AVPN Global Conference 2023 | 20 - 22 June 2023

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Pooled Funds as a Tool for Achieving Collaborative Philanthropy Goals

With less than 10 years to reach global commitments to the SDG goals and with a recovery from a global pandemic to tackle, philanthropy is needed more than ever yet no one organization can change the existing status quo or achieve the scale of impact that is truly needed. This is where collaborative philanthropy can make a difference. Collaboration is an emerging trend in Asian philanthropy and with a growing and diversifying philanthropic environment, cross-sector, multi-stakeholder collaboration at scale is becoming a growing movement in Asia.

The Power of Collaboration in Confronting India’s Social Challenges

4 min read

Call it the collaboration conundrum: Conceptually, social sector actors who are working to tackle chronic social challenges know they benefit by drawing on others’ resources, skills, and experiences. However, comparatively few stakeholders act collectively, not least because it can be challenging to build consensus across multiple partners, negotiate the risk that some partners might fail to deliver, or share credit. This is particularly true in India, where the relative dearth of collaborations involving multiple funders and stakeholders is arguably reflective of these tradeoffs.

Three Strategies to Make Your Capacity Building Efforts More Effective

5 min read

A case study on how Empact made a match between a corporate partner, Singapore Pools, and a non-profit partner, Parkinson’s Society Singapore, that not only solved the charity’s data security challenge, but also created an opportunity for closing the technology gap for the social sector.