Reports

Key points social workers should know about the revised Law on Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency

On the 26th of December, 2020, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency was revised and passed at the 24th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress of the…

2020-12-31

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dear CDB Readers, We sincerely wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Year! Thank you very much for all your past for the past year and we wish you have a wonderful year ahead! …

2020-12-25

CDB Forum 2020 | Kang Xiaoguang: NGOs Need to Figure out What They Can Do while Striving to Achieve Development in China or Abroad

Editor’s note: Organized by China Development Brief (CDB), the CDB Forum 2020 was held in Beijing on the 9th of December focusing on “Challenges and Responses for Cross-Border Philanthropy under CoVID-19”. In 2020, “quarantine” has undoubtedly become the No.1 buzzword,…

2020-12-25

CDB Forum 2020 | Elizabeth Knup: The Impact of COVID-19 on International NGO Work and Collaboration

Editor’s Note: These opening remarks were delivered by Elizabeth Knup, Regional Director of the Ford Foundation, at CDB 2020 Forum: Challenges and Responses for Overseas NGOs in China and Chinese NGOs “Going Out” on the 9th of December, 2020. …

2020-12-22

Charity fundraising conference shares outlooks on staff remuneration approaches

On the 4th of December, Fundraising Centre, an organisation promoting charity innovation and development in Jing’an District, Shanghai held the 6th Charity Fundraiser Conference. Based on the topic, “how to design a rational salary system and incentive mechanisms for charity…

2020-12-22

Non-profit leaders speak out on COVID-19 and what it means for NGO work (Part II)

CDB Forum 2020 focused on challenges, responses for overseas NGOs in China and Chinese NGOs operating their programmes overseas. While the morning sessions included international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) shared the value of their work in China, and local NGOs expressed…

2020-12-11

Non-profit leaders speak out on COVID-19 and what it means for NGO work (Part I)

On the 9th of December, China Development Brief held the annual forum, inviting both international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) and local NGOs to gather and discuss challenges, responses and coping strategies for the non-profit sector during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.…

2020-12-09

New policies published in Beijing to improve local elderly care services

On the 27th of November, the Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau issued the Beijing Implementation Measures for Training Health Professionals in the Care of the Elderly (referred to as the Implementation Measures below) and published interpretations of the document in…

2020-12-04

New documents brings a brighter future for social workers in Shenzhen

The Shenzhen Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau recently issued a document entitled Several Measures to Improve the Quality of Social Work Services in the City of Shenzhen (hereinafter referred to as “Several Measures”). The document suggests enterprises, public institutions, communities and…

2020-12-03

Philanthropy by Chinese entrepreneurs: the trends over the past decade

Since the Self-Strengthening Movement of the late Qing Dynasty, entrepreneurs giving donations to philanthropic activities and programmes have become an important source of funding for the charity sector. Early entrepreneurs such as Zhang Qian and Liu Hongsheng, who did great…

2020-11-27

The State Council presents the recent achievements of the social protection system

On the 23rd of November, the State Council Information Office of China held a press conference on the poverty alleviation programmes organised by the government, charitable organisations and other social actors. Tang Chengpei, the Deputy Minister of Civil Affairs, quoted…

2020-11-27

Third batch of online fundraising platforms to be selected for official approval

The twenty officially approved platforms for online fundraising in China are soon going to be joined by a new batch of platforms. The recently released “Notice of the general office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs on the selection of…

2020-11-20

Expert makes detailed suggestions for the amendment of China’s Wildlife Protection Law

The Legal Work Committee of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation, an independent Chinese environmental organisation, hosted a seminar on wildlife protection on the 6th of November. One of the points was to collect specific suggestions for the…

2020-11-20

CDB to hold annual forum for overseas NGOs in China on December 9

China Development Brief’s annual forum for overseas NGOs in China will be held on December 9 in Beijing. The theme of this year’s event will be “the Covid-19 pandemic: responses and coping strategies for international NGOs in China and Chinese…

2020-11-19

The voice of a social worker: Li Hui

Li Hui, a social worker from Guangzhou, has dedicated her life to helping the disabled. In this interview she talks to CDB about her story, her passion and the reality of being a disabled person in China today.

2020-11-17

New data on Chinese social organisations released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs

Recent data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs shows that by the third quarter of 2020, China had an official total of 888,517 social organisations, further subdivided into 372,868 social groups, 503,391 social service organizations and 8258 foundations. While…

2020-11-16

Fourteenth Five-Year Plan may encourage more engagement of charities in emergency relief

Last month, four years after the PRC’s Charity Law came into effect, a report on the law’s implementation was submitted to the National People’s Congress. The report pointed out that the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed certain problems in the coordination…

2020-11-11

The three trends of China’s charity ecology: expansion, fragmentation and localization

CDB's translation of an interview with Lü Quanbin, Secretary General of the China Foundation Forum (CFF), about the status and prospects of Chinese foundations and the wider ecosystem of charitable organizations in China today.

2020-11-06

CDB Reports

Key points social workers should know about the revised Law on Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

CDB Forum 2020 | Kang Xiaoguang: NGOs Need to Figure out What They Can Do while Striving to Achieve Development in China or Abroad

CDB Forum 2020 | Elizabeth Knup: The Impact of COVID-19 on International NGO Work and Collaboration

Charity fundraising conference shares outlooks on staff remuneration approaches

Non-profit leaders speak out on COVID-19 and what it means for NGO work (Part I)

Philanthropy by Chinese entrepreneurs: the trends over the past decade

Third batch of online fundraising platforms to be selected for official approval

Expert makes detailed suggestions for the amendment of China’s Wildlife Protection Law

CDB to hold annual forum for overseas NGOs in China on December 9

The three trends of China’s charity ecology: expansion, fragmentation and localization

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