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Global Grantmaking Country Notes

In partnership with the Council on Foundations, ICNL maintains reports on thirty-four countries that help U.S grantmakers undertake equivalency determinations for foreign grantees. The reports in this series describe the legal frameworks for nonprofit organizations and provide translations of relevant legislative provisions.

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Resources & News

Countering Authoritarianism in Asia During COVID-19: Findings & Resources

People wearing masks in Luodong Night Market, Taiwan.

From 2020 to 2024, ICNL worked with FORUM-ASIA, Media Defence and over a dozen local civil society organizations to address aut…

Safeguarding Civic Space During Public Emergencies

On August 21, 2024, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) and FORUM-ASIA, with logistical support from the Asi…

National Relief Funds in Asia During COVID-19

national relief funds in asia during Covid 10.

This paper explores government-run relief funds established for the purpose of COVID-19 pandemic response, and how these funds …

Pandemic Governance & Civic Freedoms

japan's pandemic governance; photo credit Unsplashed Nakaharu Line Ek

Japan stands out among the Asian nations for it’s response to COVID-19 for adeptly utilizing its legal framework without compro…

ICNL ReportReport

Trends in Digital Laws in Asia and the Pacific

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This updated monitoring assessment from a working group of local Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs) and networks explor…

Moving Beyond COVID-19 Restrictions in Southeast Asia

person in a white suit, photo credit Xiangkun ZHU, taken from https://unsplash.com/photos/QtEPKaES3Nk

The Asia Centre policy briefs Moving Beyond COVID-19 Restrictions in Southeast Asia: Pushing Back Against Authoritarian Pandemi…

Digital Legal Library

Tax Incentives Under the New Public Interest Corporation System

Social Welfare Act

Law to Promote Specified Nonprofit Activities