With the global financial situation under the spotlight, many organizations are rethinking their grantmaking strategies. What place will small grants have in future funding plans? What may seem like a drop in the ocean now can have long-term effects that go way beyond the original scope of the grant, says guest editor Chet Tchozewski, president of Global Greengrants Fund.
Philanthropy News
Alliance magazine March 2010 - Focus on … Chasing the butterfly: why small grants matter
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.
Corporate Philanthropy Index on China released
In December 2009, the China Social Entrepreneur Foundation and Horizon Research Consultancy Group released a Corporate Philanthropy Index on China. A report from CSR Asia highlights some major findings from interviews with large and medium-sized enterprises and a survey of some 1,200 citizens from 6 countries.
New Website on the Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Philippines
IOM Manila launched an on-line resource website addressing the global financial crisis and its impact on the Philippines and neighbouring countries last December 18, 2009.
The website was officially launched in Manila at the annual celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos and International Migrants Day, co-organized by the Commission for Filipinos Overseas, the Department of Foreign Remittances in the month of September 2009 reached USD 1.4 billion, up 8.6 per cent from USD 1.33 billion in the same month a year earlier.
APPC founding member named ACCJ 2009 Person of the Year
photo: American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan recently named Tadashi Yamamoto, APPC founding member, as its 2009 Person of the Year. Visit the ACCJ site for more info and photos.