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Established in 2013 and working across more than 17 economies in Asia, the Centre for Asian Philanthropy & Society (CAPS) is a nonprofit organization committed to improving the quantity and quality of philanthropic and private giving in the region. Specialties include: research, philanthropy, think-tank, advisory services, Asian knowledge portal, thought leadership, charity, corporate social responsibility, and impact investing.

30/10/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?

For social purpose organizations exploring AI, these questions matter as much as choosing a tool.

CAPS’ 𝘼𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙉𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 brings together research findings, cases and practical roadmaps on where AI can help and what it takes to make it work.

Our first spotlight is operational efficiency: everyday improvements that need funding, staff time and leadership support.

👉 Swipe through for examples and practical steps.

Explore the Navigator and nominate a case from your organization: aiforgood.caps.org

29/10/2026

🌏 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.

This month, our Director of Research, Annelotte Walsh, presented findings from the 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹 in two economies with distinct 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹 profiles.

𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 (𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁): At the Empact 15th Anniversary Practice Dialogue at Temasek Shophouse, Annelotte explored how high social trust, a supportive policy environment and strong cross-sector collaboration made Singapore the first economy to reach “Doing Excellent.” Yet, talent shortages and limited unrestricted funding persist. For funders, the takeaway is to invest in the skills, leadership and shared infrastructure that help innovation, including AI, scale in the social sector.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 (𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗸𝗮𝘆): At the 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹 launch and stakeholder dialogue hosted by the Puey Ungphakorn School of Development Studies at Thammasat University, the discussion focused on the pathway from “Doing Okay” to “Doing Better.” While Thailand has supportive policies and incentives already in place, social sector organizations still face practical barriers, from securing charitable status to accessing government procurement, alongside funding constraints and hiring challenges.

Different contexts, shared message: lasting impact depends on investing in the people and the organizational capacity that turn supportive policies into practice.

Thank you to our 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹 partners in Singapore and Thailand for gathering these insightful conversations and congratulations to Empact on 15 years of strengthening the social sector.

👉 Links to the 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹 2026 and 𝘈𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 reports in the comments.

27/10/2026

More than 40 of Asia's leading philanthropists and business leaders came to Hong Kong last week to "crowd out the bad news," as our Co-Founder and Chief Executive Ruth Shapiro put it.

The group included chairs of some of the region's largest family businesses, heads of major foundations and the next generation of family philanthropists, from India, mainland China, Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Nepal, Mongolia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Opening the day, our Chairman Ronnie C. Chan reminded us that Asia needs approaches adapted or built for its own context. In this light, speakers talked about building public systems that leave no one behind and moving rural schools beyond basic access toward critical thinking and leadership. They discussed helping young people find, in one speaker's words, "something to work for, not just something to work with," bringing unbanked families into the financial system and making supply chains greener among many other topics.

These conversations will shape our work in the year ahead.

23/10/2026

📰 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁?

In Asia and in social impact, we often look to the largest economies, English-speaking regional hubs, most established institutions, or Western models for inspiration. Yet some of the most creative approaches emerge from communities working with far fewer resources and those hidden under the popular radar.

The question is whether we’re looking in the right places—and listening to the right people. In a new op-ed for The Asahi Shimbun Company’s GLOBE+, Heesu Jang of CAPS and Hideo Tone, Chief Program Officer at The Toyota Foundation, challenge conventional approaches to regional cooperation and explore what genuine mutual learning across Asia could look like, beginning with Japan and South Korea.

Sometimes, the most valuable thing we can exchange isn’t just a replicable solution, but a different way of understanding the problem and challenging our own core assumptions.

Read the article here: globe.asahi.com/article/16981282

23/10/2026

📰 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲-𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻

In a new op-ed for Japanese media outlet GLOBE+ by The Asahi Shimbun Company, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)’s Director for Northeast Asia, Heesu Jang, and Hideo Tone (Toyota Foundation) argue that Asia has built the infrastructure for goods and capital to move across borders, but not yet for ideas.

From aging populations to climate change, the region’s challenges transcend national borders, yet responses remain fragmented and inward-looking, particularly in Japan and Korea. That is, promising ideas rarely travel beyond where they started.

Heesu and Hideo make the case for mutual learning that goes beyond copying “best practices” to sharing questions, challenging assumptions and adapting ideas to local needs, with Japan–Korea cooperation to start.

Thank you to GLOBE+ for the space to write about this.

Read the op-ed in Japanese here: globe.asahi.com/article/16981282, or in English on the CAPS Insights Blog here: caps.org/op-ed-asias-next-challenge-from-free-trade-in-goods-to-the-free-flow-of-ideas

22/10/2026

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society - CAPS Chairman and Co-Founder Ronnie C. Chan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Hong Kong, formalizing CAPS’ role as a Knowledge Partner in the World Bank Group’s new Philanthropy Hub.

Through the Hub, CAPS will share research and insights on philanthropy in Asia and partner with the Bank to surface emerging issues and knowledge gaps in philanthropy for development.

“Asian philanthropists have long given close to home, guided by a deep understanding of their communities and the systems they work within,” said Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman and Co-Founder of CAPS. “As the world rethinks how development is financed, that experience deserves a seat at the table.”

“When we founded CAPS, there was very little data on how Asians give. Today, Asian philanthropy is one of the most dynamic forces in development,” said Dr. Ruth A. Shapiro, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of CAPS. “This partnership puts evidence where it can shape how development institutions work with Asian funders.”

Our thanks to the World Bank Group for its partnership. We look forward to the work ahead.

Read the announcement: https://caps.org/caps-press-releases/press-release-the-centre-for-asian-philanthropy-society-caps-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-with-the-world-bank-group-to-strengthen-knowledge-on-philanthropy-in-asia/

Manisha Mirchandani Kithmina Hewage Annelotte Walsh Ethel Ng Angel Chiang

20/10/2026

🚀 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆?

Our Director of Policy Engagement Kithmina Hewage spoke to this question at this week’s Ministry of Economy Malaysia KL20 Summit 2026: The Flagship in Kuala Lumpur, the final leg of a cross-city tour to bring Malaysia into the top 20 global startup ecosystems. It was the first time the third sector, including nonprofits and social enterprises, was featured at the event.

On the panel for “Unlocking Malaysia’s Third Sector through Startups and Social Innovation,” Kithmina made the case that the third sector is important to Malaysia’s economic goals, by creating jobs, helping local products and services compete internationally and contributing to overall economic growth, while delivering social impact. He also discussed how philanthropy as risk capital can support startups, and how Malaysia compares with Asian peers on policies needed to deploy it.

He was joined by Nini Marini (Yayasan Hasanah) and Redza Shahid (Chamber of Social Entrepreneur Development (CSED) Malaysia), with Elli Famira (Asia School of Business) moderating.

Thank you to the Ministry of Economy Malaysia for the invitation.

15/10/2026

🌱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?

This week, we explored exactly that at the CAPS office, where TCL Foundation joined funders, practitioners and sector experts for a roundtable discussion.

The conversation focused on what young people in Hong Kong are facing today, from building skills and supporting mental well-being to navigating key life transitions. Together, we looked at where support is needed most and how philanthropy can help.

Thank you to TCL Foundation and everyone who shared their time, experience and ideas.

13/10/2026

🌏 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘼𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻.

Last week, we brought our research on 𝘈𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 at a closed-door, invitation-only roundtable at The University of Tokyo / UTokyo.

Co-hosted by our Director for Northeast Asia, Heesu Jang, and Professor Yuko Itatsu, we gathered key stakeholders from corporates, foundations, nonprofits, impact investors and alike for a discussion about what the findings mean for Japan’s social sector going forward.

Thank you to everyone who participated and made it such an insightful conversation.

Download the report here: https://caps.org/research/cars-without-roads-investing-in-ai-for-good-across-asia/

See the 220 cases examined in our research here: https://aiforgood.caps.org/

09/10/2026

🔎 Explore 220 real-world cases of AI for Good in action.

The 𝘈𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 is an interactive site that maps the 220 cases collated in our latest research, 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘴: 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢.

You can also visualize the report findings and follow scenarios of how others have approached AI for Good in their work.

See the 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 here: https://aiforgood.caps.org/

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