How can the future of giving be guided in ways that truly drive lasting impact?

A historic wealth transfer, estimated at over $5 trillion in the next two decades, is reshaping philanthropic giving today. A new generation of donors is eager to align wealth with values and measurable outcomes. Yet the ecosystem of advisors crucial to translate this ambition into impact is still evolving, somewhat fragmented even and facing important questions of scale and structure.

In this episode, AVPN Academy speaks with Kasey Oliver (Managing Director, Geneva Global) and Dien Yuen (Founder & CEO, Daylight) to explore who philanthropy advisors are, the role they play, and why their work is becoming increasingly critical. They reflect on emerging signals: the growing demand for skilled advisors, the frameworks that define professional practice, and the pivotal role Asia may play in shaping how philanthropic capital flows.

Together, the conversation surfaces both the opportunities and the gaps in this field, and why building a stronger advisory ecosystem will matter for the future of giving across generations and geographies.

Learn more about the resources featured in this episode:

• Geneva Global x Gates Foundation Research on the Constellation of Advisors
• Daylight’s Philanthropic Advising Competency Model

What does it take to confront a problem as complex and entrenched as modern slavery? Across Asia-Pacific, an estimated 15 million people live in modern slavery often taking the form of of forced labour, human trafficking, and online exploitation among many others.

In this episode, AVPN Academy speaks with Rae Lee and Sinni Lim from International Justice Mission (IJM), an organisation with nearly three decades of experience working to protect people from violence and exploitation. They reflect on how IJM has approached this wicked problem through systems-level work — including a six-dimensional, experience-based model that engages survivors, legal systems, and communities in creating long-term change.

Together, they explore how this model has been applied across contexts, and how IJM continues to grapple with challenges such as replicability, measurement, and sustained cross-sector collaboration. The conversation also touches on the role of values — and, in some contexts, faith — in anchoring this work, and offers reflections for those navigating similarly complex social challenges.

To learn more about AVPN's ongoing Faith and Giving initiative, which builds an inclusive space for faith and non-faith actors to collectively drive impact, click here: https://avpn.asia/capital-for-impact/faith-and-giving/

Most funders aspire to be good stewards of their resources, but what does it mean to operationalize stewardship in grantmaking?

In this episode, AVPN Academy’s Siddharth Chatterjee speaks with Amit Antony Alex, Investment Director at Dovetail Impact Foundation—a Christian faith-aligned family foundation supporting healthcare, education, livelihoods, and access to justice across Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Africa.

Here, we learn about how the phrase “love in action” informs Dovetail’s approach to stewardship and the ways in which the foundation embraces innovation to be a good steward. This brings us to a discussion on unrestricted grantmaking, scalability in impact, and a practice called “re-risking”, through which Dovetail foundation pushes itself to take the uncomfortable risks that most grantmakers might avoid.

Learn more:

Dovetail Impact Foundation: https://dovetailimpact.org/
AVPN's Faith and Giving Initiative: https://avpn.asia/capital-for-impact/faith-and-giving/

Looking beyond the metrics, frameworks, and theories of change, do we truly understand the impact of our actions on our stakeholders? In this episode of Money Meets Mission, AVPN’s Siddharth Chatterjee speaks with Safe Wongsunopparat, founder of the Third Line Social Impact Consultancy and Oceania Director at The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC), to unpack the fundamental role of listening to stakeholders for impact management.

Whether you are new to IMM or seeking ways to enhance your existing practice, this episode offers actionable advice and a new perspective, including a live example where Safe advises us on impact management for AVPN Learning Circles. Discover what helps organisations stand out with their impact measurement and management (IMM), how to tackle the most common challenges in IMM and what we can learn from our stakeholders.

A staggering 45% of faith-based organisations do not align their investments with their values. This episode explores the transformative power of faith-based investing, offering valuable lessons for all organisations seeking to make a positive impact with their investments.

AVPN Academy's Siddharth Chatterjee invites Mathew Jensen, CFA, the Director of Faith Consistent Investing Programmes at FaithInvest to share insights on faith-based investing. FaithInvest is a global non-profit empowering faith-based asset owners to invest in line with their beliefs, providing a pragmatic approach to translating faith values into investment decisions that lead to transformative impact.

Learn how The English Sangha Trust took the journey to seeing their values reflected in their investments, why policy documentation is key to sustainability, and what obstacles you're likely to face when trying to integrate values into your organization's investment approach.

Key Resources:

1. What FaithInvest does
2. FaithInvest's Faithful Finance Course.
3. FaithInvest's Case Study of the English Sangha Trust.
4. Unpacking the complexities of Faith-aligned Investing in Asia (AVPN article reflecting on our recent learning circle with FaithInvest)

To learn more about faith-based investing and philanthropic giving in Asia, check-out upcoming learning circles and research briefs from AVPN's Faith and Giving Initiative.

In an era of information abundance, organisations have immense data which could be used to inform or drive various impact initiatives. However, figuring out how to utilise data for impact is challenging. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, despite contentions on the role they play, have already allowed the processing of data in impressive speeds that continuously help professionals generate actionable insights.

Impact Intelligence, an organisation that leverages AI to help business achieve ambitious goals, speaks about using data to amplify one's impact and exploring ways in which the technology can be useful. Its Co-founder Niko Moesgaard and Program Manager Guliz Koldas highlight the importance of starting with information you already have and share use cases from their work where they help organisations achieve their impact goals.

Key Moments:

• 5:39 - Various ways in which data can be used for impact
• 8:27 - Case studies
• 12:48 - Taking the first step towards leveraging data for impact
• 15:35 - The AVPN member monitor
• 19:06 - Importance of sharing data and working together
• 20:35 - Humans + AI
• 24:05 - Recommended reading: All-in On AI by Thomas Davenport and Nitin Mittal

Learn more about the work of Impact Intelligence through their website and by going through their case studies.

The Corporate Social Impact Insights series of the Money Meets Mission podcast is part of the AVPN Academy Corporate Social Impact Centre, which was established in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, Miller Trust and Visa. The center also includes self-paced modules, a library of content, and Learning Circles, which are a monthly series of small group discussions for corporate practitioners. To learn more, visit the AVPN Academy Corporate Social Impact Centre.

The surge in the popularity and utility of artificial intelligence (AI) presents several opportunities for the philanthropic sector - both in leveraging the technology to improve ways of working, as well as playing a key role in supporting the safe development of AI.

Chris Malone, Partner at Dalberg, speaks about how philanthropy can use AI by sharing eight areas where philanthropists might use AI to transform their work, and conversely, how AI can use philanthropy by encouraging funding to go into AI research.

Key Moments:

• 2:00 - Setting the bookends: risks and opportunities in AI
• 12:30 - 8 Areas where philanthropy might engage with AI
• 20:00 - Working with grantee organizations - how could grantee organizations benefit from AI?
• 24:40 - Philanthropies as centers of excellence
• 26:50 - How AI could use philanthropy
• 34:40 - Existential risk in AI and why we need all kinds of philanthropists funding research into all kinds of risks and possibilities in AI
• 39:10 - How corporates could think about corporate social impact as a sandbox for innovation, such as in AI.
• 43:45 - Recommended reading from Chris: AI 2041 by Kai-Fu Lee an Chen Qiufan

The Corporate Social Impact Insights series of the Money Meets Mission podcast is part of the AVPN Academy Corporate Social Impact Centre, which was established in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, Miller Trust and Visa. The center also includes self-paced modules, a library of content, and Learning Circles, which are a monthly series of small group discussions for corporate practitioners. To learn more, visit the AVPN Academy Corporate Social Impact Centre.

While corporate organisations recognize the importance of sustainability, the risks of innovation slow down the pace at which businesses make their sustainability transition. How can we de-risk innovation so that corporate organizations are empowered to take the lead in sustainability?

Joyce Wong, Grant Manager at Porticus, shares key levers that can drive corporate innovation for sustainability and gaps that hinder innovation.

Key Moments:

• 2:33 - Introduction to Joyce and Porticus
• 4:14 - Holding businesses accountable through the Purposeful Business programme
• 8:50 - Working towards the programme goals through better policy and regulation, data and resources, and multi-stakeholder engagement
• 9:24 - Localising a global programme
• 12:26 - Identifying opportunities and challenges in sustainability

The Corporate Social Impact Insights series of the Money Meets Mission podcast is part of the AVPN Academy Corporate Social Impact Centre, which was established in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, Miller Trust and Visa. The center also includes self-paced modules, a library of content, and Learning Circles, which are a monthly series of small group discussions for corporate practitioners. To learn more, visit the AVPN Academy Corporate Social Impact Centre.