As the global community for investors for impact, AVPA, AVPN, EVPA & IVPC are working together to share lessons from across the world. These short webinars will share examples from differing regions to similar challenges related to COVID-19.
As the global community for investors for impact, AVPA, AVPN, EVPA & IVPC are working together to share lessons from across the world. These short webinars will share examples from differing regions to similar challenges related to COVID-19.
- Exploring the diverse roles grant makers can have in responding to the pandemic
- Share examples of responses
- Hear from voices on the ground
An opportunity to start conversations and share peer learning with a global audience which can be continued over the coming months. Hear practitioner stories from 4 continents.
The first webinar in this series will be led by AVPN (Asian Venture Philanthropy Network) since COVID-19 started its spread in Asia. Since then, COVID-19 has become a global pandemic. In response to the constantly evolving situation, grantmakers have been collectively scaling innovative and impactful solutions to mitigate the impact of the virus.
AVPN CEO and Chairwoman, Naina Subberwal Batra, will be kicking-off the first of the network’s COVID-19 Webinar Series with an opening address.
Harvey Koh (Moderator): As Managing Director at FSG, Harvey brings over two decades of experience across strategy consulting, philanthropy, impact investing, and global development, and is co-leader of the Inclusive Markets approach area at FSG.
Yanni Peng: Yanni Peng has over 20 years of experience in the field of non-profit management, social enterprise and social investment, and public services to vulnerable groups. She is CEO of Narada Foundation which is a leading grant-making foundation based in Beijing.
Leong Cheung: Leong Cheung has been the Executive Director of Charities and Community at HKJC since 2014. In this capacity, he is also the co-chair of the Hong Kong Chapter of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
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This webinar is part of a series, register for the webinars below:
Webinar #1: Asia's response, Tuesday, 7 April at 16:00 - 17:00 SGT. Watch the recording above.
Webinar #2: Latin America's response, Wednesday, 15 April at 16:00 - 17:00 CEST. Register here.
Webinar #3: Africa's response, Tuesday, 28 April at 12:00 -13:30 CEST. Register here.
Webinar #4: Europe's response, Tuesday, 5 May at 11:00 - 12:30 CEST. Register here.