News

Do we really need corporate foundations? 真的需要企业基金会吗? By He Zhiquan 何智权 and Zou Li 邹力, The Enterprise Observer 企业观察报, March 22, 2014 http://home.ngocn.net/space-120507-do-blog-id-28509.html In this article, the authors consider from different perspectives the real meaning of establishing corporate foundations, underlining…

How to enroll grassroots organizations as “regular troops”? 草根组织如何注册成为“正规军”？ Sanxiang City Newspaper 三湘都市报, March 9, 2014 http://news.ifeng.com/gundong/detail_2014_03/09/34576401_0.shtml Article on the philosophy behind the development of ‘Happy Charity’, a grassroots organization whose teams of volunteers assist people in need while learning…

Liu Wenkui: Co-operation between foundations and grassroots organizations 刘文奎：基金会与基层草根组织合作 China Philanthropy Advisors 公域合力, March 7, 2014 In this article, the vice-president of the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, Liu Wenkui, shares his opinions about the importance of effective co-operation between…

Beijing’s Chaoyang district pilots the first charitable community 北京市朝阳区试点创建全国首个慈善社区 Li Wenrui 李文蕊, China National Radio 中国广播网, March 3, 2014 http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.org.cn/newsview.php?id=8720 Article on the development of a ‘pioneering’ community project in Beijing’s Chaoyang district, which has received funding to establish a…

Deng Fei: NGOs can help to transform the urban plunder of the countryside 邓飞：用公益改变城市对乡村的掠夺 Zhang Wuming 张五明, Tenxun Gongyi 慈讯网, February 18, 2014 http://gy.voc.com.cn/view.php?tid=170&cid=1 In this interview Deng Fei explains how the NGO sector can help in narrowing the rural-urban…

Wenzhou social innovation Spring Festival reunion convenes, large-scale innovation program discussed 温州人社会创新春节团圆会召开 共商创新大计 By Wang Lili 王莉莉, Wenzhou Daily 温州日报，February 10th, 2014 http://news.66wz.com/system/2014/02/10/103989815.shtml Local public welfare experts from Wenzhou NGOs, social enterprises, government and academia have held a conference to…

Chongqing has more than 12,000 social organizations and social workers have helped in excess of 1.2 million people 重庆市有社会组织1.2万余家 社工服务惠及人群超120万 By Zhang Chang 张畅, Hualong Network 华龙网 , February 3, 2014 http://caijing.chinadaily.com.cn/xfly/2014-02-03/content_11149334.html New figures released by the Chongqing Municipal Bureau…

Nippon Paint China’s ‘Color, Way of Love’ sweeps China charity festival awards Global Times 环球时报, January 20, 2014 http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/838445.shtml#.Uu9RUXeSzWk The third China Charity Festival, with the tagline “Engage in charity work to beautify your life”, was recently held in Beijing…

Number of NGOs doubles as government support gets fine-tuned NGO数量翻番 政府支持方式当微调 Southern Metropolis Daily 南方都市报, January 14, 2014 http://epaper.oeeee.com/K/html/2014-01/14/content_2008445.htm Details the increase of NGOs in Guandong, calling it a “golden period” and citing government decentralization and registration relaxation as the…

The hard-pressed daily existence of NGOs, less than 30% are able to survive for two years 民间公益组织生存日益窘迫 不足30%能生存超2年 By Han Junjie 韩俊杰, China Youth Daily 中国青年报, January 06, 2014 http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2014-01/06/c_125959170.htm Article about the short-life span of grassroots NGOs in China,…

19 Environmental organizations recommend that the NDRC demarcate a ‘red line’ in the development of river ecologies 19家环保组织建议发改委划定河流开发生态红线 Beijing Times 京华时报, December 30, 2013 http://finance.21cn.com/newsdoc/zx/a/2013/1230/10/25782752.shtml A report has been released by 19 environmental NGOs that proposes limits for the state…

Funding notes of SEE Foundation fund administrator: Project proposals SEE基金会资助官员的资助笔记：项目书 By Tu Shiwen 涂释文, Green Youther 青年环境评论, December 23, 2013 http://www.ngocn.net/?action-viewnews-itemid-88966 A SEE Foundation employee talks about their experience dealing with project proposals, noting the importance of revising and refining…

Survey: the salaries of the staff of public welfare organizations are lower than the social average 调查显示：公益组织人员薪资低于社会平均水平 By Wang Hui 王辉, The Beijing Times 京华时报, December 16, 2013 http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2013-12/16/content_48782.htm A recent survey of 54 public welfare organizations in Beijing, Guangzhou,…