“Trust in Action”: A Grassroots-Led Resource for Change in Philanthropy
Developed by community leaders worldwide, this innovative resource sheds light on the funding hurdles faced by CBOs (Community-Based Organisations). “Trust in Action” offers a roadmap for change, advocating for trust-based and flexible funding models that empower local solutions.
10 Steps to Assess High Quality Nature-Based Solution Projects and Credits
3 min read Investing in nature is key to addressing the biggest crises we face today – climate change and biodiversity loss. Nature can provide up to 37% of the climate change mitigation required until 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming below 2°C. We need to bridge the nature funding gap […]
2024 East Asia Gender Equality Forum: Boosting Women’s Participation, Building Inclusive Society
Traditional gender roles often confine women to the private sphere, significantly hindering their full engagement in public life.
4 Big Ideas On Corporate Social Impact
In the first season of Corporate Social Impact Insights, we interviewed ten leaders and experts on how corporate social impact (CSI) practitioners can amplify their contribution and impact.
5 Tips for Funding Advocacy
4 minutes read Philanthropy’s appetite for supporting advocacy has grown significantly in recent years. Many funders who seek to achieve lasting impact on the issues that are important to them are turning to advocacy as a way of nurturing or creating the conditions for systemic change. Rather than funding the ‘downstream’ consequences of an issue, […]
A Collaborative Approach to Public Health: Role of Markets and the Private Sector in Enhancing Access to Health for a Billion Indian
5 min read Noted author, C.K. Prahalad had highlighted that the fortune lies at the bottom of the pyramid. This theme emerged as the centrepiece at the South Asia Social Investment Summit 2022 panel on Opportunities for Private Sector for Transforming Primary Healthcare to Leave No One Behind. Quoting Mr. Ram Kumar, IAS, MD NHM […]
A Gender Lens
4 minutes read After Melinda French’s recent announcement of USD 1 billion dollars in funding for women and girls, it is a good time to take stock of how far we have come and how far we still have to go. Formally, gender equality has been on the global agenda for almost ten years now. […]
A Generation of Change-Makers
This report, written in partnership with SymAsia Foundation, Creditsuisse’ philanthropic arm, takes a deep dive into emerging trends in philanthropy across Asia as seen through the journeys of 5 prominent givers who are each redefining what it means to be impact-driven. The profiles offer local as well as regional insights from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, […]
A Guide for Decision-Making That Optimises Impacts on Well-Being
1 min read In a world facing serious challenges of inequality, climate change and wellbeing, organisations have a responsibility to act upon, and be responsive to, these challenges by purposefully making decisions that optimise the positive impact their activities have. Making decisions based on optimising the social value or impact that an organization can make […]
