This paper provides an overview of research on diaspora philanthropy to the Asia Pacific region over the past ten years (1997-2008), with a focus on diaspora giving to China, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, and other countries in the Asia Pacific region. It...

Venture philanthropy is unlikely to displace more established patterns of philanthropic giving, but has comparative advantage with respect to a specific set of social challenges and innovation potential. This article first gives a brief overview of the main characteristics of the European...

Philanthropy is one way in which people find expression for their interests and passions. And when passion is brought together with strategic thinking and planning, philanthropy can touch lives, build bridges between people, and link personal experiences with wider needs and societal structures,...

Many philanthropists seek to exercise leadership on issues they are passionate about. But their resources are limited when compared to the public sector and the magnitude of social needs. To create impact, philanthropists must respond effectively to the complexity of the problems they seek to...

This paper is written in Spanish. Many philanthropists seek to exercise leadership on issues they are passionate about. But their resources are limited when compared to the public sector and the magnitude of social needs. To create impact, philanthropists must respond effectively to the...

This paper is written in Spanish. The paper analyzes how to create leverage in philanthropy. A strategic approach to designing programs or selecting grantees is often a necessary condition for leverage, identifying the intervention that creates the greatest positive impact at a given level of...

This paper is written in Portuguese. Many philanthropists seek to exercise leadership on issues they are passionate about. But their resources are limited when compared to the public sector and the magnitude of social needs. To create impact, philanthropists must respond effectively to the...

This paper analyzes venture philanthropy in Europe. Since the mid-nineties, the rise of venture philanthropy has mirrored the rise of social entrepreneurship in civil society in interesting ways. Social entrepreneurs and venture philanthropists alike have often laid claim to being among the most...

Using survey data gathered from grantees of the non-profit Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), we investigated the commercial and non-commercial impact of their research funding. We found significant impact in both domains. Commercially, 19.5% of BCRF grantees filed patents, 35.9% had a...