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India ‘Philanthropy List’ ranks most generous donors
Hurun India and EdelGive have issued their annual Philanthropy List, ranking the most generous individuals in India. HCL Technologies founder Shiv Nadar tops the list. Nadar, who donates through the corporate entity HCL Foundation, gave …
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 …
Ford Foundation gives $80m for nonprofits facing global authoritarianism
The Ford Foundation has announced an $80 million programme aimed at building the resilience of civil society organizations in the Global South. The money will go to virtual hubs in 12 countries over the next five years, …
