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Candid, CSIP launch comprehensive database on philanthropy in India
Candid, in partnership with the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP), has launched Philanthropy in India, an innovative website that provides the most comprehensive information available on Indian philanthropy. The new database will allow …
Two pledges from South Korean billionaires to donate half of wealth
South Korea has seen some announcements of big philanthropy this month, with tech billionaire Brian Kim, founder of the Kakao Corporation, South Korea’s top mobile-messenger operator, pledging to donate more than half of his wealth …
What does a world-leading framework of charities law look like?
Although charities have a proud history of catalysing much-needed social change, there is mounting concern that governments might be using newly-minted charities law frameworks as a mechanism to ‘crack down’ on the legitimate activities of …
What is the role of philanthropy in lobbying and policy-making?
As the global philanthropy sector has grown in complexity, so too has the intersection of philanthropy and law. Ahead of Alliance magazine’s March issue on law and philanthropy, we wanted to understand how the philanthropic …
Why Disaster Tech in Asia holds great potential, and how to scale the field
A person who lives in the Asia Pacific region is five times more likely to suffer from disasters than anywhere else in the world. Indeed, the ruin from disaster events is catastrophic: over 500,000 lives …
What does feminist funding really look like?
It has almost become a donor mantra: invest in women and girls. But the vast majority of international aid is allocated without a feminist analysis, and that’s a problem. Feminist analysis is about more than …
Tech, strategic philanthropy, and giving trends in India: Philanthropists Nandan and Rohini Nilekani
In a new interview series titled The Business of Philanthropy, Badr Jafar, Emirati philanthropist and Founding Patron of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at the University of Cambridge, speaks with fellow philanthropists Nandan and Rohini …
Philanthropy must invest in tackling non-communicable diseases
‘We had to ask a trader going across the border to China to buy insulin. This was animal insulin, it was very hard to get and very expensive,’ shared Sai Sam Noon, a 49-year-old public …
Invest in scaling infrastructure, not just products and organisations
The dominant approach to scaling and replicating impact has been to scale-up one organisation or model at a time – an effective non-profit or intervention is recognised, and resources are given to that non-profit to …
What will it take to prioritise climate change?
From engaging new champions, to promoting local narratives, here’s how we can strengthen action on climate change mitigation. India ranks third in terms of absolute levels of carbon emissions after China and the United States. In a …
