Reports

Weekly News – December 14th to December 20th, 2013

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,…

2013-12-26

Phoenix News – Wang Zhenyao: Turning around to face the past three years without regret, this is the life that I wanted

Wang Zhenyao: Turning around to face the past three years without regret, this is the life that I wanted 王振耀：转身三年不后悔这是我向往的生活 By Hou Lixin 侯力新, Phoenix News Public Welfare 凤凰网公益, December 10, 2013 Wang Zhenyao has now spent three years…

2013-12-19

Weekly News – December 7th to December 13th, 2013

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…

2013-12-17

Civil Society Happenings for November 2013 – CUSP, Biennial Conference for Educational NGOs, and more!

The CDB staff have been very busy over the past few weeks attending events across China, read some of their reviews.

2013-12-14

NGOs Have Their Say: The 2013 China Foundation Rankings

Assistant Director of CDB (English) Tom Bannister reports on the recent publication of a rankings index in which Chinese NGOs got the chance to rate the foundations that fund them.

2013-12-14

Weekly News – November 30th – December 6th, 2013

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…

2013-12-09

Who has the right to launch a public interest lawsuit?

At the end of October, China’s ‘Environmental Protection Law’ was again discussed in the NPC Standing Committee's third investigation. The discussion touched upon the requirements for public interest lawsuits, and meant that once again society focused on the issues surrounding legal action.

2013-12-04

Weekly News – November 23rd to 29th, 2013

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…

2013-12-02

China Philanthropist – Public welfare talent is in extremely short supply: nearly two tenths of public welfare workers earn less than a 1000 Yuan a month

Public welfare talent is in extremely short supply: nearly two tenths of public welfare workers earn less than a 1000 Yuan a month 公益人才极度匮乏：近两成从业者月薪1000元以下 By Zhang Xiaoxiang 张枭翔, China Philanthropist 中国慈善家, November 18, 2013. The problems facing Chinese public welfare…

2013-11-29

Environmental Advocacy Through Institutionalized Interaction with the Government

This is the second installment of a case study examining a Chongqing environmental NGO that uses a novel and effective way to supervise local government agencies and companies.

2013-11-28

Weekly News – November 16th to November 22nd, 2013

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…

2013-11-26

Philanthropy Times – The historical growth of Chinese private foundations

The ‘Foundation Supervision Regulations’ were issued in June of 2004, opening the door to the non-governmental funding and establishment of private foundations. In November of that same year, the fourth Plenum of the 16th Central Committee put forward their “social construction” concept.

2013-11-22

The Chongqing Two Rivers Center: An Environmental Watchdog

Fu Tao, CDB’s Senior Researcher, reports on a relatively new environmental NGO in Chongqing that has established a regular pattern of interaction with the local Environment Protection Bureau.

2013-11-21

Civil Society Happenings for Sept/Oct 2013 – UNDP Book Launch, China Charity Fair, and more!

In order to give readers a glimpse into the dynamic Chinese NGO sector this new column will summarize some of the events that CDB has participated in over recent weeks.

2013-11-18

Weekly News – November 9th to November 15th, 2013

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…

2013-11-18

Southern Metropolis – Song Zhibiao: will 98.6% of foundations please “wake up”

Song Zhibiao: will 98.6% of foundations please “wake up” 宋志标：98.6%的基金会请“醒来” By Song Zhibiao 宋志标, Southern Metropolis Public Welfare Weekly 南都公益周刊 , November 5, 2013 The scale and capacity of foundations has always been regarded as a huge variable for the…

2013-11-15

The China AIDS Walk 2013: Walking to Raise Awareness

Shawn Shieh gives a personal account of taking part in the recently held China AIDS Walk, and discusses the strategies employed by the organizers that enabled them to successfully hold the event.

2013-11-14

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