APC Co-Founder and CEO Laurence Lien spoke at the Thailand Strategic Giving forum in Bangkok on 23 August 2016. The event was supported by The Rockefeller Foundation and Laurence shared on the early childhood education projects undertaken by Lien Foundation in Singapore, highlighting how philanthropists can address gaps on the government side. The panel also stressed the importance of working together – amongst funders, with the government and with the NGOs, in order to effectively address social issues. The forum discussed the problems, challenges and possible solutions to the education sector in Thailand. By bringing together some of the successful…

APC welcomed 2 new staff: Berlinda Gooi in July, and Stacey Choe in August. Stacey Choe Stacey has a strong background in the philanthropic sector in Asia, having served as the Membership Services Director at the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network for 4 years before her last role as Director of Policy Engagement. Prior to joining AVPN, she had 8 years of experience in marketing communications, events management, market research and strategy. She spent three years in China as the marketing director of a boutique Italian consulting company. In Singapore she was responsible for regional incentive and rewards programmes in Intel…