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New research sheds light on the critical role of an enabling civic space for economic and social recovery in the Arab Region
Multiple crises and contextual complexities – a protracted refugee crisis, a health crisis, an economic downturn due to the pandemic, and food insecurity triggered by the Russian-Ukraine war – have placed mounting pressures on civil …
Are the Chinese embracing giving circles?
Research from the Shanghai United Foundation, released last month, examines the status of giving circles in China and its impact on citizen philanthropy. The report is the first piece of research that seeks to understand …
Bangladesh banking foundation to provide ongoing scholarship support to students
Bangladesh’s UCB Foundation has committed to providing scholarships to students in Bangladesh through a collaboration with Pay It Forward Bangladesh. Eligible students will get Tk4,000 ($40) a month under the scholarship. The UCB Foundation and …
Saudi’s Awqaf, Council of NGOs launches five investment funds worth $50m
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Awqaf has signed an agreement with the Council of Non-governmental Organizations to launch five investment endowment funds worth SR186 million ($49.4 million) during the first quarter of 2023, according to …
Seven years of CSR in India – disruptive yet evolutionary
The CSR law in India has seen not only an increase in corporate giving but development in the strategic deployment of that giving It has been seven years since a corporate social responsibility (CSR) law …
Korean foundation supports refugees with entrepreneurship programme
Korea’s Asia Foundation has launched a programme to support refugees fleeing North Korea and resettling in South Korea. Personal Initiative Training, the name of the programme, was developed in Germany during reunification to close the …
Research: Impact investing in Japan 17 times larger than during pandemic
According to the latest annual report by GSG-NAB Japan, Japan’s impact investing market is growing. The total amount of investment in impact investing has grown by 1,700 per cent – from $475 million (71.8 billion …
Meet the team: Alliance Regional Representative Aarti Mohan
Aarti Mohan, a Co-Founder and Partner at Sattva Consulting, joined the Alliance magazine team as Regional Representative for South Asia earlier this year. Based in India, Mohan brings a wealth of localised philanthropy knowledge about …
Meet the team: Alliance Regional Representative Fan Li
Fan Li, the co-Editor-in-Chief of SSIR China and International Advisor to the Leping Foundation, joined the Alliance magazine team as Regional Representative for East Asia earlier this year. Based in Japan, Li brings a wealth …
Meet the team: Alliance Regional Representative Agustín Landa
Agustín Landa, the founder of LANZA, a consultancy focused on social initiatives based in Mexico, joined the Alliance magazine team as Regional Representative for Latin America earlier this year. Based in Mexico, Landa brings a …