Shining Stone Community Action Center

Assisting urban communities in improving their participatory capacities, promoting sustainable forms of management, and fostering the establishment of harmonious communities.

Major Projects

• January 2011 - December 2012, City Communities Participatory Management and Capacity Building Project
• January 2011 – December 2012, Cooperation Project with World Harmony Foundation
• September 2011 – November 2011, “Communication and Consultation—Six Ways to Improve Public Participation” Seminar
• July 2011 – July 2012, Ecological Remains (生态香留）Participatory Ecological Communities Promotional Model Project

Major Achievements

• 2010 Outstanding Public Welfare Social Organization Award
• 2008 Outstanding Philanthropy Worker
• 2011 Intel “New World” Innovation Award
• 2011 China Social Innovation Award
• We cooperated with Daxing District Qingyuan Street to launch a pilot project and applied for the 5th China Local Government Innovation Award, where our project one of the top 20 finalists

Major Funders

Ford Foundation, World Harmony Foundation, Vantone Foundation

Major Partners

Dongcheng Civil Affairs Bureau, Dongcheng Social Work Committee

Distinctions

We aim to promote community development and requirement-oriented community service through project management, establishment of community service organizations, promotion of community independence, communication (including public participation and democratic consultation), holding forums to solve disputes in communities, and providing means of communication between governments and citizens.