
OUR SERVICES
We are an action-oriented team that will help you cut through the noise of the impact space and Asian landscape with our decades of experience in the sector and region.
We understand the gaps in the regional ecosystem, the concerns and aspirations of philanthropists, plus the needs of the organisations working on the ground.
We also love the blank canvas that comes with building something new, and we have experience working at multiple tempos -- whether this means a patient, iterative approach or delivering on a timeline with a blaring sense of urgency.
We aim to help communities thrive, create systems that work, and ensure lasting sustainability in the region.
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ADVISORY
Strategic review and planning, research, partnership development, programme evaluation, and other advisory support, for:
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Individual philanthropists​
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Families and family offices​
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Institutions and foundations
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT:
RIA worked with a family foundation that was new to Asia; rooted in the principals' aim to serve vulnerable children, we undertook a landscape study with recommendations and connections so that they could kickstart their grantmaking in Malaysia.
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MARKET ENTRY AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Support for launch of new initiatives in the region, for:
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Ex-Asia orgs seeking to build presence or programming in Asia​
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Newly established regional/local entities seeking upstart or ongoing sector expertise support
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT:
RIA created an engagement strategy for a Swiss-based public health INGO to grow their relationships and footprint in Asia.
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PROGRAMME DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT
Landscape studies, iterative programme design, and/or implementation support, for:
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Early stage initiatives seeking strategy and implementation capacity​
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Organizations seeking initial leadership, management or longer-term support
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT:
Based on our extensive experience with philanthropists, RIA worked with a Singapore institution to design a new experiential programme for engaging next-and-new gen philanthropists, also providing advisory on the overall initiative.
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CAPACITY BUILDING
Programme evaluation, strategic review and design, partnership development / fundraising and other capacity building, for:
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Grant partners of funders in the region seeking to grow their impact
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT:
On request by a foundation, we conducted a deep-dive into a Philippines-NGO and worked closely with them to identify their gaps towards sustainability, providing comprehensive insights on the NGO's governance, business model, leadership and capacity.
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FRACTIONAL SUPPORT
High-level foundation start-up, programmatic design, collaborative
convening and action with Fractional ED, Head of Programmes and Secretariat, for:
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Newly set up or lean foundations needing support or bandwidth to launch and/or amplify their work
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Foundations new to the Asia region seeking strategic assistance
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New collaborative programmes seeking talent to lead and convene for meaningful action
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT:​
Our clients here include a new family foundation that needed support to design their programmatic strategy for Youth Mental Health in Singapore, and to administer the grants effectively as they lacked the in-house bandwidth and expertise at their start-up phase.
