Reports

Public interest workers: do aid-workers need to be aided?

This article is about the working conditions of public interest workers and the fact that more and more are leaving the sector for other jobs.

2014-12-29

Kang Xiaoguang: is social organizations’ future development hopeful?

In this interview, Kang Xiaoguang shares his thoughts on a series of issues concerning the development of Chinese social organizations

2014-12-26

Charity law bill to be passed next year: experts discuss its strength and weaknesses

The teams who authored five Charity law drafts met in Beijing to share their thoughts on the future of this legislation. According to the head of the Peking University Center for NPOs law, Jin Jinping, since the NPC has already called for opinions on the Charity law bill, it may be possible that the actual law will be published next year.

2014-12-25

Foreign NGO activity has to be standardized through legislation

In order to standardize international NGO activity in China, the State Council has submitted a draft legislation concerning "the Management of Foreign NGOs". Yang Huanning, vice-minister of Public Security has explained the bill to the 12th meeting of the 12th National People's Congress Stanading Committee.

2014-12-24

As a social organization, how do you make the government buy your services?

The goal of this article is to provide social organizations with tips on how to obtain funding from the government.

2014-12-23

State Council releases opinion on the development of the third sector

The State Council Recently published the “Leading Opinion Concerning the Healthy Development of the Charitable Sector”. The author looks at the implications of this document, the first such legislation launched by the Chinese central government.

2014-12-22

“Transformation and Development”: The 2014 China Private Foundation Forum

Patrick Burton writes about the 2014 China Private Foundation Forum, which was held in Beijing at the beginning of December.

2014-12-19

Need for faster implementation of prevention plan against heavy metal pollution

The 12th five year Plan against heavy metal pollution has been implemented for four years and has been overall efficient but is still facing "problems not to be ignored" according to the Ministry of the Environment.

2014-12-19

Mapping the Development of NGOs in Ethnic Minority Areas

In this article, the author analyzes the obstacles NGOs working in ethnic minority areas have to overcome in order to operate and develop.

2014-12-16

Tsinghua and PKU jointly publish recommendations for the Charity Law

Tsinghua University and Peking University jointly published expert recommendations for the «Charity Law». This report touches upon all the important matters concerning charity in China, such as donations, property management, trust funds, charitable services, branches of foreign organizations in China...

2014-12-16

PGS in China – A Development Tool for Local Organic Agriculture?

Cornelia Kirchner discusses the use of Participatory Guarantee Systems as a way to promote organic agriculture in China in light of her experience working with the Beijing Farmers Market.

2014-12-12

ConocoPhillips damage claim case: first court hearing concluded

Zhang Fuqiu, lawyer of the 21 plaintiffs in the ConocoPhillips case, released an interview to Caixin, explaining the circumstances of the Bohai Bay incident, and its consequences for the local environment and communities.

2014-12-12

What’s the relationship between migrant children and “left-behind children”?

This article explores the relationship between two phenomena in China, the children of migrants who have moved with their parents from rural areas to cities to find work (liudong ertong) and ‘left-behind children’ whose parents have moved to cities for work but have left them in rural areas (liushou ertong).

2014-12-11

Paper-cutting love: Peng Maolin and her big family of hemophilia patients

This article is about, Peng Maolin, mother of a hemophiliac son and founder of Chongqing's first support program for hemophiliacs, the "Hemophilia Association of Chongqing" created in 2006.

2014-12-10

Inspiration from Expertise-based Grassroots Advocacy

CDB's Chief Researcher Liu Haiying gives some examples of successful advocacy campaigns pushed forward by groups of experts.

2014-12-09

Social organizations must be “de-administratized” in order to be able to play their part

Yang Tuan, believes that social organizations need support in order to develop further. Most importantly, the government needs to release its grasp on the sector, and let the public welfare govern itself so that donors, fundraisers, and actors of the public welfare system can regain their rightful place and reach their full potential.

2014-12-09

CDB Reports

Public interest workers: do aid-workers need to be aided?

Kang Xiaoguang: is social organizations’ future development hopeful?

Charity law bill to be passed next year: experts discuss its strength and weaknesses

Foreign NGO activity has to be standardized through legislation

As a social organization, how do you make the government buy your services?

State Council releases opinion on the development of the third sector

“Transformation and Development”: The 2014 China Private Foundation Forum

Need for faster implementation of prevention plan against heavy metal pollution

Mapping the Development of NGOs in Ethnic Minority Areas

Tsinghua and PKU jointly publish recommendations for the Charity Law

PGS in China – A Development Tool for Local Organic Agriculture?

ConocoPhillips damage claim case: first court hearing concluded

What’s the relationship between migrant children and “left-behind children”?

Paper-cutting love: Peng Maolin and her big family of hemophilia patients

Inspiration from Expertise-based Grassroots Advocacy

Social organizations must be “de-administratized” in order to be able to play their part

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