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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China issues guideline for charity transparency
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 …

Foundations Are Required to Publish Audit Reports
December 26, 2011 – 11:20 pm | No Comment

Background

With more and more attention drawn to charity in China, the public has increasing demands of Chinese charitable organizations to improve their transparency. According to the “No. 31 Auditing Results Announcement” issued by the National …

Foreign NGOs’ Registration in China
December 26, 2011 – 10:10 pm | No Comment

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs began amending the three regulations for non-governmental organizations (NGO), the Regulations of Foundation, the Regulations of the Registration of Non-governmental Organizations, and the Provisional Regulations for the …

China to Promote the Profession of Social Workers to Enhance the Capacity of Social Organizations
December 9, 2011 – 1:52 am | No Comment

Shanghai, Yicai.com, 2011-11-15
Chinese government has recognized the increasing needs for professional social workers. Although the government has already launched the Certificate of Qualification in Social Work in 2008, the college education and vocational training system …

More Transparency: MOCA to Establish Platform for Philanthropy to Submit and Share Information
December 1, 2011 – 3:26 pm | No Comment

The Ministry of Civil Affairs is developing a “Charity Information Report System”, which will serve as a special tool for all charity organizations to establish transparency and accountability through reporting financial data. It will be …

New Regulation Allows NPOs to Raise Funds in Guangzhou
November 30, 2011 – 3:33 am | No Comment

The Regulation for Fundraising in Guangzhou was approved by the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Guangzhou. According to this fundraising regulation, three registered entitles (social organizations, civic non-enterprise units and nonprofit organization) of …

A Grassroots Initiative Changed the Policy from the State Council of China: Free Lunches at Rural Schools
November 23, 2011 – 9:54 pm | No Comment

On April 2, 2011, Mr. Deng Fei, a journalist by profession, launched a “Free Lunch” initiative with around 500 other journalists. This initiative donates RMB ¥ 3 per day to each student to improve their …

People’s Daily on How to Get the Stalled Charity Law Moving
October 26, 2011 – 4:05 am | No Comment

People’s Daily (Renmin Ribao), the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China, conducted an interview on September 7, 2011  about the status of the new Charity Law in China with Zheng Gongcheng, member of …

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 …

Libraries, museums to be free to public
February 17, 2011 – 8:00 am | No Comment

By Zhu Linyong and Guo Shuhan (China Daily)
2011-02-11
BEIJING – Art museums, libraries and other public institutions in China have long been accused of catering to elite academics and professionals, rather than the general …