WINGS contact:

Ms. Juree Vichit-Vadakan 
Executive Board Chair
Email: juree@nida.nida.ac.th

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As Thai society develops and becomes more complex, there is a growing need for greater public understanding of and participation in the third sector. The Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society (CPCS) recognizes this and aims to encourage philanthropy and civil society movements in Thailand. CPCS is an autonomous, nonprofit center under the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)- a government institution of higher learning at the post-graduate level. The Center was founded on March 19, 1997 and grew out of a series of exploratory studies and research, seminars and meetings focusing on the not-for-profit sector. CPCS aims to strengthen the third sector as a significant force for the promotion of balanced and sustainable development and the achievement of a civil society characterized by equity and a shared concern for the common good.

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CPCS mainly serves the third sector which consists of non-governmental organizations, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic organizations, foundations, and charity and social welfare groups, including government and business sectors.

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CPCS conducts studies and research on issues and problems of the third sector; acts as a data center about the third sector in Thailand; coordinates activities and programs of organizations in the third sector both locally and abroad; provides training and consultation services for organization in the third sector; plays an advocacy role for the third sector with the government, seeking to improve the sector's legal status and coordinates the sector's role with the programs of government; and promotes public understanding, recognition, and support of the third sector among the Thai people so as to increase broad popular acceptance of and participation in the not-for-profit sector's activities through educational programs, mass media, and other channels.

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