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Accelerating Impact: Catalytic Capital in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa and Europe
There is a persistent financing gap estimated at USD 4.2 trillion that needs to be filled for the world to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2030.
APAC Sustainability Seed Fund 2.0
By leveraging the success of the first round of the APAC Sustainability Seed Fund, AVPN continues to mobilise continuum of capital into supporting climate solutions in the region.
Trust-Based Philanthropy
In the face of increasingly complex and, sometimes rapidly, changing needs on the ground, it is crucial to take a step back and reconsider the status quo.
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We are a leading ecosystem builder that is increasing the flow of financial, human, and intellectual capital from Asia and around the world into the social sector in Asia. We provide a network of peers, rigorous learning programmes, and innovative capital mobilization opportunities that make sure resources are more effectively deployed.
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Solve Education: Education through Innovative Learning Platform
Education, Employability, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Lotus Petal Sr. Sec School, Gurugram
Education, Employability, Health
IT Training Against Poverty in Cebu
Education, Employability, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
IT Vocational Training Against Poverty
Education, Employability, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Gigatonne: Addressing Problems within the Carbon Credits Market
Climate Action and Environment, Financial Inclusion, Gender, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Comprehensive Disability Inclusion Programme
Education, Employability, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Events
AVPN Global Conference 2024
23 April 2024
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25 April 2024
Signature Event
Upcoming Events
Forward Faster Forum: Turning Pledges Into Action
04 April 2024
MedTech Actuator Accelerator 2024
29 March 2024
Drawing on more than two decades of experience in philanthropy, government, and the nonprofit sector - with three years dedicated to understanding the specific barriers and best philanthropic practices associated with impact at scale - Olivia Leland launched Co-Impact in 2017. Co-Impact is a global philanthropic collaborative that sources and supports locally-rooted coalitions working to achieve impact at scale in the Global South, with a focus on gender equality. Core to the Co-Impact model is deep ongoing support to partners to execute their vision and generate political will for systemic change in the sectors of health, education, and economic opportunity. Prior to Co-Impact, Olivia served as founding director for the Giving Pledge, an effort launched by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett to help address society?s most pressing problems by encouraging wealthy families from around the world to commit the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. She led the development of the strategy from inception, including the design of learning opportunities and other engagements, grew the community to more than 150 families (now more than 200), and built the core team. In an earlier role at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she led several cross-foundation initiatives focused on grantmaking approaches, public-private partnerships, and organizational effectiveness. Olivia has extensive experience in working with governments to structure and support large-scale programs. At the Millennium Challenge Corporation, she developed a series of multimillion-dollar projects aimed at reducing poverty and supporting economic growth in the areas of financial services and private sector development ? working closely with civil society and in-country teams in Benin, Ghana and Morocco to determine the best use of US government funds and support implementation. Through her own consulting practice, Olivia also advised on a dissemination strategy for the Business Linkages Challenge Fund, a DFID-funded £17 million cost-sharing grant scheme promoting private sector partnerships within the agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing, and tourism sectors. Gender equality and women?s leadership have been core themes running throughout Olivia?s career including focusing her undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations around gender equity in relation to education and microfinance; working on a campaign against teen dating violence in the United States; advising institutions such as Women?s World Banking, and microfinance NGOs such as Mi-Bospo in Bosnia; serving on the Board of the International Center for Research on Women; and ensuring the adoption of a gender lens throughout all aspects of Co-Impact?s work. Olivia also serves as Senior Vice President at The Rockefeller Foundation and sits on the Board of the Full Frame Initiative. In 2014, she was distinguished as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. She and her work have been featured in media outlets including the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Barron?s, and Forbes, and she speaks regularly on the role of philanthropy in supporting large-scale change. Olivia received an AB in Social Studies from Harvard University and an MSc in Development Management with a focus on gender and development from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She lives with her husband and three children in London, UK, and holds dual US/French nationality.