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This small working listing signals the intent of ACSEP to create a robust and continuously updating online, searchable resource directory of organizations working in the philanthropy and/or social entrepreneurship sectors within Asia. Some organizations focus on both sectors so the categorizations below should not necessarily be considered mutually exclusive. Suggested additions to this directory are welcome. Please send the link and a brief description of the organization to us by clicking

Selected Philanthropy Organizations
For social entrepreneurship organizations, please click here.
Asia Foundation
www.asiafoundation.org
A 60 year-old organization based in San Francisco with 18 offices throughout Asia and office in Washington, DC. Provided about $100 million USD in funds and materials to Asian organizations in 2010.
Asia Foundation for Philanthropy
www.affp.org.uk
A South Asian diaspora group of predominantly Indians that works in India; charity is based in UK
Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
www.swinburne.edu.au/business/philanthropy
Est. 2001; provides courses, events, and research with a primary current focus on Australia in collaboration with Centre for Social Impact.
Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium
www.asiapacificphilanthropy.org
Consortium of foundations and grantmakers registered in Hong Kong SAR with the Secretariat located in the Philippines; provides news aggregation, summaries of major efforts in Asia and Pacific Islands, annual conferences
Asia Venture Philanthropy Network
www.avpn.asia
A Singapore-based charity formally launching early in 2012 focused on venture philanthropy in Asia and modeled after and collaborating with the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA)
Asian American Giving
www.asianamericangiving.com
Asian expats in USA who are involved in Asian and Diaspora philanthropy
Asian Development Bank
www.adb.org
A fund of $17.5 billion (USD) in approved financing for projects across Asia; some information on philanthropy; excellent 2004 series on Giving and Fundraising in Asia with general study and individual studies on several Asian nations all available as free pdfs
Asian Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy
www.aapip.org
Founded in 1990 with 10 expats chapters in USA; headquartered in San Francisco
Asian Philanthropy Forum
www.asianphilanthropyforum.org
Tracks the pulse of philanthropy across Asia through a blog
Association of Foundations
http://af.afonline.org
Covers the Philippines
Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology Business School
www.bus.qut.edu.au/research/cpns
Provides research, education, and degrees in philanthropy and nonprofit studies, principally focused on Australia
Azim Premji Foundation
www.azimpremjifoundation.org
The founder of Wipro, Ltd., Azim Premji, announced a $2 billion commitment in December 2010 to this foundation to provide quality universal education across India and beyond; with this donation will be the largest private foundation in India)

Beautiful Foundation
www.beautifulfund.org

South Korean foundation established by Wonsoon Park to encourage all Koreans and people worldwide to give 1% of their resources to charity
Center for Non-Profit Leadership
www.cnpl.org.sg
A Singapore organization that provides workshops to improve nonprofit leadership

CSR Asia
www.csr-asia.com

A large membership organization that organizes conferences, information exchanges, and joint projects for corporations in Asia to pool their knowledge, skills, and resources to affect change
East Asia Foundation
www.keaf.org
A trans-sector network focused on peace, security and prosperity for East Asia
Give2Asia
www.give2asia.org
Helps overseas donors with the many challenges of giving in Asia; raised $150 million (USD) since 2001; headquartered in San Francisco with an office in Beijing
Give Singapore
www.give.sg
A nonprofit launched in 2010 for cause-based giving by individuals in Singapore that raised $1 million SGD its first year
International Society for Third-Sector Research – Asia/Pacific Network
www.istr.org
An international organization focused on research in the third-sector with an Asia/Pacific alliance within it and listings of affinity groups, academic centers, independent centers, and national associations
Japan Centre for International Exchange
www.jcie.or.jp/civilnet/philanthropy.html
Founded in 1970 to promote philanthropy in Japan and Asia
Japan Foundation Center
www.jfc.or.jp/eibun/e_index.html

Main organization for foundation information in Japan
Karmayog, Centre for the Advancement of Philanthropy
www.karmayog.com/ngos/cap.htm
A Mumbai-based centre focused on India
League of Corporate Foundations
www.lcf.org.ph
Established in 1990 in Philippines as subsection of the Association of Foundations; became its own nonprofit in 1996 with a focus on CSR

National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre www.nvpc.org.sg

A Singapore organization that seeks to strengthen civil society in Singapore and beyond through volunteerism, nonprofit leadership, charitable giving, and philanthropy
OneVietnam Network
www.onevietnam.org
A Ford Foundation funded nonprofit based in San Francisco focused on Vietnamese expats
Philanthropy Asia
www.philanthropyasia.net
Malaysia website for Centre for the Advancement of Philanthropy, est. 2000

Philanthropy Australia
www.philanthropy.org.au

Federation of Australian philanthropies
Philanthropy New Zealand
www.giving.org.nz
Federation of New Zealand philanthropies
Philippine Business for Social Progress
www.pbsp.org.ph
Founded in 1970 with a twin focus on poverty reduction and CSR
Sampradaan India Centre for Philanthropy
www.sampradaan.org
Established in 1996 to promote and strengthen philanthropy in India
South Asia Foundation
www.southasiafoundation.org
A regional organization established in 2000 to focus on education and cultural interaction among Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka affiliated with UNESCO
South Asian Philanthropy Project
www.southasianphilanthropy.org
Focused on South Asian expats and their giving
Sow Asia Foundation
www.sowasia.org
Venture philanthropy group based in Hong Kong SAR founded in 2008 by Darius Yuen
Taiwan Philanthropy Information Center
www.npo.org.tw
Established by the Himalaya Foundation on Taiwan (www.himalaya.org.tw/EN/index.asp) to provide information on Taiwanese foundations and nonprofit organizations
WINGS Network
www.wingsweb.org
144 member organizations, including several in Asia, e.g., AVPN, APPC, APCSIP
Selected Social Entrepreneurship Organizations
For philanthropy organizations, please click here.
Akshaya Patra
www.akshayapatra.org
Established in 2000 in India to provide daily nutritious, hot meals for schoolchildren using centralized, industrial-size food preparation and delivery; currently working in 18 locations in 8 states feeding more than 1.3 million children per day
Ashoka
www.ashoka.org
A global organization focused on social entrepreneurs with operations across Asia
Books for Hope
www.booksforhopeworld.org
A recently established nonprofit working in SE Asia to provide libraries for rural villages with an initial focus on Indonesia
Centre for Social Impact
www.csi.edu.au
A joint collaboration research centre housed at the Australia Business School, University of New South Wales with the other partners being the business schools of Swinburne University of Technology, University of Melbourne, and University of Western Australia
Impact Investment Exchange Asia
www.asiaiix.com
A Singapore-based organization which is creating social investment funds focused on social enterprises across Asia
Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia
www.isea-group.net
Jointed funded in 2008 by Philam Foundation and Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. within the Philippines to provide resources for social entrepreneurs across Asia
JeepNeed
www.jeepneed.org
A nonprofit established in 2010 to provide mobile science and technology labs for rural school children in the Philippines
Lien Centre for Social Innovation
www.lcsi.smu.edu.sg
A research and education centre established by a partnership of the Lien Foundation and Singapore Management University. The Centre provides extensive online resources, conferences, executive education, and academic courses for social innovators.
Tzu Chi Foundation
http://tw.tzuchi.org/en
Established in 1966 in eastern Taiwan by Venerable Dharma Master Cheng Yen, TCF has 10 million volunteers and supporters in 50 nations