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February-April 2005
Resources & Links
Activities, Web sites and other cutting-edge information for global givers
International Workshop on Resource Mobilization comes to Bangkok in May
Leading fundraising experts from around the world will converge in Bangkok from May 6-8, 2005 for the 6th International Workshop on Resource Mobilization. The theme of this year's workshop, "Meeting the challenges of a changing world -- new skills for new challenges" will address recent developments in the resourcing environment and the implications for the operations of civil society organizations. Speakers include Dr. Mechai Viravaidya from Thailand, Nicanor Perlas from the Philippines, Shalini Mahtani from Hong Kong, and Tony Elischer from UK. The workshop, sponsored annually by UK-based Resource Alliance (www.resource-alliance.org), is being organized in 2005 in partnership with the Thai Fund Foundation. The 5th IWRM in South Africa attracted nearly 300 participants from 48 countries. For further information, contact the Resource Alliance at iwrm@resource-alliance.org.
Resources & Links
Private philanthropy in Asia: filling the information gap
A new survey by the Asian Pacific Philanthropy Consortium (APPC -- www.asianphilanthropy.org) represents a preliminary effort to understand the little-known giving practices of high net worth individuals in six Asian countries. Based on face-to-face interviews with 81 wealthy individuals in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand, the report reveals a number of common attitudes: a sense of giving as a social and moral responsibility based on family values and faith; a focus on basic needs such as education, health and social welfare; strong belief in the importance of philanthropy to society; and a need for better information and support for donors. The APPC study was conducted with support from the William and Flora Hewett Foundation. Copies of Philanthropic Leadership & Development: Perspectives from Six Asian Countries are available from APPC; contact Tina Pavia, tinaappc@pldtdsl.net.
Social gains through cross-sector partnerships in Latin America
Drawing lessons from 24 cases of cross-sector partnerships across the region, a new book, Social Partnering in Latin America analyzes how businesses and nonprofits are creating alliances to move beyond traditional corporate philanthropy. An American supermarket and a Mexican food bank, an Argentine newspaper and a solidarity network, and a Chilean pharmacy chain and an elder care home offer just a few examples of how business leaders are partnering with community organizations in powerful ways throughout Latin America. The book is the product of a major collaborative research effort by a group of leading business schools in Latin America, the Harvard Business School and AVINA Foundation. An excerpt from the book, coauthored by Harvard Business School professor James E. Austin, which explores the motivations behind such cross-sector partnerships, is available at www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu.
March Alliance explores the latest thinking on social enterprise
The March issue of Alliance magazine (www.allavida.org/alliance/) offers a worldwide perspective on the promise and challenges of social enterprise with guest editors Pamela Hartigan, Managing Director for the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, and Jeroo Billimoria, social entrepreneur and founder of Childline India and Child Helpline International. Fazle Hasan Abed talks about his work with BRAC in Bangladesh; Victoria Hale explains how the Institute for One World Health can help large corporations, governments and multilateral organizations work together; and various social entrepreneurs describe what they've learned from their mistakes. Also in Alliance: Celso Grecco on Brazil's pioneering new Social Stock Exchange; and the findings of a new report on the link between social enterprise and sustainable development initiatives in Asia. Alliance is a publication of Allavida.
© 2005 The Synergos Institute
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