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Organisations operating in sector Education (60)

Actis

Associate (Grant-making)
We provide grants and human capital support to social entrepreneurs, leadership organisations and educational institutions. We work throughout the emerging markets and currently have 15 partnerships i...

Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy

Associate (University / Research)
The vision of the Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (ACSEP) is to advance understanding and impactful practice of social entrepreneurship and philanthropy throughout Asia throug...

Asia Value Advisors Ltd.

Associate (Intermediation)
Asia Value Advisors ("AVA") is a Hong Kong-based philanthropic and social capital advisory firm. Our vision is to provide best-in-class philanthropy advice and thought leadership research to cat...

Aureos Capital

Associate (Private Equity Investment)
Global private equity manager with nearly 2 decades of history of investing in Small and Medium Sized businesses in emerging markets. Founded in 2001 as a joint venture between CDC and Norfund with...

Avantage Ventures Company Limited

Associate (Impact Investing)
Avantage Ventures (“AV”) is an Asian-based social investment and advisory company with offices in Hong Kong and Beijing. Avantage Ventures’ mission is to invest in key development sectors i...

British Council East Asia and China Region

Associate (Intermediation)
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. Our vision is that the future for the UK in this crowded, dangerous, ...

Central Square Foundation

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
Central Square Foundation's mission is to achieve transformational standards of excellence for the Indian school education system. We support exceptional social entrepreneurs with powerful ideas, pro...

China Social Entrepreneur Foundation

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
YouChange is a leading institution for advocacy of social innovation in China. YouChange is committed to the study and promotion of the concept of social innovation in this new economic era, identif...

CUHK Business School

Associate (University / Research)
CUHK Business School is the faculty of The Chinese University of Hong Kong committed to providing a world-class education to young people who aspire to become future business leaders in a competitive ...

Dasra

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
Dasra has over 12 years of experience in researching, evaluating and scaling non profits and social businesses. We have strengthened the growth plans of over 200 successful non profits and social busi...

East West Impact Investments

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
East West is set up to promote sustainability and harmony in a rapidly integrating world. We hope to be a forum that brings together concerned individuals and organisations to discuss problems arisin...

EdelGive Foundation

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
Started formally in 2008, EdelGive Foundation provides strategic direction to the philanthropic activities of Edelweiss (a leading Indian financial services firm) and its employees. EdelGive’s miss...

Ennovent

Associate (Intermediation)
Ennovent accelerates innovations creating a sustainable impact on low income people. We work with a global network of entrepreneurs, investors and experts to discover, finance and scale up the best in...

Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

Associate (University / Research)
The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Social Sciences was established in 1967 and has since undergone rapid expansion and significant transformation. Today, the Faculty comprises the Departments of ...

Forbes Marshall Foundation

Associate ()
The Forbes Marshall Foundation was set up to allow the funding of initiatives that fell outside the company’s core social programs. The Foundation seeks to improve individual lives and help realize ...

Give2Asia

Associate (Intermediation)
Give2Asia, a U.S. 501(c)3 non-profit, is the premier organization for facilitating philanthropy between the US and Asia. With its expertise and on-the-ground presence in over 20 countries, Give2Asia h...

Impact Investment Exchange (Asia) Pte Ltd

Associate (Impact Investing)
IIX is dedicated to creating vibrant social capital markets in Asia Pacific, providing Social Enterprises in the region with greater access to investment capital. IIX operates two capital-raising p...

Indian Angel Network

Associate (Others)
Indian Angel Network , India's first and Asia's largest angel network brings together successful entrepreneurs and CEOs who share a passion to enable more early stage businesses to create scale and ...

Insitor Fund SCA

Associate (Impact Investing)
Insitor is a social venture capital fund that provides debt, equity and mezzanine funding to social enterprises in emerging and frontier markets. Investees are young innovative for profit companies ...

International Rice Research Institute

Associate (University / Research)
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is a nonprofit independent research and training organization. IRRI develops new rice varieties and rice crop management techniques that help rice...

LGT Venture Philanthropy Foundation

Practicing (Impact Investing)
LGT Venture Philanthropy is an impact investor supporting organizations with outstanding social and environmental impact. Our team in five continents strives to increase the sustainable quality of lif...

Lien Foundation

Associate (Grant-making)
The Lien Foundation is a Singapore philanthropic house noted for its model of radical philanthropy. It invests in innovative solutions, convenes strategic partnerships and catalyses action on social a...

Little Rain Children Trust

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
We believe that there are many impoverished and negative cycle circumstances that have the potential to turn positive with the right forces put into place. We hope to be a catalyst and guide in situ...

Living Water Social Ventures

Practicing (Impact Investing)
Founded in Spring 2011 by Ray Chan and Jason Tuan, Living Water Social Ventures (LWSV) is a social enterprise development company based in Taipei. Its mission is to develop impact investment opportun...

Lok Advisory Services Private Limited

Practicing (Impact Investing)
The Lok Capital initiative was launched at the end of 2000 with the support of a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. Lok Capital defines itself as a hands-on financial investor with social performa...

Mrs Lee Choon Guan Trust Fund

Associate (Grant-making)
The Mrs Lee Choon Guan Trust Fund was established to engage in charitable pursue. Beyond disbursing funds for specific causes, the Mrs Lee Choon Guan Trust Fund also holds susbtantial investments in v...

Narada Foundation 南都公益基金会

Practicing (Grant-making)
Narada Foundation is a private foundation which acts as a supplier of funds and resources in the public welfare industry chain. We make grants and play the role of “seed money” promoting the devel...

One Foundation

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
The One Foundation is a private philanthropic fund based in Dublin, Ireland. Our aim is to significantly improve the life chances of disadvantaged children and young people in Ireland and Vietnam. ...

Partnership for Change

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
PfC works to increase the awareness of the need to partner to actively work for a sustainable planet, both financially, environmentally and socially. We have a major annual conference, a social in...

Proventus International

Associate (Impact Investing)
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RS Group

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
The RS Group is an organization that aims to use its resources to support the creation of a more sustainable and equitable global community. Its mission is to be a catalytic force in creating a paradi...

Schoenfeld Foundation

Practicing (Impact Investing)
The Schoenfeld Foundation was created with the belief that the tools and strategies of private enterprise can be applied in solving the world's most pressing social and environmental challenges. The ...

Scope Group

Associate (Others)
Scope Group is an international impact consultancy, specialising in shared value, systems innovation, corporate responsibility, and strategic advisory for the development and impact investing sectors....

SE Hub Ltd

Practicing (Impact Investing)
SE HUb Ltd was established in March 2011 to invest in and incubate Social Enterprises. Unlike a venture capital firm, SE Hub does not seek to maximise returns but will balance financial returns wi...

Social Enterprise Association

Associate (Intermediation)
The Social Enterprise Association is an umbrella organisation tasked with the role of promoting social entrepreneurship and social enterprise in Singapore, so as to bring about positive social impact ...

Social Venture Partners (Singapore)

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
Social Venture Partners (Singapore) was founded by a group of like-minded individuals, passionate about developing social philanthropy in Singapore in 2009. Its main objectives are to promote high-eng...

Social Venture Partners International

Associate (Venture Philanthropy)
What happens if you take the potential of every individual, connect them directly to the people working on the issues they are passionate about, and challenge them to make a difference? Social Vent...

Social Ventures Australia

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
Social Ventures Australia is a non profit organisation investing in social change by helping increase the impact and build the sustainability of organisations in the social sector. We provide funding...

SOW (Asia) Foundation Limited

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
SOW Asia Foundation is a donor-supported charitable organization under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance, Hong Kong SAR. Our Mission is to invest in organizations and individuals intent on c...

Spark Centre for Social Entrepreneurship Development

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
Registered as a Vietnamese science and technology organization, the Center for Social Entrepreneurship Development in Viet Nam (Spark Center) is a pioneering social development initiative, gathering a...

State Street Foundation

Associate (Grant-making)
The mission of the State Street Foundation’s strategic grantmaking program is to contribute to the sustainability of communities where State Street Corporation operates, primarily by investing in ed...

Swann Ventures LLP

Associate (Others)
Swann Ventures advises and invests in exceptional people with big ideas...

Synergy Social Ventures

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
Synergy Social Ventures is a non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurial solutions to social, economic and environmental problems. We work with young social ventures in South East Asia and ...

Tee Teh Sendirian Berhad

Associate (Grant-making)
Family company founded over 40 years ago involves in plantation, property development and investments....

The British Asian Trust

Associate (Grant-making)
The British Asian Trust was founded in July 2007 by a group of British Asian business leaders at the suggestion of HRH The Prince of Wales. It serves as a ‘social fund’ to support high impact ...

The FIL Foundation

Practicing (Impact Investing)
Taking an investment approach to grant making, the FIL Foundation funds strong charities where a grant can add lasting, measurable value. The Foundation seeks to support strategic initiatives that ena...

The George Institute for Global Health

Associate (Impact Investing)
Established in 1999, The George Institute now has 300 staff with offices in: Australia, China, India and the UK. In each area, The George is associated with leading academic institutions, including th...

The Global Fund for Children

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
GFC’s mission is to advance the dignity of children and youth around the world by making small grants to innovative community-based organizations that work with some of the most marginalized and vul...

The Happiness Organization

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
Our Foundation was established in 2006 and its activities have been largely two-fold. One is educational & cultural project. It aims to provide opportunities for underprivileged youngsters with leader...

The Hub Singapore

Associate (Others)
The HUB is a community, co-working and event space for entrepreneurs working on enterprising solutions for sustainable impact. ...

The SROI Network Limited

Associate (Other Financial Services)
The SROI Network promotes the use and development of the Social Return on Investment methodology internationally, encouraging a community of practice along the way. The SROI Network is a membership or...

The Yeh Family Philanthropy

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
The Yeh Family Philanthropy was founded in Hong Kong in 2011 as a family foundation of the Yeh family. The philanthropy's mission is "building capacity in promising young minds through education and...

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Associate (Intermediation)
Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the world’s leading provider of news and information, is committed to empowering people in need around the world with trusted information and free l...

Turquoise Mountain Trust

Associate (Others)
Turquoise Mountain was established in March 2006, at the request of HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and HE President Karzai, The President of Afghanistan. The mission of Turquoise Mountain is...

UBS AG

Associate (Private Banking or Wealth Advisory)
UBS draws on its 150-year heritage to serve private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Our business strategy is centred on our pre-eminent global...

Unitus Capital

Associate (Intermediation)
Unitus Capital is a financial services firm specializing in arranging capital for companies benefiting those at the bottom of the economic pyramid in sectors including microfinance, renewable energy, ...

Unitus Impact Partners LLC

Practicing (Impact Investing)
Unitus Impact ("UI") is a venture capital firm that invests in scalable businesses that increase income levels and create livelihood opportunities for the working poor in Asia's fastest growing eco...

Village Capital

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
Village Capital uses the power of peer support to build enterprises that change the world. Based on the concept of the village bank in microfinance, we run accelerator programs for early-stage social ...

Vina Capital Foundation

Practicing (Impact Investing)
Global Impact Fund for Today (GIFT) is a social impact fund targeting SMEs to further socio-economic and environmental value to communities worldwide. GIFT endeavors to facilitate shared learning on b...

WISE - philanthropy advisors

Practicing (Venture Philanthropy)
Wise – philanthropy advisors accompanies donors and their families in fulfilling their philanthropic aspirations. Wise advise donors seeking to create new opportunities for social change and connect...

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