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Time to ‘Talk the Walk’ on DEI in Asia
The Asia Philanthropy Congress 2023, held in Tokyo and Kyoto this month, marked its second year as a platform dedicated to fostering cross-sectoral collaboration to address social issues in the region. Organized by the Nippon …
Google grants $4 million to fight misinformation in India
Google has awarded a $4 million grant to the CyberPeace Foundation to help tackle misinformation in India. The grant will help establish an online resources centre, aiming to reach up to 40 million people. The centre will …
China amends charity law in crowdfunding crackdown
China has amended its charity law in a bid to clamp down to people using crowdfunding to pay for large medical bills. Crowdfunding activities related to health must now seek permission from the Ministry of …
Singapore relaxes rules for foundations to boost philanthropy
Singapore is loosening rules for private and community foundations, allowing them to go beyond the remit of giving grants. A new set of rules, called the Guidance on Regulation of Grantmakers, foundations will be …
How Asia’s billionaires can address urgent social and environmental needs
While Asia is home to nearly half of the world’s households living in poverty, it also has the fastest-growing concentration of wealthy families – and great potential to deploy philanthropic capital to create social and …
COP28: Gates Foundation and AFD commit $59.2 million towards eradicating polio
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have committed $59.2 million in support of eradicating polio by 2026. The funding includes a concessional loan of up to $59.2 million, with a principal buy-down …
COP28: Philanthropy-public-private partnership needed to plug $3 trillion climate funding gap
A $3 trillion annual funding gap for climate solutions must be met with a tri-sector philanthropic-public-private partnership. That’s according to a new report published by the World Economic Forum’s Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) initiative, in …
Collective giving offers solutions for strengthening democracy: A case study from Australia
In a time of escalating threats to our democracy and deepening economic inequality, advocates fighting tirelessly to change the systems that drive these issues need the backing of bold and forward-thinking funders working in more …
Electoral bonds, red herrings and muddy waters
Electoral bonds are a symptom of a more general confusion in the relationship between philanthropy and politics in India On 29 January 2018, the government of India announced the Electoral Bonds Scheme. The government said …
The advocacy question: Why philanthropy should use its voice for good
The First Nations referendum in Australia has highlighted how philanthropy increasingly acknowledges that engaging with advocacy is vital to achieving truly meaningful social change. Even if at first you don’t succeed… On 14 October 2023, …
