WINGS contact:

Mr. Rob Buchanan
Interim WINGS contact
Email: rbuchanan8@verizon.net

Additional contact:

Ms. Alessandra Maria F. Mercado
Programme Officer
Email: alexie@asiapacificphilanthropy.org

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Purpose/Mission:

To increase the quantity and quality of philanthropy within and to Asia by strengthening the institutional infrastructure and improving the operating environment for philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.

To strengthen existing and emerging grantmaking entities in Asia Pacific

Who we serve:

Foundations and corporations in Asia Pacific

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Improving the legal, regulatory, and fiscal framework for philanthropy and the nonprofit sector:

APPC has supported research and advocacy efforts to improve the legal and regulatory framework for the nonprofit sector in Asia. APPC conducted the first-ever comparative study of nonprofit law and regulation in East Asia, published in 1999 as a book, Philanthropy and Law in Asia. In cooperation with the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, APPC is creating a mechanism for dissemination of annual updates on the status of nonprofit law and regulation in various Asian societies.

Increasing public awareness of and support for philanthropy and the nonprofit sector:

To help make information on philanthropy and the nonprofit sector more accessible to the public, APPC set up the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Information Network, which links together nonprofit sector research centers in 12 societies around the region. Information is made available online at www.asianphilanthropy.org. The website features country profiles and links to third sector organizations active in the region, as well as a database of researchers in the field. APPC has also supported regional conferences, research studies and other projects on the wide range of concepts and practices in contemporary Asian philanthropy and nonprofit resource mobilization strategies (including organizing international conferences on Supporting the Nonprofit Sector in Asia, 1998, and the Asia and Pacific regional conferences of the International Society of Third Sector Research, 1999 and 2001).

Facilitating resource mobilization in and to Asia:

By supporting research in NGO resource mobilization strategies; promoting further development of indigenous Asian philanthropy; facilitating networking among NGOs, corporations, Asian governments, and donors; and encouraging corporate social involvement in Asia, APPC has been working to help ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of the nonprofit sector in Asia. For example, APPC sponsored Investing in Ourselves: Giving and Fundraising in Asia, a regional project designed to help make available information on giving patterns in several Asian societies and replicable examples of successful fundraising by Asian NGOs.

Contributing to the development of organizational and human resources for philanthropy:

APPC has encouraged and supported the efforts of Philippine Business for Social Progress and Venture for Fund Raising to offer regional training programs on a broad range of issues affecting the management and organization of nonprofits. (Courses were offered on effective nonprofit boards, financial sustainability, and fundraising techniques for nonprofit organizations.) APPC and its partner organizations have also participated in numerous exchange programs for Asian grantmakers, legal experts, and NGO leaders - for example, study visits by Chinese legislative drafters to Australia, Korea, the Philippines, and the US to learn about nonprofit law and regulations in these societies; and an exchange visit between nonprofit law drafters in China and Taiwan.

Publications:

Civil Society Response to Asian Crisis: Thailand, Indonesia and Korea (by Ku-Hyun Jung et al, Institute of East and West Studies, 2003)

Emerging Civil Society in the Asia Pacific Community (edited by Tadashi Yamamoto, Japan Center of International Exchange, 1995)

Evolving Patterns of Asia Pacific Philanthropy (edited by Ku-Hyun Jung, Institute of East and West Studies, Yonsei University, Korea, 1994)

Philanthropy and Law in Asia (edited by Thomas Silk, APPC, 1999)

Philanthropy and Law in South Asia (edited byMark Sidel, APPC, to be released end-2004)

Investing in Ourselves: Giving and Fundraising in Asia (APPC/Asian Development Bank, 2002); (also available in CD-Rom)

Strengthening Philanthropy in Asia Pacific: An Agenda for Action - conclusions of the July 2001 conference in Bali, Indonesia

Governance, Organizational Effectiveness and the Nonprofit Sector - conclusions of the September 2003 conference in Makati City, Philippines (also available in CD-Rom)

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