Hosted by the Wealth Management Institute, the Asia Centre for Changemakers (ACC) aims to build capacity and nurture a strong pipeline of active and informed changemakers with a focus on Asia. Our mission is to empower these individuals to deploy their resources, skills and passion for a better tomorrow.
As Asia’s foremost learning lab for philanthropy and impact capital, the ACC is committed to guiding family principals, professionals, advisors and social entrepreneurs in moving up the learning curve, through three key initiatives: Building capabilities, talent, and professionalism in the impact sector; fostering a community of practice; and shaping and sharing Asian-grown thought leadership. The ACC is supported by Temasek Trust and the Philanthropy Asia Alliance.
The ACC also houses the Impact Philanthropy Partnership (IPP), a joint initiative with the Private Banking Industry Group (PBIG) and WMI, with support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The Partnership is an open platform that brings together wealth owners to collectively tackle society’s most pressing challenges and issues, through innovative and impactful philanthropy.
To build capabilities in strategic philanthropy and impact capital, and address knowledge gaps in creating effective solutions that have long-term positive social impact. These will include certification programmes for critical skills such as philanthropy advisory, effective capital deployment and impact management, as well as fellowship programmes with overseas learning journeys to gain exposure to global best practices.
CHIEF, or the Changemaker Impact Endeavour Fellowship, is ACC’s flagship programme. This cross-border fellowship is designed to help Asia’s family principals understand philanthropy as catalytic capital and an asset class, as well as provide a safe space for honest conversations between funders and social innovators. Through the programme, participants learn to establish their legacy through philanthropy, explore different funding models to mobilise impact resources effectively, and develop purpose-drive leadership.
The Certified Impact Philanthropy Professional is the ACC’s signature programme. It is designed to provide family office professionals, wealth advisors and planners with the knowledge and skills to support high net worth individuals and families with their social change endeavours.
Through a series of practitioner-led teachings and hands-on discussions, participants will graduate with the ability to confidently strategise, advise, and implement philanthropic plans for families and clients to drive transformational change.
The Certificate in Philanthropy and Social Impact for Greater China Markets is a two-day programme designed to equip learners with the cultural insights, strategic tools, and knowledge needed to advise GC families on their philanthropic endeavours. The curriculum is designed for advisors and professionals supporting clients based either in GC or Singapore. It is conducted fully in Mandarin by Prof Gao Hao, Associate Dean of Tsinghua University’s Institute of Philanthropy.
Join the growing community of funders and founders by participating in smaller, curated roundtables and showcases across the year.
We will convene family principals, foundation leaders, impact investors, wealth advisors, and social entrepreneurs to exchange experiences and best-practice solutions.
Create distinct Asian insights through research and thought leadership, including case studies and best practices for Asian changemakers.
