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Social Investing: Giving that sustains itself The Asia-Pacific region is home to two-thirds of the world’s poor, according to the Asian Development Bank. While many organizations and governments have worked to reduce this number (to some success due to Asia’s economic growth in recent years), the task of moving hundreds of millions of people from out of the poverty bracket is remains daunting. How does one deal with poverty that seems to be growing exponentially? (Read more) The rise of the social entrepreneur There are stories of people who thrive even in trying economic times, usually because they showcase creativity – or chutzpah – that pays off in dividends. Now, new stories are emerging, because these same people are putting their creativity toward philanthropic causes. These people are known as social entrepreneurs. (Read more)
Discussing the social stock exchange The idea of a social stock exchange has been talked about recently, usually in debates to further the topic of social investing. It is, essentially, a way to invest in social enterprises, like a regular stock exchange. But unlike companies that are listed in these exchanges, the bottom line for social enterprises is not purely economic. (Read more)
As social investing and entrepreneurship encourage more philanthropy into Asia, something must progress in parallel: studying its impact. In its attempt to explore the effect of diaspora philanthropy to Asia further, research efforts were geared towards finding the link between diaspora contributions and its potential as social investments. (Read more)
Vietnamese and Bahasa translations of Diaspora Philanthropy Papers completed
As part of its follow-up activity to its 2008 conference on diaspora philanthropy, translations into Bahasa and Vietnamese of their respective Country Papers and Conference Overview Papers were successfully completed in March 2009. Copies of the translated papers were distributed to various local NGOs in Vietnam and Indonesia. The translations were completed through the country paper authors and their organizations: Zaim Saidi of the Public Interest Reseach and Advocacy Centre for Indonesia and Prof. Truong thi Kim Chuyen of Vietnam. The APPC Executive will be deliberating on other follow up activities to the diaspora philanthropy conference to further enhance efforts of national and regional groups in promoting effective giving by the diaspora to the Asia-Pacific.
1. China releases philanthropy review for 2008
The following are some websites that continue the discussion and
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[43rd Edition] Social Investing: Giving that sustains itself
