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New document aims to regulate NGO staff training

The Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) issued a notice on Feb 22, setting out new requirements and restrictions for NGO staff training.    In recent years, some NGOs in China have used organization funds to conduct staff trips in the name…
2023-03-15

Sending personalized donation feedback: why and how?

Ai You Foundation operates a charitable project which helps children with birth defects and serious illnesses from poor families on the Tencent Charity Platform.    In May 2022 the project launched a user function enabling regular personalized donation feedback to be…
2023-03-10

High staff turnover continues to plague Chinese nonprofits

In the past decade, the number of non-profit organizations in China has grown with big progress recorded in their level of professionalism. But poor staff retention continues to be a major weakness for most organizations.   The problems faced by many…
2023-03-09

NGOs will be able to participate in rural revitalization

The State Council of China recently released the Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting Rural Revitalization in 2023, reemphasizing the significance of rural revitalization in the country’s drive…
2023-03-09

NGO helps disabled people to live normal lives

There are 793,500 people living with physical disabilities in Yunnan Province, according to official records.    Due to inconvenient transportation and difficult economic conditions, some disabled people living in poorer rural areas have experienced problems finding suitable prostheses, as well as…
2023-03-07

NGOs likely to be impacted by renewed focus on standards

The Standardization Administration of China recently released the 2023 Guideline on National Standard Establishment intending to strengthen the country’s standardization system and provide better support for economic and social development.   The guidelines set two categories of standards — compulsory and…
2023-03-06

Social media app Douyin helped find 20,000 missing people

An event was held in Beijing recently to celebrate the achievement of a charity project launched by Douyin, a Chinese domestic version of Tik Tok, to help locate missing people. In the past seven years, the project has posted 170,000…
2023-03-02

What do local government work reports say about NGO work?

The 2023 government work reports of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under China’s central government have been released, many of which involve key points regarding charity, NGO work, and voluntary services. Below are some of the relevant highlights.…
2023-03-01

Chinese NGOs turn out for queer cinema event

On Feb 27, the 15th edition of Love Queer Cinema Week came to an end at the Beijing Institut Francais. The event began on Feb 16, with a screening of 74 independent films from 25 countries around the world. During…
2023-02-28

Volunteers clock up over 5000 hours serving local community

Chunyu Volunteer Group is an organization based in Chaoyang District, Beijing. It has been serving the local community since its establishment in 2009. Eighteen years on, the group still holds on to its original aspiration of prioritizing residents’ needs and…
2023-02-28

Certified NGO workers increase tenfold in Xiamen

In recent years, the local government in Xiamen, Fujian Province, has been working to facilitate the growth of NGOs and strengthen the supervision and evaluation of NGO operations, while strongly stimulating grassroots governance and enhancing NGO services.   Policy support   In…
2023-02-23

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…
2023-02-22

Document outlines role of youth rights protection centers

The Ministry of Education, Ministry of Civil Affairs and 13 other government departments issued a document titled the “Management of Establishing Adolescent Right Protection Centers Nationwide”.   The document is designed to complement the “Management Adolescent Right Protection Center Activity” from…
2023-02-21

Chinese NGO rescue teams fight against the clock in Turkey

There are more than five different Chinese NGO rescue teams fighting against the clock to find survivors in quake-hit Turkey. The death toll across Turkey and Syria has surpassed 37,700 since the earthquake struck. Since then, more than 9,300 foreign…
2023-02-20

Becoming an entrepreneur: one new mom makes the leap

This article is part of a series on moms across China collected by the GlobalMoms Initiative.   Many different answers might be given if you asked someone when is the best time to start a new business. However, very few…
2023-02-20

Official document aims to support women in distress

The Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the All-China Women’s Federation recently issued a notice on continuing the “Legal Support for Women in Distress” campaign in 2023.    The goal is to enrich the formats of legal support and increase efforts to alleviate…
2023-02-16

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…
2023-02-15

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.…
2023-02-14
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