Management
MINDS is one of the oldest and largest voluntary welfare organisations in Singapore, with 420 staff, 2400 beneficiaries, and yearly expenses of S$21 million Singapore dollars. Their primary source of funding is the Community Chest of Singapore, with programme fees, their social enterprises, corporate sponsorships and public donations making up their secondary sources. The organisation is headed by President Conrad Melville Campos who leads a 15-member executive committee with four subcommittees that meet monthly to discuss problems and plan new programmes; the CEO is Keh Eng Song. MINDS has won several awards, including the 2001 President's Social Service Award from the National Council of Social Service and the 2010 Singapore Health Award (Gold) by the Health Promotion Board.
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