Allen Grossman Talks to AVPN About the Significant Impact of Venture Philanthropy
Harvard Business School recently published a paper titled “Venture Philanthropy: Its Evolution and its Future”. Written by Allen Grossman, Sarah Appleby and Caitlin Reimers, the paper explores the current state of venture philanthropy (VP) in the US and its future. The findings of the paper are based on interviews with 28 practitioners in the field […]
AVPN February 2015 Webinar Recording: Shell Foundation’s approach to Venture Philanthropy
Practicing venture philanthropy involves using a set of engaged practices to support the selected organization with funding as well as a combination of skills and resources towards achieving a social purpose.How do funders select their projects? What are some of the key indicators that they look for? What are some best practices for venture philanthropy? […]
AVPN November Webinar recording: Hardware Pioneers-Harness the Impact Potential of Technology Entrepreneurs
Insights on some challenges faced by hardware social entrepreneurs and the roles impact investors play in supporting these new solutions scale their impact.
AVPN Road Show brings venture philanthropy to life
The Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) completed its Road Show – which travelled to Mumbai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo – in the month of October. The objective of the road show was to provide a platform to practitioners in the venture philanthropy industry to share best practices with peers and to learn more about venture […]
AVPN Roadshows attended by more than 400 VP Supporters
More than 400 people attended the roadshow events across Mumbai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo, representing a balanced mix from the diverse sectors that make up the venture philanthropy eco-system.The breakdown of the attendees overall was grant making foundations 15%, charities or social enterprises 15%, professional service firms 14%, venture philanthropy practitioners 13%, private equity […]
AVPN’s Inaugural Conference Calls for Greater Collaboration
The key take-away from AVPN’s inaugural conference was the need for collaborative action in the venture philanthropy and social investment space in Asia. Industry professionals gathered in Singapore for what was the first event of its kind in Asia and walked away with new ideas, networks and inspiration for their work. Given the nascent stage […]
Can You Do Well by Doing Good? Four Ways to Be a Better Impact Investor
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While impact investing is on the rise, unintentional negative externalities have surfaced. AVPN member Synergos shares 4 lessons learnt in which Systems Thinking has improved performance.
Doug Miller on Bloomberg
Doug Miller of the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network discusses the links between the financial industry and charities. He talks with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.”
EVPA’s 9th Conference in Geneva Shares Failures in the Midst of Celebrating Successes
EVPA’s annual conference in November last year was a refreshing departure from the usual repertoire of showcasing only the successful cases within the industry. Instead, leading investors also discussed failures and what we can learn from those. In addition to dedicating an entire session on the topic of failure (‘The good, the bad and the […]
Getting Started in Venture Philanthropy in Asia: Interview with Simon Chadwick
Starting a new venture philanthropy or social investment organisation can be difficult, particularly in a region such as Asia, where the ecosystem for philanthropy is not as evolved as it is in the West. ‘Getting Started in Venture Philanthropy in Asia’, AVPN’s guide for new venture philanthropy and social investment organisations, is an important tool […]
Hot On The Heels Of Change – 5 Insights From The 2015 AVPN Conference
Intentions and results are inextricably connected. If you intend to do something, then you better do it —there’s little point otherwise. All non-profits have good intentions, but very few actually end up achieving what they set out to do in the first place. From unsupportive grant makers to insufficient talent, a host of problems constantly […]
Inspiring Hong Kong with Venture Philanthropy
AVPN held a private roundtable session in Hong Kong on 13th February with a select group of participants that included members of the Social Innovation and Efficiency Development Fund Taskforce, other government agencies, intermediary groups and private foundations. AVPN’s new executive vice-chairman, Andrew Muirhead, shared the Inspiring Scotland model of venture philanthropy with the group, […]
International Social Innovation Leaders Share Their Views on Asia
AVPN had a chat with Paul Carttar and Nat Sloane on their views on the stage of venture philanthropy in Asia and what one can expect from AVPN’s inaugural conference in May this year. Paul Carttar, former director of the US Social Innovation Fund, has had several engagements in the Asia-Pacific region in the course […]
Japan Venture Philanthropy Fund – from grants to social innovation
Funding social innovation projects through grants, while building the capacities of their investees.
Moving from traditional philanthropy to strategic social investment
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Co-founder & CEO of Unitus Capital explains how India is moving from traditional giving to strategic social investing, why it is picking up, and what are the challenges for philanthropic organizations to move from grant making to impact investing.
Social Investing India: From Philanthropy to CSR to Impact Investing
AVPN India and leading law firm Nishith Desai Associates are hosting a dialogue between leading industrialists from India and global experts and philanthropists to discuss their own journeys in philanthropy. Asia has a huge opportunity to change the world through social investment and venture philanthropy. India with its numerous social challenges and growing wealth needs […]
Spotlight on an EVPA member
EVPA Member: Incluvest BV 1. Please tell us about your organization and your involvement in venture philanthropy? Set up in 2012, Incluvest BV is a company focusing on inclusive impact investment in the agricultural sector in developing countries where poverty dominates people. It derived from an initiative from Woord en Daad, a development aid organisation […]
True leaders look within: the road ahead to professionalize the social investment sector
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Talent management in funding organizations. Its relationship with action, scale, and impact. Lessons learnt at Salzburg Global Seminar.
VP Champion, Doug Miller, Encourages ‘Learning from Others’
Doug Miller is, among other things, the chairman of the board of the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) and has been active in philanthropy for the last 30 years. He is also a founding trustee of Impetus Trust in the UK, and the founding chairman and honorary president of the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA). […]
What is Venture Philanthropy? Watch a simpleshow to find out
AVPN has partnered with simpleshow to produce an animation video that explains Venture Philanthropy in simple terms for the uninitiated. Learn about what we do to for the eco-system through the short video: Supported by:
