Humanist Society (Singapore) is on Giving.sg — our very own hub for doing good practically

https://www.giving.sg/donate/campaign/humanists-for-red-cross-grateful-heart-day-2025

Last month’s Secular Assembly (24 May 2025) explored Effective Altruism and featured an inspiring presentation by Singapore Red Cross (SRC) on how evidence-based giving transforms lives — from tutoring under-resourced children to supporting vulnerable seniors and disaster-hit communities. Many of you left the session asking, “How can I act on this right away?”

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the answer:

1 · Our new Giving.sg organisation page

We’ve officially registered Humanist Society (Singapore) on Giving.sg — Singapore’s one-stop, government-supported donation portal. Every dollar you give there is channelled directly to vetted local charities, and your tax-deductible receipt is generated instantly. By donating through our page you’ll also fly the humanist flag, showing that people without religion live well and do good.

2 · Launch campaign: Humanists for Red Cross – Grateful Hearts Day 2025

Our first fundraiser Humanists for Red Cross Grateful Heart Day 2025 is now live! We aim to raise S$1,000 in the next 50 days (campaign closes 15 Aug 2025) in support of SRC’s Grateful Hearts initiative. SRC is Singapore’s national humanitarian organisation, mobilising blood donations, emergency relief, and community programmes that uplift children, families, seniors and persons with disabilities.


Call to action — how you can help

  1. Give what you can
    Even a small recurring gift signals our collective commitment to compassion backed by reason.
  2. Spread the word
    Share the campaign link on WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn or wherever you meet friends who value secular kindness. A quick note like “I’m supporting Humanists SG’s drive for Red Cross — join me?” goes a long way.

Why this matters

  • Embodies our motto “Good for Goodness’ Sake.”
  • Demonstrates that non-religious Singaporeans contribute tangibly to society.
  • Amplifies evidence-based giving principles introduced at May’s Assembly.

Let’s make this first campaign a success and set the tone for many more cause-driven collaborations.

Ready? Go to the fundraiser Humanists for Red Cross Grateful Heart Day 2025, click Donate, share the link, and let’s show Singapore what humanists can achieve together.

Thank you for living your values out loud.

Survey for interest on Sunday Assembly

The Sunday Assembly movement was started in London, UK by comedians Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans in 2013. They had both been churchgoers in their youth, stopped going and then realised they missed something; not the religious part, but rather the community, the stimulation, the singing, the being with others, the tea and cake afterwards. So they set up Sunday Assembly to see if a ‘church-like thing without religion’ could be done. And it could!

We at HumanistSG wants to know if you would like to attend and join such a community!

A typical Assembly program consists of (in no particular order) and lasts about 1 hour:

  • Songs – pop songs, or even songs of religious origin if they are lovely to listen and sing to
  • Speakers– on science, history, or current affairs to get you thinking and discussions going
  • Reading – This could be a poem or other short piece, related to the talk or not
  • Doing Your Best – Someone shares a personal story about something going on in their life. It could be something they have been grappling with, striving at, succeeded with, failed but learned from, or are involved with that’s worth sharing. It’s about reminding each other that we’re all trying the best we can.
  • Moment of Reflection – Invite the group to do a short reflection e.g. 2 minutes.
  • Life Happens – Invite the group to share highs and lows in their life.
  • Gratitude – Invite the group to express gratitude to their loved ones and others in life
  • Announcements

Spend a few minutes to fill up the survey here, and even stand a chance to win $10 NTUC e-vouchers!

https://forms.gle/NX7MgWk8L2RyeNDU9

Survey is open between 01 – 30 May 2024.