Philanthropic Funds
Enabling Trust-based Giving: Building the Movement for the Asia Pacific Region
By AVPN
Ecosystem Building with Pooled Funds
Introduction
The AVPN Philanthropic Funds consists of Pooled Funds and Single-Donor Funds that provide unrestricted funding, allowing non-profit organisations to plug in the missing gap, enabling them to strengthen their capacity and capabilities within their ecosystem, resulting in lasting impactful change.
Scaling the Philanthropic Funds
Key Principles
Investing in relationships to build trust and foster innovation towards stronger organisational capabilities
Developing multiple feedback loops for an inclusive and agile decision making framework
Galvanising the network of cross-sectoral funders and resource providers to move capital towards impact in Asia Pacific
Types of Philanthropic Funds
Pooled Funds
Collaborate with other AVPN members and partners by pooling your funds together to affect impact at scale.
Pooled Funds
Asian Youth Mental Wellbeing Fund
As a regional ecosystem builder, the Youth Mental Wellbeing Philanthropic Pooled Fund was launched to strengthen youth mental health and wellbeing systems in Asia.
Pooled Funds
Asia Gender Equality Fund
The Asia Gender Equality Fund, is a transformative initiative catalysed by AVPN which will invest in women’s economic empowerment across the Asia Pacific region.
Pooled Funds
STEM Fund
Increasing diversity and equity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) through unrestricted funding.
Pooled Funds
AVPN Southeast Asia MNCHN Pooled Fund
This will be the second round of the AVPN’s Healthcare Pooled Fund. The focus is on improving the health, well-being, and nutrition of mothers, newborns, and children in vulnerable and underserved communities in Southeast Asia.
Pooled Funds
AVPN Southeast Asia Healthcare Pooled Fund
Harnessing the power of collaborative philanthropy, AVPN will manage a Pooled Fund to strengthen primary healthcare systems, thereby mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 and future pandemics in Southeast Asia.
Single-Donor Funds
Deploy your philanthropic capital through a customised fund to amplify impact in the area(s) of your choice
Single-Donor Funds
APAC Sustainability Seed Fund
Supporting the most innovative tech-driven solutions to combat climate change and drive sustainability in Asia Pacific
Single-Donor Funds
Digital Transformation Fund
Supporting practical and transformative tech-driven solutions, that put underserved communities at the center of recovery and future growth.
Single-Donor Funds
KKR COVID Relief Fund for APAC Recovery + Resiliency
The fund will go towards interventions and solutions that support vulnerable communities, help frontline heroes and create workforce opportunities to promote COVID-19 recovery across Asia Pacific.
Partner with Us
Strategic Impact
Through AVPN's extensive network in various markets, we ensure that your funding is directed toward the most pressing issues, resulting in a high level of impact.
Accountability
Every dollar of your funding will be 100% accounted for.
With AVPN's joint Monitoring & Evaluation system and due diligence process, we safeguard and ensure that your funding goes towards the right IOs to achieve their intended outcomes.
Ecosystem Enabler
Through unrestricted funding, we aim to fund solutions targeting issues at various systemic levels, ensuring lasting and effective change.
We bring together different stakeholders from various backgrounds, be it to share their knowledge and experience, or to create touchpoints for our IOs, aligning them towards creating collective impact.
Members' Experience
Testimonials
Director - India Country Office, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Head of Global Citizenship, KKR
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Chevron Eurasia Pacific Corporate Affairs
Country Director, Google Korea
Head of Health, Vitol Foundation
Regional Head, Macquarie Group Foundation - Asia
AVPN FUNDS IN THE MEDIA
Read More About the Philanthropic Activities in Asia
Press
AVPN and Philanthropic Leaders Launch USD 1 Million Pooled Fund to Improve Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition in Southeast Asia
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AVPN’s Korea-focused Digital Transformation Fund Gets $1m Grant from Google.org
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AVPN Creates Philanthropic Digital Transformation Fund to Help Underserved and Impacted Communities in Korea, With a USD1 Million Grant From Google.org
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A First-of-Its-Kind USD $1,500,000 Philanthropic Pooled Fund Created to Strengthen Healthcare Systems in Southeast Asia
