest ]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[  http://www.doinggoodwell.net/happenings/news/DATAQUEST-15Dec08.pdf ]]></link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ If you compare corporate sales and GDP of 100 largest economies, nearly half of them are corporations, writes Willie Cheng in his just-released book, Doing Good Well. On a cold December day in 1988, when Doordarshan was still the queen of Indian TV, a refreshing and highly inspiring commercial ran on the national network that portrayed shots of happy employees, customers, students and common Indians who were involved in helping the country grow and prosper. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ “Interview: SMBs should take CSR equally seriously” by AMI, SMB Navigator ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ SMBs should take CSR equally seriously. Whether as an individual or corporation, we all need be socially responsible, Willie Cheng, author and noted IT expert, tells Raju Chellam in an interview. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ “Willie Cheng publishes book, Doing Good Well” Accenture Retired Partner/Senior Executive Newsletter ]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[  http://www.doinggoodwell.net/happenings/news/AccentureNewsletter15.pdf ]]></link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Many retired partners/senior executives have something they really want to do when they retire. For Willie Cheng (2003), that something was to write a book. And just five years into his retirement, he's done it. Doing Good Well: What Does (and Does Not) Make Sense in the Nonprofit World offers readers a new perspective on the nonprofit sector and is being distributed through bookstores in countries around the world. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[   	“Brain Food: Doing Good Well” by Lin Yanqin, Today ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Few books look closely and comprehensively at the local non-profit sector, and here’s one that not only examines the state of things, but also presents theories for why things are the way they are.

As the former chairman of the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre, and now chairman of the Lien Centre for Social Innovation, Mr Willie Cheng is well placed to provide a guide to the nonprofit world. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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		<title><![CDATA[  FIA Presents October's Great Fundraising Resources ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng presents a fresh perspective on nonprofits. For the last four years, Willie Cheng has been sharing his take on the paradigms of "doing good" in various publications. With the international nonprofit scene moving from an era of "Just Doing Good" to one of "Doing Good Well," he has compiled and adapted these writings into this book. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[  “Corporate View on Art of Giving” by Sumati Nagrath, Businessworld ]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[  http://www.doinggoodwell.net/reviews/businessworld.html ]]></link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ It is one of india’s many contradictions: despite its vibrant civil society and impressive line-up of celebrity activists, the country’s not-for-profit sector finds itself in the middle of a severe credibility crisis. It is burdened by stereotypes that have been built over the years, and not all of them are without substance. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[ “Charities should work towards 'extinction'”, My Paper ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ It's no secret that Mr Willie Cheng - the man who blew the lid on the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) four years ago - has strong opinions when it comes to running a charity.

Take, for example, his view that 'the ultimate aim of a charity is to be extinct'. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ “Good Principles”,The Sunday Times ]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[  http://www.doinggoodwell.net/happenings/news/ST_121008.pdf ]]></link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A new book, Doing Good Well: What Does (And Does Not) Make Sense In The Nonprofit World, was launched last Wednesday by local author Willie Cheng. The former managing partner of management consultancy Accenture is now a volunteer, board director and keen observer of the charity scene. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[ “Doing Good Better” by Susan Long, The Straits Times ]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[  http://www.doinggoodwell.net/happenings/news/WillieChengST081008.pdf ]]></link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ FIVE years after the eruption of the National Kidney Foundation scandal, Mr Willie Cheng, who blew the whistle on its then-$189 million reserves, breaks his silence. With a book, no less.

He has written an authoritative tome on the charity sector, covering everything from nonprofit management to philanthropic giving, called Doing Good Well, which will be launched on Wednesday. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Doing Good Well – Q&A with Willie Cheng, The Straits Times ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ FIVE years after the eruption of the National Kidney Foundation scandal, Mr Willie Cheng, who blew the whistle on its then-$189 million reserves, breaks his silence. With a book, no less.

He has written an authoritative tome on the charity sector, covering everything from nonprofit management to philanthropic giving, called Doing Good Well, which will be launched on Wednesday. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Official Launch of Doing Good Well ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The official launch of Doing Good Well took place at The Giving Place, National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre on 8 October 2008. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Doing Good Well – Book review by Knowledge@SMU ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Doing Good Well: What Does (and Does Not) Make Sense in the Nonprofit World is a bold, exhaustive and analytical book on what makes the nonprofit sector tick -- or not. It is author Willie Cheng’s offering to a well-intentioned charity sector (including the public) in Singapore that, until recently, has seemed at a loss about effective governance. Cheng is Board Chairman of the Lien Centre for Social Innovation, Singapore Management University. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Launch of Doing Good Well - Get An Autographed Copy From Caritas Singapore ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The author has kindly donated a number of copies to his favorite
charity, Caritas Singapore Community Council (CSCC), an umbrella organization of Catholic charities helping more than 40,000 beneficiaries across all races, language and religion. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Doing Good Well available at Major Book Stores ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Doing Good Well will be available in Singapore, Malayasia from End Septemer 08; Hong Kong, Indonesia & Thailand from October 2008; United States, United Kingdom & other countries from December 2008 ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Doing Good Well - Comments from William D. Green, Chairman & CEO, Accenture ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A strategic, conceptual and highly readable book…Willie has done a masterful job keeping the content fresh and intriguing - and even infuses the book with his unique style of humor. His ideas are thought provoking and accessible. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[Doing Good Well - Comments from Paulette V. Maehara, President and CEO, Association of Fundraising Professionals  ]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[ http://www.doinggoodwell.net/thebook/comments-maehara.html ]]></link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Willie's provocative perspective on the donor, donor motivations, regulation, compensation, the rich/poor divide and social enterprises to name just a few, is enlightening and refreshing. ]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[ Willie Cheng ]]></author>
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			<title><![CDATA[Doing Good Well - Tan Chee Koon, former CEO, National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre   ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0800</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Willie's writings has stirred, provoked and moved the charity scene in Singapore. He has a way of putting things within a framework, connecting seemingly unrelated dots in his attempt to make sense of all that is going on in and around the sector here and elsewhere. That is what the non-profit sector critically needs at this juncture more than ever– critical thinking around critical issues beyond the doing.]]></description>
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