December 29, 2011 – 5:36 pm | No Comment

Updated: 2011-12-17 15:37 (Xinhua)
BEIJING – The Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a new guideline Friday to offer suggestions to charity groups on how to disclose donation information in the wake of doubts about the transparency …

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Seminar: Advancing the Chinese Society: Foundations’ Role and Evolution in China
October 26, 2011 – 4:31 pm | No Comment

Sponsored by the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard Nonprofits in China Domain
Panel Discussions with Leaders from the Field: Advancing the Chinese Society: Foundations’ Role and Evolution in China
November 9, 2011
9:00 – 10:30 AM. …

Scandal-Hit China Red Cross Changes Leadership
October 20, 2011 – 4:00 am | No Comment

Xinhua News Agency, October 11, 2011
The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC), which was involved in a scandal regarding the misuse of its donations earlier this year, announced that it will make changes to its …

Rich philanthropists are ‘acting in poor taste’
April 25, 2011 – 8:00 am | No Comment

By Duan Yan, Hu Yongqi and Zhang Yuchen (China Daily)

2011-03-25
BEIJING–Philanthropy in China is changing. Not only are more people accumulating wealth, but they’re giving away more of it. Privately run charities are moving …

2011 Hurun Philanthropy List released
April 22, 2011 – 8:00 am | No Comment

The “2011 Hurun Philanthropy List” was released on April 19, and the Cao Dewang family was selected as “China’s most generous philanthropist,” with donations of nearly 4.6 billion yuan in 2010. A …

Say Yes or No to the philanthropy by the wealthy in China
April 12, 2011 – 9:01 pm | One Comment

By Lu Dezhi, Chairman of Huamin Charity Foundation
Philanthropy, as one of the social ideology, both the rich and poor should involve in the charity.
And they can complement and reinforce each other.
Three months ago, Warren Buffet …

China encourages philanthropy through legal, institutional measures
March 23, 2011 – 8:00 am | No Comment

From People’s Daily Online, Mar 08, 2011
China will further encourage philanthropy through a range of measures, including legal and institutional ones, since philanthropy in China is still in its initial stage, Vice Minister …

Rich soul keeps giving
March 3, 2011 – 3:00 pm | No Comment

By Xie Chuanjiao
China Daily, 02-22-2011
The 56-year-old, whose Wangzhengde Restaurant has proven tremendously successful, never keeps more than 20,000 yuan at a time for himself.
Although Wang has earned a fortune, he and his wife live …

Charity transparency criticised
February 25, 2011 – 8:00 am | No Comment

From People’s Daily
Feb 21, 2011
Charity in China is still receiving harsh criticism from the general public because of the slow progress being made in making it more transparent despite the fact that people’s …

Flamboyant Chinese philanthropist plans return to Taiwan
February 23, 2011 – 7:57 pm | No Comment

2011/02/19 22:08:27

Nanjing, China, Feb. 19 (CNA) China’s top philanthropist, Chen Guangbiao, said Saturday that he will visit Taiwan again in May to set up scholarships at universities and promote cross-Taiwan Strait cultural …

World Giving Index: China Ranks at the Bottom
January 4, 2011 – 6:24 pm | No Comment

By Allen Choate (Abridged)
On September 8, the Charities Aid Foundation released the first-ever “World Giving Index” (WGI). The Index ranks 153 countries according to answers interviewees gave to three questions: amount of money donated, amount …