Helping underprivileged children by fostering a culture of philanthropy and giving
In the What Matters To Me series, a Generation T honouree describes what they do, why they do it, and why it matters.
Ada Chirapaisarnkul is founder of the Thai Young Philanthropist Network (TYPN), a platform to engage young, determined professionals with a shared mission to make positive changes in society. In 2012 she also co-founded taejai.com, a fundraising website aiming to nurture a culture of strategic giving. TYPN has also created Life Hero, which advocates education equity through scholarships.
I started TYPN as a community for people with similar purpose and passion to meet and create change together. In the past decade we have had 2,800 active members. We want to educate Thai society on the potential of strategic giving. Our framework has evolved over the years and we now classify our work into two main categories, direct impact and enabler. Many of our projects focus on piloting innovative new financing tools such as "giving circles", a form of crowdfunding for pro bono, skills-based volunteering.