Look forward to the ‘wealthy generation’ becoming the ‘benevolent generation’
期待“富一代”成“善一代”
http://hunan.ifeng.com/gongyi/gyzx/detail_2013_11/25/1504776_0.shtml
Changsha Evening News 长沙晚报, November 25, 2013
The article discusses how generational attitudes towards charity and philanthropy are effected by affluence, predicting a brighter future for the generations in China that have gained from economic reform. (Chinese)
A foundation’s funding administrator’s number one note on funding: distance
一个基金会资助官员的资助笔记NO.1：距离
Environmental Youth Commentary 青年环境评论 , November 25, 2013
http://www.ngocn.net/?action-viewnews-itemid-88765
An administrator from the SEE Foundation talks about the importance of ‘distance’ when funding projects; how remaining ‘close’ enough to a project is important to fully understanding it, but not too close so as to micro-manage it. (Chinese)
Child buying and selling ‘bazaar’ operating in the guise of public welfare
公益掩饰下的儿童买卖“集市”
Charity News Network 慈讯网, November 25, 2013
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.org.cn/newsview.php?id=8272
Online child adoption agencies operating as ‘charities’ or ‘public welfare organizations’ have been uncovered as for-profit ventures and even platforms for child trafficking. (Chinese)
Yunnan public welfare organizations gather to decode the Social Construction Innovation Policy
云南公益组织聚首解读社会建设创新政策
By Liu Hong刘虹, Yunnan Web云南网, November 26, 2013
http://yn.yunnan.cn/html/2013-11/26/content_2972833.htm
Yunnan NGOs, academics, and local government met for their third annual meeting to share experiences, discuss policies, and increase co-operation. Outcomes of the meeting included the commitment of relevant government departments to providing free office space for grassroots organizations. (Chinese)
Central government again spends 200 million RMB to purchase services from social organizations
中央再投两亿元购买社会组织服务
Zhang Xuetao 张雪弢, Philanthropy Times 公益时报, November 26, 2013
http://roll.sohu.com/20131126/n390801741.shtml
After the recent issuing of a circular on the budget plans for 2014, it has been confirmed that the central government will again spend 200 million RMB on purchasing social services from social organizations. (Chinese)
Chen Jiajun: Explore the multi-faceted relationship between NGOs and foundations
陈嘉俊：探寻NGO和基金会的多元关系
By Chen Jiajun 陈嘉俊, ngocn.net, November 26, 2013
http://www.ngocn.net/?action-viewnews-itemid-88780
Chen Jiajun writes about the relationship between foundations and NGOs, explaining that it should be seen as a partnership based not just on money but also around shared values, similar work practices, support, and mutual gain. (Chinese)
The first self-organized union of environmental foundations
一次环保类基金会的自发集结
Philanthropy Times 公益时报, Zhang Mingmin 张明敏, November 26, 2013
http://www.gongyishibao.com/html/yaowen/5705.html
Nine foundations that focus on environmental protection have joined together to form the ‘Alliance of Environmental Funders’, aiming to become a platform to improve communication, collaboration, and capacity-building amongst environmental NGOs. (Chinese)
Nine major criticisms of false corporate social responsibility
企业伪社会责任九大批判
By Liu Keli 刘克丽, Charity News Network 慈讯网, November 27, 2013
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.org.cn/newsview.php?id=8281
This article analyses the ways in which CSR is used by companies in ways that are not always in keeping with the accepted ethics of public welfare. (Chinese)
Responding to climate change, what can NGOs achieve?
应对气候变化，NGO能有何作为？
By Liu Xiaoxing刘晓星, China Environment News 中国环境报, November 28, 2013
http://www.cenews.com.cn/sylm/hjyw/201311/t20131128_751872.htm
As the UN Climate Change Conference ends in Warsaw, this article analyses the role that NGOs, and particularly Chinese NGOs, can play in the international effort to respond to climate change. (Chinese)
Public welfare donations will welcome in the crowd-funding age
公益募捐将迎众筹时代
Philanthropy Times公益时报, November 28, 2013
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.org.cn/newsview.php?id=8291
Using examples from different organizations, including the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation and the Beijing New Sunshine Foundation, this article discusses the potential of crowd-funding to transform the way Chinese money is donated. (Chinese)
