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Our Network members include leading national foundations and charitable institutions across the Asia-Pacific region. Together, we offer domestic donors a trusted pathway to make cross-border giving easier and more effective.
Each member maintains its own individual style and cultural identity, bringing the richness of diversity and multiculturalism to the Network.
Discover our network, and click on the country you'd like to connect with directly.
Australia
Hong Kong SAR
Japan
Shin-Otemachi Bldg #245, 2-2-1 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004
New Zealand
3 MacDonald Crescent PO Box 19120, Marion Square Wellington, New Zealand
South Korea
6, Jahamun-ro 19-gil, Jongno-gu Seoul, 03035 Rep. of KOREA
Our
Work
We believe cross-border philanthropy has the ability to transform the Asia Pacific region. This belief led us to engage initially in research to understand the opportunities and challenges facing the growth of cross-border giving.
Published in 2022 by Give2Asia with the help of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the King Baudouin Foundation, and the Asia Philanthropy Circle, our research included inputs and support from all five of the founding APGN members.
Once published, we were determined to do more and help trigger the growth in cross-border philanthropy we now could see is possible.
Key findings from the report
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Markets Studied
Unlocking Cross-Border Philanthropy in Asia evaluated the cross-border giving landscape in 15 markets across the Asia-Pacific region:
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Cross-border Giving Infrastructure
The research revealed that four of the 15 markets studied already have a high level of readiness for cross-border giving:
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Preferred Causes
Among the donors interviewed, education was the top cause:
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Motivation to Give
In the markets studied, tax incentives were not a key factor in most donors’ decision to give:
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Barriers to Giving
More than half of NGOs surveyed identified a need for more intermediary services to access overseas donations:
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Possible Services
The report identifies several potential services to facilitate both outbound and inbound philanthropy across borders:
Source: Unlocking Cross-border Philanthropy in Asia (give2asia.org/asia-giving)
The full report, including an executive summary and profiles of each location studied, can be downloaded here (PDF, 10 MB).
The market profiles are also available to download individually: