Feb 2nd Post

After reaching out to a few business leaders, I successfully set up 2 interviews for spring break when I am in Hong Kong. One is with Microsoft Hong Kong, and the other one is with CK Hutchison. Both of them demonstrated excellence in corporate philanthropy. I did some brief research on their projects:

Microsoft:
Microsoft will be donating over US$1 billion in cloud services to 70,000 NGOs around the world in the next three years. Additionally, Microsoft Hong Kong will provide more comprehensive services to local NGOs. There are also many other programs such as YouthSpark and GirlSpark.

 CK Hutchison:
From Heart of Gold Hong Kong Hospice Service Programme that raised  HK$126 million, to donating audio books to people with disabilities, to investing in many universities and technology developments, just to name a few.
I am very thankful for these opportunities to find out more, particularly interested in knowing what motivates the company’s decision to donate and how successful these philanthropic projects have been, and how they have impacted the society positively. I believe that the interview can help inspire more corporate philanthropy behavior and together, we can make a difference.

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