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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,…

The third method of solving a medical dispute – an example of an NGO mediating 医患纠纷第三种解法, 一个NGO组织的调解样本 Shandong Evening News 齐鲁晚报, December 09, 2013 http://epaper.qlwb.com.cn/qlwb/content/20131209/ArticelB03002FM.htm?jdfwkey=c0dcf2 Normally in China disputes over medical treatment are dealt with internally in a hospital or…

Could it be that homosexuals cannot take part in public welfare work? 同性恋难道不能做公益吗？ By A Qiang, China Development Brief 中国发展简报, December 02, 2013 http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.org.cn/newsview.php?id=8303 The Executive Director of LGBT group PFLAG China writes about the hurdles that the Ministry of…

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…

Su Wei: Chinese NGOs must explore new ways to respond to climate change 苏伟：中国将为NGO参与应对气候变化开拓更多途径 By Zhou Rei 周锐 and Yu Lan 俞岚, China News Network 中国新闻网, November 16, 2013. www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/11-16/5510849.shtml Su Wei, the deputy head of the Chinese delegation at…

NGOs grade their funders, only 1.5% of foundations have previously funded grassroots organisations NGO首次给资助方打分 仅1.5％基金会资助过草根组织 By Wang Hui王辉, Beijing Times 京华时报, November 11, 2013 http://gongyi.qq.com/a/20131111/007069.htm Taking inspiration from Taobao’s buyer-seller ratings, the “China Foundation Evaluation List” conference announced the publication…

Beijing’s first case of a public welfare foundation changing from “ private to public” 北京现首例公益基金会“私转公” By Lan Fang 蓝方, Caixin 财新网. October 31, 2013 http://china.caixin.com/2013-10-31/100597604.html The Beijing New Sunshine Charity Foundation, which started out as a grassroots NGO, has become…