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AVPN is Asia’s largest platform for social impact, where over 700 resource providers, innovators and intermediaries from across 43 markets collaborate to mobilise capital. Grounded in deep regional expertise and partnerships, AVPN is building a thriving ecosystem that accelerates measurable progress toward inclusive growth, empowering Asia to lead the way in global impact.
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AVPN has empowered its community to connect, learn, act, and lead in advancing social impact in Asia. Take a look at our interactive Annual Review to learn more about our work and impact.
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For Existing Members:Â Current Vision, Catalyst, and Knowledge benefits and services remain unchanged through 31 December 2026. No action is required at this time.
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Hyun Shin, Ph.D. is Professor of Marketing at the School of Business, Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea). He also serves as Vice President of Global Social Innovation Foundation, Director of Impact Science Research Center, Ashoka U Change Champion, and Academic Editor of Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) Korean Edition at the university. His research has appeared in premier journals such as Management Science, Sustainable Development, and Stanford Social Innovation Review. Through research, consulting, and advisory, he has worked with global companies, such as BGF, Hyundai Motor Group, LG, Posco, Samsung, and SK; with Foundations, such as Asan Nanum Foundation, Asia Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Hyundai Motors CMK foundation, Economics of Mutuality (EOM) Foundation, Posco 1% Nanum Foundation, Smilegate Hope Studio, and SK Happiness Foundation; with public institutions, such as Gyeonggi-do Social Impact Creators (GSIC), Korea National Research Foundation (KNRF), Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency (KOSEA), Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH), Korea National Council for Social Welfare (KNCSW), and Korea Venture Investment Corporation (KVIC); with NGO/NPOs, such as ASEAN-KOREA Center, Ashoka Korea, Center for Social Value Enhancement Studies (CFSE), Good Neighbors International, Mango Fund (in Uganda), Save the Children, and World Vision; and with social enterprises, such as Dot, Dr. Noah, Good Sharing (in Mongolia), Sangsangwoori, MYSC, SK Happy Narae, and TreePlanet. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors at Korea National Advisory Board for Impact Finance, Korea Academic Society for Business Administration, Korea Academy of International Business, Korea Academy of Social Enterprise, and Korea Marketing Association. In 2019, he founded a social venture, Impact Research Lab, which aims to measure impact and provide evidence-based impact consulting and advisory service. He received B.B.A. and M.B.A. from Seoul National University (Seoul, South Korea), M.S. in Economics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois, USA), and Ph.D. in Management from the Anderson School of Management, UCLA (California, USA).