Alliance Magazine

1 week ago | alliancemagazine.org | Shafi Musaddique

An overwhelming majority of nonprofit leaders in the US suffer from burnout as they ‘stretch to their breaking point’, in what has been described by one sector leader as the continuation of a ‘long ignored pandemic’.  According to new findings published by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, 90 per cent of nonprofit leaders in the US have reported burnout in the last year, with a similar percentage reporting that burnout is rife among their staff.

2 weeks ago | alliancemagazine.org | Shafi Musaddique

Corporate philanthropy from Indian firms, posted via mandatory corporate social responsibility, has risen by 16 per cent – attributed to rising profitability from Indian firms. The law, which came into effect in 2014, mandates that businesses must provide 2 per cent of their average net profit from the last three years towards social initiatives.

2 weeks ago | alliancemagazine.org | Kate Balding

After a busy few days reporting at the Philanthropy Asia Summit 2025, Alliance features editor, Kate Balding, caught up with CEO of Philanthropy Asia Alliance, Mr. Shaun Seow, to discuss the future of philanthropy in the region. Kate Balding: Shaun, as the new CEO of Philanthropy Asia Alliance (PAA) you’ve been given the task of propelling PAA through its next phase of growth but for those uninitiated, who are PAA and what are its aims?

2 weeks ago | alliancemagazine.org | Shafi Musaddique

Philanthropy leaders and experts from Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Arab region warn of risks and potential missed opportunities in the coming years, following Bill Gates’ decision to spend out $200 billion and close his Gates Foundation by 2045. The announcement has left the philanthropy sector catching its breath. While much of the reaction has come from the US and western philanthropy, commentary from the global majority has been somewhat lacking.

2 weeks ago | alliancemagazine.org | Shafi Musaddique

Ocean sustainability is not an obvious candidate as a model for southeast Asian collaboration. However, philanthropies are, in their various sizes and localities, collaborating more effectively. How does this serve as a model of learning? One such model is ‘trust based philanthropy’. While the idea has generated much noise from the large-scale US funders such as Mackenzie Scott, it is family foundations in Asia that have practised the idea long before multi billionaire philanthropists emerged.