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A mental health support conversation with a chat bot. 'Are you living the life you always dreamed of?'

How philathropy-funded AI therapy is supporting Hong Kong’s Gen Z

Claudia Cahalane 6 September 2024

‘What about you? What helps you to relax?’ Boon asks me. Boon is a chatbot designed to support mental health, created by Winnie Mak, a psychology professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. It’s …


Philanthropy is failing young people because it doesn’t get tech 

Tris Lumley 4 September 2024

Young people today are caught in the crossfire of powerful societal forces driven by technology. Infusing their daily lives, its impact is complex – internet access offers many benefits in terms of access to vital …


5th African Philanthropy Conference 2024

Alliance magazine 28 August 2024

The African Philanthropy Conference is a collaborative platform which aims to create and curate a progressive agenda for philanthropy and social investment on the continent. Hosted under the theme of ‘The New Frontiers for African …

July 2024: Around the world from our regional reps

Alliance magazine 8 August 2024

Every month Alliance regional representatives provide a report on the latest happenings in philanthropy from their region. Below is roundup for July 2024 World’s First Accountability Summit on Disability Inclusion to be Held in Tokyo in …

Welcome to the June 2024 issue of Alliance

Charles Keidan 4 June 2024

Like motherhood and apple pie, who would not be in favour of pursuing the common good? But what exactly is the common good? And do those of us working in philanthropy have a special responsibility …

Rethinking democracy in a digital age

Cecilia Galván and Gaston Wright 4 June 2024

The election of Javier Milei in Argentina suggests the need for philanthropy to shed its traditional political reticence In the shadow of Argentina’s 2023 elections, a fascinating narrative unfolded, not of political victories or defeats …

Digital technologies and the common good

Lucy Bernholz 4 June 2024

Managing resources in common in a world of digital/physical intermingled experiences requires new systems of governance, new systems for building trust, and new processes for repairing failures Fifty years after early techies welcomed each other …

Wanted: funders to back public interest media

Charles Keidan 22 May 2024 For Subscribers

There are, broadly speaking, two types of media funders. The first group are philanthropists who buy prominent media titles. Think for example of Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, who bought the Washington Post for $250 million …

Democracy requires independent media. Philanthropy should help

Gilles Marchand 21 May 2024

For a democratic regime to function effectively, it needs, among other priorities (notably education), a media system that operates properly. All over the world, political and civic debate is becoming more tense, more emotional and …

Asia’s new social outcomes marketplace launched by AVPN

Claudia Cahalane 25 April 2024

AVPN 2024: AVPN and a new venture called OutcomesX has today launched a social outcomes platform across Asia. They say the initiative is an important move for Asia to meet its $1.5 trillion Sustainable Development …