The Objectives
- To strengthen private giving for public benefits through a network of donors and partners
- To promote philanthropy in a strategic manner taking into account urban, rural and regional differences
- To provide better understanding of religious forms philanthropic practices
- To provide support for best practices in Corporate Social Resposibility
- To undertake research
- To explore and develop new forms of giving such as community foundations
- To provide training to sustain plural forms of philanthropy giving.
- To explore / develop path breaking projects such as use of technology in promoting philanthropy.
- To contribute to the ongoing efforts in professionalising grant making
- To develop regional dialogues on sustainability, tolerance, diversity and peace.
The Core Programmes
- Education/Public Awareness
Promotion of philanthropy: Through communication activities with the media, educational/religious institutes, conferences and workshops, publications and audio-visual-digital productions
- Training
Training: Eg. Philanthropy in a Pluralistic/Multicultural Contexts, Indigenous Philanthropy, The Non-Profit Sector and Resource Mobilization, Promoting Regional Philanthropic Cooperation and Initiatives, CSR and the Triple Bottomline Initiative, Etc.
- Research
Research: Eg. National and Regional Patterns of Giving, Taxation and Philanthropic Action, Religious, Indigenous and Cultural Philanthropy, Sustaining Giving, Comparative Studies on Philanthropy in Asian Societies, Strengthening Indigenous Forms of Giving, Etc.
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
To enhance corporate giving, to assist corporations to support ‘progressive forms of giving’. Specifically, combining ad hoc/organised charitable giving with social investment projects building social capital.
- Policy Development
To advocate and assist in the development of policies that will promote and sustain a national and regional culture of giving for charity, social justice and social capital building through social investment.
- Regional and International Networking
To promote regional groupings and networks in order to encourage dialogues on the role of philanthropy in strengthening pluralism/multiculralism, democracy, tolerance/celebration and peace.
