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Getting Started in Venture Philanthropy in Asia – new guide from AVPN

Alliance magazine 27 June 2014

Starting a new venture philanthropy or social investment organization can be difficult, particularly in a region such as Asia, where the ecosystem for philanthropy is not as evolved as it is in the West. Getting …


Donors and grantees: where do the boundaries lie?

Jenny Conrad 26 November 2013

The recent issue of Alliance looking at philanthropy and power raised some very interesting points about the relationship between charities and their funders. In his editorial on ‘The power of money’, Stephen Pittam mentioned that …


Asian Venture Philanthropy Network conference: 5 lessons in family venture philanthropy

Anh Ton 4 June 2013

During this past month’s AVPN Conference, one of our most anticipated sessions was the ‘Families in Venture Philanthropy’ panel discussion. From the panel title alone, you can probably guess why: the idea of applying an investor …

Asian Venture Philanthropy Network conference: highlights & takeaways

Victor Kuo 17 May 2013

With AVPN’s inaugural conference successfully concluded last week, I wanted to list my five takeaways that were not only memorable but also worth a second glance! The first three are broad observations, and the last …

AVPN blurs the ‘two pockets’ into one

3 Ross Baird 16 May 2013

The inaugural Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) summit, more than any other gathering I’ve been to, provided concrete answers to the question: ‘how do business and philanthropy mix?’ Typically, they don’t. Kevin Jones, founder of …

Participating in a global community helps you innovate locally

3 Paula Jancso Fabiani 3 May 2013

The Global Philanthropy Forum, a community of nearly 1,800 donors and social investors, has held its 2013 conference in the middle of April in San Francisco. The event focused on debating ongoing issues like hunger, …

Members want ‘global view but local service’ as AVPN goes on the road

Alliance magazine 4 October 2012

The best thing that the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) can do for its members is to provide opportunities for networking with other members and prospective members – on a regional level as well as …

Impact investing: philanthropy’s new frontier?

1 Crystal Hayling 17 November 2011

Dr Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, recently visited Singapore and hosted a series of talks and meetings to stimulate and support impact investing in Asia. Dr Rodin joined a heavy-hitting panel that included …

Two organizations merge to better serve Asian philanthropy’s evolving needs

2 Birger Stamperdahl 27 October 2011

Asian philanthropy has grown dramatically during the past decade, attracting considerable attention both within Asia and globally. Previously of interest primarily to a small number of advocates and researchers, the growing scale and the promise …

It’s not (just) about the money

3 Crystal Hayling 13 October 2011

Elegant and well-heeled would be the best way to describe them. I smiled at these two women of indeterminate age who I had just met at the launch of the UBS-INSEAD Study on Family Philanthropy …