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The makings of effective philanthropy
One day, not that long ago, a few of us from the India Climate Collaborative sat on a low couch in our office tossing ideas back and forth as we tried to answer a challenging …
3 takeaways for deeper impact
Last October, my academic advisor nonchalantly told me that the University of Oregon had some funding to send me to a philanthropy conference in Kuala Lumpur and asked if I wanted to go; I did …
Views from an impact-first satellite operator
Pacific Islands has often been marginalised in global affairs due to a number of factors – their remoteness, small populations, and lack of economic resources to name a few. In recent years, however, there has …
‘We’re here to serve, we’re not here to demand’
‘We’re here to serve, we’re not here to demand’ Last month, AVPN hosted their 2023 Global Conference in the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in partnership with Yayasan Hasanah. Alliance polled our audience to …
‘The onus is on us’
Last month, AVPN hosted their 2023 Global Conference in the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in partnership with Yayasan Hasanah. Alliance polled our audience to find out which session they’d most like to read …
Impact vs Return: The balancing act
In late June 2023, I attended the AVPN conference 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, a gathering of over 1,200 people from the social impact sector. It was an event I had not imagined I would have the …
An incredibly humble and honest panel on leadership
Day two of AVPN and the Hasanah Forum presented a panel titled People & Leadership: Nurturing Courageous Leaders. Facilitated by Louise Pulford from the Social Innovation Exchange, the incredible leaders in the panel presented some …
What does trust-based philanthropy and unrestricted funding mean for social impact organisations
Public Service Announcement: for not-for-profits out there. I was on a panel at AVPN’s Global Conference last week in Kuala Lumpur together with Dee Bourbon from Chervon Group, Antara Lahiri from Micron Technology, Aimy Lee …
Asian Youth Wellbeing Fund announced by AVPN
The $3 million fund announced at the AVPN Global Conference 2023 is the first philanthropic pooled fund that focuses on youth mental wellbeing across Southeast Asia and South Asia, with AVPN being supported by Yayasan …
How to stay inspired when working on complex systematic problems
The energy at the AVPN annual conference in Kuala Lumpur is infectious and full of hope. Which is odd because we are all working in the social impact space. And this means that we face …
