Getty Images have announced photographers Sam Faulkner and Annie Marie Musselman as winners of its 2010 Grants for Good programme. Each photographer, together with their agencies, will be awarded US$15,000 to develop compelling new imagery that will “elevate the awareness of a nonprofit they have chosen to support”, the company said 24 June.
Indonesia
Jakarta Globe: Women Build For Women
With the poverty rate hovering at 14 percent, Indonesia’s women represent some of the most vulnerable poor in the country due to their limited input and influence over national development programs, policies and laws. To tackle this often overlooked issue, three Jakarta-based women have established a nonprofit organization called Women Build for Women (WBFW), which aims to make the lives of financially disadvantaged Indonesian women a little easier.
The Jakarta Post: The poor have dignity; they can't be bought: World Vision chief
Humanitarian organization World Vision Indonesia, or Wahana Visi Indonesia, recently marked 50 years of service to children's welfare in the country. Wahana Visi Indonesia's programs cover more than education and also focus on water access, nutrition and health for children.
Accounting Guide for Non-Profits
After our Governance conference in 2003, APPC decided to launch a Financial Accounting Standards project that surveyed accounting issues and practices in seven countries – Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand – with the aim of developing a more responsible non-profit sector in the region. This project produced a comprehensive Accounting Guide for Nonprofits, which we published in April 2006.
Philanthropy and Law in Asia (1999)
Philanthropy and Law in Asia (1999). A collection of reports from ten Asian nations (Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam), this publication provides a comparison of the laws and public policy regulating and influencing the nonprofit sectors in those countries. A helpful guide for governments, nonprofits, foundations, and international organizations who wish to understand the ways in which nonprofits are regulated and structured throughout the region.
To download this publication, please click here.
Investing in Ourselves
Investing in Ourselves (2002) . Contains over a hundred replicable, country-specific cases on mobilizing resources; surveys on the magnitude and nature of individual giving in seven countries; country-specific fund-raising training modules; and a financial management module to better manage NGOs. A regional summary is also available.
Governance, Organizational Effectiveness, and the Nonprofit Sector (Manila, 2003)
Governance, Organizational Effectiveness, and the Nonprofit Sector (Manila, 2003).
This conference tackled issues of governance and accountability in the regional NPO sector, its relationship with government, and recommendations for future action.
To download the conference proceedings, please click here .
Philanthropic Leadership and Development: Perspectives from six Asian countries
Philanthropic Leadership and Development: Perspectives from six Asian countries (2005).
Investigates the practice of philanthropy among high net worth individuals in six Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand.
Forbes: Asia's Heroes Of Philanthropy
HONG KONG -- In billionaire Ananda Krishnan's climb to success, one of the first rungs on the ladder was a philanthropic gift--a scholarship to earn his undergraduate degree at Melbourne University.
Celebrity Philanthropy
The famous are using media as a positive force for change. Media in turn has discovered that celebrities with social causes attract readers and viewers. What kinds of messages are the celebrities sending out?
