August 18, 2010 – 3:48 pm | No Comment

China foundation Center was inaugurated on July 8 of 2010. A brainchild of some of the visionaries in the philanthropic field in China, such as China’s best known philanthropic figure, Xu Yongguang, who created the …

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Who should be Chair of the Charity Federation: a Government Official or the Largest Donor?
August 13, 2010 – 12:44 am | No Comment

(Translated directly from Southern Weekend, April 11, 2002)
Deng Ke, Southern Weekend Reporter
 ·         In the Yuechen District of Zhaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, the largest donor to the newly established Charity Foundation will soon be appointed as …

Gates Foundation Empowering NGOs in China the Chinese Way
December 9, 2009 – 9:46 pm | No Comment

 
 By ANDREW JACOBS, New York Times, Published: December 2, 2009
 (Abridged from artilce entitled “H.I.V. Tests Turn Blood Into Cash in China“)
 …Although not trumpeted in its promotional materials, the foundations (Gates Foundation) other goal is more …

Shenzhen Government Delegates Some of Its Functions to Social Organizations
November 10, 2009 – 7:19 pm | No Comment

In September, the plan for administration system reform in Shenzhen that has attracted great attention was announced, and 31 new institutions were established as part of the “Super-Ministry System” reform. Following the “Super-Ministry System” reform, …

Being a Social Entrepreneur in China: Policy, Philanthropic Environment and Beyond
October 5, 2009 – 8:21 pm | No Comment

 

When Dr. Ailing Zhuang, Founding Chair of the Nonprofit Organization Development Center in Shanghai (NDC), first approached the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau to register her nonprofit in 2004– an idea she developed during her study …

The Role of NGOs in China’s AIDS Crisis
June 22, 2009 – 2:03 am | No Comment

Original byJoan Kaufman
 “The global AIDS epidemic continues to worsen and is one of the leading develop­ment challenges of our era.” Facing this global crisis, “NGOs have played a decisive role in the response, both for …

Evolution of the Environmental NGOs in China
May 28, 2009 – 1:00 pm | No Comment

Based on research by Jialiang Xu and Fang Wan
The history of China’s environmental NPOs is less than 30 years. Till 2005, there are 2768 environmental NPOs of various types in China. Among them, 1382 (49.9%) were …

What are GONGOs in China & Where They Go
May 27, 2009 – 3:59 pm | One Comment

By Fengshi Wu
What are GONGOs
GONGOs are “government organized non-governmental organizations.”
There are competing arguments on the nature of GONGOs. “The state-led model is rooted in the idea that there is a Chinese political culture that reifies …

From Administrative Mobilization to Nonprofit Online Campaign: The Case of Mass Tree-Planting Mobilization
April 23, 2009 – 12:26 am | One Comment

March 12, 2009 is China’s thirty-first Arbor Day, or Trees Planting Day. Designated by the National People’s Congress (NPC, China’s top legislature) in 1979, the day commemorates the passing of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, China’s democratic …

1979-2009: Philanthropy in China 30 Years
April 8, 2009 – 4:06 pm | No Comment

The essence of charity and philanthropy are rooted in the traditional Chinese culture. For instance, Confucianism advocates “Ren Ai”, benevolence; the Mohists advocate “Jian Ai”, people should love each other without considering the relations and …