CDB Reports

Analysis

In-depth analyses on the issues facing Chinese civil society. Most of these articles have been written by CDB’s staff or translated from Chinese sources, while others are guest contributions from academics and NGO practitioners inside and outside of China.

Guangdong: a decade of NGO development

In the past 10 years, the Guangdong government has placed significant importance on the development of NGOs, promoting them to play a bigger role in facilitating economic development, social governance, and international cooperation. At present, there are 71,614 NGOs in…

How much has NGOs’ fundraising capacity improved?

The past three years have seen heightened levels of uncertainty around the world. However, Chinese NGOs have continued to improve in a number of ways. What changes have NGOs experienced concerning fundraising capacity — and what new opportunities and challenges…

Report reveals problems faced by children of migrant workers

The healthy development of a child heavily depends on the nurturing and care of their parents. And good childcare usually requires that a child lives with their parents.   Living with parents is hard to achieve for many Chinese migrant children.…

Chinese nursing homes hit by Covid surge

Nursing homes have been under the most severe Covid restrictions during the past three years, given that the elderly are among the most susceptible groups. However, with the Chinese government’s new Covid policies and the recent surge of cases, many…

Pandemic saw big drop in charitable giving

Three years of COVID-19 restrictions have put a strain on philanthropic giving. China Development Brief, along with a few other NGOs, conducted a survey titled “Difficulties and Needs of NGOs during The Late Stage of COVID-19” in 2021.    The results…

Building a support network for rural children

Wuding County Zhengxin Social Work Center, established in March 2015, is the first private NGO, or social work organization in China, in Wuding, Yunan Province. Eight years on, it has formed a team of 10 full-time and part-time workers with…

Report reveals transparency of China’s top corporate foundations

In recent years, as the public became more aware of charitable work, Chinese enterprises began to explore ways to fulfill their social responsibilities. Apart from direct donations and organizing employee volunteering, many companies have set up their own foundations. In…

Maternity wards struggle during the Covid-19 surge

Nearly seven months pregnant, Zhu Qi who lives with her husband and a 4-year-old daughter in Beijing’s Chaoyang District got Covid only days after the loosening of China’s pandemic prevention and control measures. Her symptoms included high fever, sore throat,…

Research suggests ways for NGOs’ high-quality development

To promote what’s called “high-quality development” of social organizations (a local umbrella term including NGOs) in Beijing, the Beijing Social Organization Management Center surveyed 207 social organizations recently to analyze the existing problems and challenges and make suggestions to their…

Is being a philanthropy consultant a good career?

2022 marked the first year that the number of Chinese university graduates exceeded 10 million, overseas Chinese graduates and unemployed graduates from previous years not included. Coupled with a slowing economy, this has led to a challenging employment situation for…

NGOs absent in face of medicine shortages

Since this month’s uptick in Covid-19 cases across China, there has been a nationwide shortage of related medication. In an effort to alleviate the shortages, many people began to exchange much-needed medicines with each other, and some even gave away…

AIDS prevention: the role of NGOs

Looking back at 2022, the Xi’an branch of Marie Stopes International China (MSIC), an INGO dedicated to promoting sexual and reproductive health and education in women and girls, has conducted regular HIV counselling and screening for high-risk groups, amidst the…

Are young Chinese indifferent to charity?

The recently published “Tencent Sustainable Social Value Report” found that donors in China tend to be aged 35 to 45, with a relatively small proportion of young people donating.   Often associated with promoting equality and human well-being, charity has become…

What role do NGOs play in waste management?

When thinking about garbage sorting, most people do not associate it with anyone else but themselves and their communities — and do not realize that garbage sorting goes beyond classification and disposal.   However, NGOs also play an indispensable role in…

How NGOs can help develop community organizations

Community organizations refer to non-profit organizations that operate in local communities with local residents making up their members and receiving their services. The organizations are voluntary, autonomous and operated on a non-profit basis. Whether community organizations can achieve these functions…

Young Chinese become driving force behind philanthropy

The past few years have witnessed the rapid development of online charities in China. Although the total number of such charities is still relatively small, their rapid development, public engagement, and mobilization capacity should not be underestimated.   Statistics show that…