Aliza Napartivaumnuay

Aliza "Alice" Napartivaumnuay (Thai: อลิสา นภาทิวาอำนวย; born c. 1983) is a Thai Obama Fellow social entrepreneur and community leader who founded Socialgiver in 2018. SocialGiver a worldwide organization and a Fellow of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship, a board member for both the JUMP! Foundation, SATI Foundation, and the Big Trees Foundation. She also led a COVID-19 relief effort through her Mysocialmotion movement.

Early life and education

Napartivaumnuay was born in Bangkok to a Thai-Chinese family. She lived in Kolkata, Rome, Seattle, as a child and then the United Kingdom before moving back to Thailand permanently.[1][2] She graduated from Ruamrudee International School in 2000.[3] She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Chulalongkorn University in 2004 and with a master's in supply chain management from the University of Warwick in 2005.[3][4]

Career

After finishing her master's degree, Napartivaumnuay worked for 10 years managing systems and supply chains.[5] Napartivaumnuay is the co-founder, in 2015,[5] and head of operations of SocialGiver, a worldwide group of lobal community of giving partners, social projects, and conscious consumers with a primary focus on integrating lifestyle shopping with increasing social positive social impact through the use of spare business capacity.[4][6][7][8] Napartivaumnuay got the idea for SocialGiver while working at a children's center.[9] SocialGiver's methodology is considered "groundbreaking" by the way it changes fundraising and how it connects customers with giving.[10][11] SocialGiver donates 70 percent of its total revenue, 100 percent of profites, to charity.[9][12][13] She is also the founder of Mysocialmotion, through which she led a COVID-19 relief effort.[4][14]

One of Napartivaumnuay's inspirations for doing the type of work she does was the late king of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej.[15] Napartivaumnuay serves on the boards of the JUMP! Foundation, SATI Foundation, and the Big Trees Foundation, all focused on social change.[4][16]

Recognition

Napartivaumnuay has been recognized by being named a Fellow by the Obama Fellow in 2019 and the Edmund Hillary Fellowship in 2022.[4][17][18] In 2022 Top 10 Thailand named her one of the top 10 businesswomen in Thailand.[12]

Notes

References

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  2. ^ Win, Thin Lei (October 6, 2017). "From tourism to coffee, young Thais blend profit with social good". Reuters International. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
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  5. ^ a b "A New Way of Giving Back". Hive Life. September 26, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  6. ^ "Aliza Napartivaumnuay". Obama Foundation. 2019. Archived from the original on October 7, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "7 people making Thailand proud on the global stage right now". BK Magazine. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  8. ^ Thungkasemvathana, Pimrapee (February 28, 2015). "The Giving Team". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on January 15, 2026. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "อลิสา นภาทิวาอำนวย กับแพลตฟอร์ม Socialgiver ที่ชวนคนทำดีด้วย "การให้" อย่างโปร่งใสและยั่งยืน" [Aliza Napartivaumnuay and the Socialgiver platform encourage people to do good through transparent and sustainable giving.] (in Thai). Creative Citizen. March 30, 2021. Archived from the original on October 12, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  10. ^ "Aliza 'Alice' Napartivaumnuay". Thailand Insider. Archived from the original on November 12, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  11. ^ "Aliza Napartivaumnuay". Tatler Asia. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  12. ^ a b "The Leading Businesswomen of Thailand". Top 10 Thailand. August 5, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  13. ^ "These five initiatives are paving the way for impact entrepreneurship in Bangkok". Start Up Guide. November 18, 2019. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  14. ^ Sereemongkonpol, Pornchai. "How Did the Idea of SocialGiver Come About?". Bangkok Post. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  15. ^ Sereemongkonpol, Pornchai (October 13, 2017). "Remembering the Great King". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  16. ^ "Origin". SATI Foundation. Archived from the original on September 14, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  17. ^ "Meet the 2019 Asia-Pacific Leaders". Obama Foundation. 2019. Archived from the original on December 2, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  18. ^ "EHF welcomes more than 100 Fellows in 2022". Edmund Hillary Fellowship. Archived from the original on January 15, 2026. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
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