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We need to bring every pool of capital to the table, says AVPN’s chief of impact investing
Alliance Investment Editor Claudia Cahalane chats to AVPN’s chief of impact investing, Vikas Arora in a tea break on the last day of the AVPN global forum, Abu Dhabi, and discovers his conference highlights. ‘Imagine …
Trust-based philanthropy: charities need to be more honest, say funders
Civil society organisations need to be more honest and open with funders, suggested panellists at AVPN’s global conference session Decoding the Meaning of Trust-Based Philanthropy. At AVPN’s event last month in Abu Dhabi, philanthropic organisations …
AVPN turns up spotlight on the huge potential of faith-based philanthropy
AVPN’s Global Conference in the UAE offered promising and optimistic dissussions on faith-based giving, a call to action on youth mental health, a raft of giving from the Abu Dhabi government, and a hazy warmth. …
Exploring ‘aggressive humility’: Eroding siloes between foundations and government
“Just because you are the CEO doesn’t mean people will take your call,” said Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar, CEO of Al Ghurair Foundation. This was not what I expected her to say in the middle …
A new vision of Asian philanthropy
This was my first AVPN Global Conference, but it won’t be my last. Heading into Abu Dhabi on the heels of the always-inspiring Skoll World Forum, I had no idea what to expect. Wading through …
Rooting change and cultivating support for Indigenous people
The shimmering, futuristic skyscrapers of Abu Dhabi are a world apart from the humble villages I’ve visited in the tropical rainforests of Latin America, Central Africa and Southeast Asia. Members of these remote and tree-covered …
Educational relief fund launches in support of Palestinian students
AVPN 2024: An education relief fund for Palestinian students has been launched by the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation (AGF), an Emirati philanthropic organisation. The fund, which was trailed at the AVPN Global conference in …
UN refugee agency and AVPN explore innovative finance
AVPN 2024: The UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, has teamed up with Asian philanthropy network, AVPN, to explore innovative financial models to help strengthen support for forcibly displaced people in Asia and the Pacific. …
Middle East next gen move on from traditional giving
Young philanthropists in the Middle East are showing appetite for a more hands-on approach, a greater emphasis on transparency and accountability and a move away from traditional family foundations, to focus more on individualised giving. …
Asia’s new social outcomes marketplace launched by AVPN
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 …
