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Call for Creative Interns

The Foundation for a Sustainable Society Inc. (FSSI) is in need of two (2) Creative interns. S/he will report to the Knowledge Management, Advocacy, and Communications (KMAC) Unit.  RESPONSIBILITIES: Must have completed subjects or demonstrated competence in graphic design, copywriting, and video editing. Will develop marketing materials targeting a range of audiences from cooperatives to start ups, […]

Call for Interns for KMAC Unit

The Foundation for a Sustainable Society Inc. (FSSI) is in need of two (2) Creative interns and one (1) Research Intern. S/he will report to the Knowledge Management, Advocacy, and Communications (KMAC) Unit.  Job Description Creative Intern for KMAC Unit SUMMARY OF TASKS AND QUALIFICATIONS:   RESPONSIBILITIES: Must have completed subjects or demonstrated competence in graphic design, copywriting, […]

Call for Applications: Creative Intern

Job Description BACKGROUND  The Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) is a social investment organization committed to support the development of sustainable communities through social entrepreneurship. Since 1995, we have been supporting social enterprises across the Philippines through financial and non-financial services. Our organization promotes the triple bottom line (3BL): social equity, environmental protection, and economic development, also referred to as […]

FSSI Forms Gender Team

In an effort to better synergize its support for gender equality and women led enterprises with its mission of providing social investments to enterprises through the triple bottom line (3BL) strategy, the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) formalizes the creation of a Gender Team. Gender sensitivity and equality is included in the 3BL framework which FSSI seeks […]

FSSI Joins AU Gov’t, Macquarie Group Foundation in RISE Fund initiative to support women SMEs

Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) Chaiperson Norman Joseph Jiao and Board Member and Corporate Secretary Christie Rowena “Tetay” Plantilla join the partnership launch of Investing in Women (IW), an initiative of the Australian Government, and the Macquarie Group Foundation for the Responsive Interventions Supporting (women) Entrepreneurs (RISE) Fund on November 17. The RISE […]

Policy Brief on Food and Nutrition Security and Agricultural Recovery

The imposition of community quarantine in different parts of the country magnified pre-existing gaps in our food supply chain, from production to distribution. Farmers and fisherfolks were unable to transport and sell their products due to the lockdown, resulting in food and income loss at the time of a crisis. In this paper, INCITEGov in […]

Letter from the Executive Director

Learning from Experience, Ushering a New Beginning   Sixto Donato C. Macasaet This month is special to FSSI. Twenty-five years ago, on August 11, 1995, a successful debt for development agreement was signed between the governments of the Philippines and Switzerland.  FSSI’s organizational documents were also signed on this day.  Less than a month later, on September 6, 1995, […]