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NONPROFIT CIVIL SOCIETY CSR Philanthropy NONPROFIT CIVIL SOCIETY CSR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PHILAntHropy 20 A Case for Urban Density 26 Plenty of Fish in the Sea RARE Program Seeks to Restore Habitat 48 Doing the Rounds: Circular Economy Need of the Hour 50 Giving Festivals Up their Game Edition 23 | JAN-MAR 2018 | /AsianNGO | www.asianngo.org/magazine | US$10 FUNDRAISINGFUNDRAISING AND AND BEYOND:BEYOND: NEWNEW ECOSYSTEMS ECOSYSTEMS FOR FOR SOCIAL SOCIAL GOOD MondayMonday 18 18 June June – – Wednesday Wednesday 2020 June 20182018 MarriottMarriott Marquis Marquis Queen’s Queen’s ParkPark 199199 Sukhumvit Soi Sukhumvit Soi 22, 22, Klong Klong Ton, Ton, Klong Klong Toey, Toey, BangkokBangkok 10110, ThailandThailand IFCIFC Asia Asia 2018 2018 moves moves the the needle needle well beyond well beyond fundraisingfundraising toto presentpresent the the freshestfreshest thinking thinking and and brightest brightest new new practices practices forfor creating crucial forwardcreating crucial forward movementmovement toward toward a safer,a safer, saner, saner, more more compassionate compassionate world. 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It’s the story of how communities can restore the ecosystems that provide their livelihood if they work together. 20 A CASE FOR URBAN 48 DOING THE DENSITY ROUNDS: CIRcuLAR Graphics by Flaticon.com & Freepik.com As cities constantly modernize and EcONOMY NEED OF Photo Credits: undergo massive development, the THE HOUR • Stephen Loewinsohn term “sustainable cities” seems like • Vollie Vollie • Rukn950, Wikimedia Commons an oxymoron. Public transport and Circular economy, an alternative to • Terrapinn low-income housing often take center • Micaela Preston linear economy, where resources are • Jason Houston, RARE stage in city planning, but planners are kept for as long as possible, provides an • Yasmin Arquiza, RARE sometimes forced to choose a path • MCCI avenue for companies to tap into the • Pixabay.com of development that may not always full power of sustainability. • Skyhorse Publishing be in the best interests of all citizens. • Guus Baggermans, Unsplash • Pump Aid Dr. Kala Seetharam Sridhar weighs • Gone Adventurin in on the importance of inclusive city • Sulapac • Rahul Bhadane, Wikimedia Commons planning. 2 iMPACT | January - March 2018 www.asianngo.org/magazine 4 Editor’s Note 6 Events 8 News 10 Numbers & Quotes 13 This Caught Our Eye THE SECTOR PHOTO FEATURE 15 Of Balloons and Pumps, 32 Swimming with the Whale Tents and Chlorine: AidEx Sharks in Oslob Innovation Finalists Dazzle FEATURE 46 Seamless Thailand Conference 23 The Power of One: Beth Terry’s to Address Essential Trends Plastic-Free Life 50 Giving Festivals Up their 34 Tale of One City: Surat and its Game Quest for Resilience 55 Integrating Country Strategy 47 Eight Secrets to a Sustainable Papers into your Acquisition Workplace Process 52 Packaging Trends: Thinking Out COMMENTARY of the Box 18 Precision Agriculture Can Be Part of Solution to Food FACE Off Security 38 Where’s The Beef? Voices on Bovine Methane Emissions 41 Volunteering in the Age of Gigs BOOKS 43 A List of Must-Read Books on 44 Pedalling Hard, Going Sustainability Nowhere 58 Excerpt: Leap of Reason by 48 Doing the Rounds: Circular Mario Morino Economy Need of the Hour HUMOUR IN DEVELOPMENT 50 GIVING FESTIVALS INTERVIEW 56 No Monkey Business, This! UP THEIR GaME 20 A Case for Urban Density CONTRIBUTION Giving festivals across the world COVER STORY 60 Everlasting Beauty: Awards leverage their unique cultures to 26 Plenty of Fish in the Sea Highlight Sustainability Efforts create focused periods of giving. RARE Program Seeks to of Industry Meera Rajagopalan examines this Restore Habitat phenomenon. Editor’s Note Publisher & CEO Dear reader, Sreenivas Narayanan Managing Editor As a race, human beings are quirky when it comes to perspectives. We tend to believe Meera Rajagopalan that we are at the median of things: we believe we are somewhere between good and evil. We believe the human race has as much time after, as before. We rarely pause and think, Editorial Associate instead letting circumstances propel us into the future. Ian Jamotillo Director of Business Development In the past decade or so, that has significantly changed. Individuals, communities and Aru David institutions are truly aware that status quo is not an option. Most of us realize, at some level, that unless we apply the metaphoric brakes, the planet might fall of the cliff. Magazine Design and Layout ASSIST Creative Lab Our sprawling cities attract not just talent, but also demand easier consumables—more Associate Director food, easier packaging—so that the use of plastic and chemicals are deemed necessary. Aida Baltazar Like a hamster on a wheel, it seems we haven’t had the time to stop, pause, and reflect. Now, there is no choice. Creative Director Kelvin Tee What this means is that every action of ours needs to be considered and deliberate, more so Senior Multimedia Designer in terms of the environment. For instance, in Chennai, where I live, the water table, like the Joseph Lontoc proverbial frog in the well, rises just a bit just after the rains, and plunges once summer sets Nicole de Leon in. Yet, we keep digging deeper for water. Fish have receded further from the coast; yet we continue to overfish. While the product packaging industry has made great strides toward Multimedia Artists more sustainable solutions, supermarket aisles are still dominated by plastic. Policarpio Velasco Venus Reverente Roberto Guerrero The tide, however, is turning, even as unsustainable practices, like a malignancy, try to encroach upon every aspect of our lives. Individuals, communities, corporations Web Designer and governments are all looking at the future with an eye on sustainability. Admirable Ramon Camposano attempts have been made at every level: in this issue of iMPACT, we take a look at Web Administrator changing attitudes among fishing communities in the Philippines, through our cover story Chris Daria on RARE. We also look at individual responsibility with our story on Beth Terry, and the value that city planning can bring to the table, with Surat’s resilience strategies. We also For Subscriptions play referee as we feature a debate on what revised estimates on methane emissions from [email protected] cows mean, and whether they will prompt a move toward plant-based diets. For Editorial [email protected] Much more is to be done if we are to, simply put, save the Earth. But we would do well to keep in mind what actor Bruce Tenenbaum once wrote, “What really needs saving is not For Partnerships the planet, but, rather, ourselves. For while the Earth’s demise is a very long way off, ours [email protected] may be just around the corner.” For Sponsorships & Advertising [email protected] For General Inquiry [email protected] Meera Rajagopalan Managing editor 4 iMPACT | January - March 2018 www.asianngo.org/magazine www.assistasia.org/MOD/ /AsianNGO iMPACT | January - March 2018 5 Events 1 Global Health Summit Kolkata, India | January 2-4 Organized by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, the Global Health Summit will focus on universal affordable healthcare. 2 Transforming Transportation 2018 Washington DC, USA | January 11 2 With the theme “Sustainable Mobility in the 5 Digital Era”, Transforming Transportation 2018 3 12 organized by World Bank and the World Research Institute will address the impact of technology on the transport sector. It will also touch upon access to high quality and safe transport, improving transport systems efficiently and lowering the environmental footprint of the sector. 3 2018 SoCal Energy Water + Green Living Summit California, USA | January 11 Public and private organizations will gather to discuss trends and solutions related to clean energy. Presented by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the forum is also expected to convene hundreds of high school and college students to learn about combating climate change 7 Seamless Thailand and utilizing clean energy. Bangkok, Thailand | February 5-6 4 Paris Hepatitis Conference Seamless Thailand will bring together key experts, Paris, France | January 15-16 innovators and entrepreneurs to dive deep into how the payments, retail and e-commerce industries The conference will discuss new ways and are going through rapid transformation over three methods to manage diseases such as hepatitis B tracks of content.
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