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Here at CDB we are soon going to launch a major upgrade of our website. This current website was created a few years back, and we would like to make it more interactive, user-friendly and up-to-date. As such, it would…

2019-09-24

China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation officially opens office in Ethiopia

The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation has officially registered an office in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. This is the foundation’s third overseas office, after the ones it set up in Nepal and Myanmar. As the CFPA announced on…

2019-09-23

Program developed to help sufferers of serious illnesses avoid poverty

Although there is a system of basic medical insurance that covers most of the public, treatment for a serious illness can still be a significant expense for many families in China. The China Population Welfare Foundation, a public-fundraising foundation with…

2019-09-18

Beach cleanup organized in Hainan for International Coastal Cleanup Day

A beach cleanup activity has been organized in Sansha, on Hainan island, to mark International Coastal Cleanup Day, which falls on September 21st. International Coastal Cleanup Day started over 30 years ago in Texas, when two local activists gathered a…

2019-09-16

Fifth Tencent 9/9 Charity Day raises over 2.4 billion yuan, smashing last year’s record

The fifth edition of Tencent’s 9/9 Charity Day, which officially ended on the 9th of September, has yet again broken all records for its scale and the amount of funds raised. The three-day annual event organized by the Shenzhen-based internet…

2019-09-11

China’s online fundraising platforms raised over 1.8 billion RMB in the first half of 2019

During a forum on online platforms for public fundraising held a few days ago, the Vice-Minister of Civil Affairs Wang Aiwen revealed that over the first half of 2019, the 20 official platforms for online public fundraising designated by the…

2019-09-10

Shanghai single mother denied maternity benefits for being unmarried, starts lawsuit

Editor’s Note This is an abridged translation of an article by 新京报 (Beijing News) on a young mother from Shanghai who found she was unable to apply for maternity benefits because she was unmarried. She is now using legal means…

2019-09-09

Ministry of Civil Affairs encouraging social organizations to focus on poverty alleviation

Editor’s Note This is an adapted and edited translation of parts of a report originally published on the 26th of August 2019 by 中国社会组织动态, the official WeChat account of the Social Organizations’ Management Department of China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs.…

2019-09-04

Intermediary Nonprofits and the Rise of China’s Domestic Social Impact Ecosystem

The last few years have seen the rise of a new class of intermediary organizations that act as hubs for NGOs and social service providers in China's major cities. In this article, Ryan Etzcorn describes his research into the role of such organizations in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

2019-08-30

An Interview with Ding Li, Non-Profit Incubator

Ms. Ding Li talks about the work of Non-Profit Incubator, the leading incubator for NGOs in China, and about the state of the nonprofit sector in the country, drawing upon her many years of experience in this field.

2019-08-29

A story from Project Hope

Editor’s Note This is an abbreviated and slightly modified translation of an article originally published by 北京晚报, and re-posted by the WeChat account of the China Philanthropy Research Institute at Beijing Normal University on the 16th of August (find the…

2019-08-26

Designing “Lion Lights” for Kenya: a Beijing High Schooler’s Dream for Conservation

The inspiring story of a young man from Beijing who designed an improved solution to keep lions and other wild animals away from livestock in Kenya, and teamed up with a Chinese NGO to put his solution into practice.

2019-08-23

Five overseas NGOs de-register their representative offices in China

As reported by ChinaFile, five overseas NGOs have de-registered their representative offices in China over the last few months. The NGOs that de-registered are the Europe-China Culture and Economy Commission (Belgium), the World Future Council (Germany), the KYOTO Industrial Support…

2019-08-21

The 6th National Conference on brittle bone disease brings together Chinese and international experts and charities

The 6th China Osteogenesis Imperfecta Conference was held in Yantai, Shandong, on August 4-6, organized by the Porcelain Dolls Rare Care Center and the Sickness Challenge Foundation. The Shandong Provincial Hospital, the Shandong Rare Disease Control Association and Yantaishan Hospital…

2019-08-19

Draft of new regulations on the registration of social organizations to be submitted to the State Council

Editor’s Note The recently announced legislative work plan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for 2019 specifies that the “Regulations for the Registration Management of Social Organizations” are to be submitted to the State Council for consideration, meaning that their…

2019-08-13

CDB Reports

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China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation officially opens office in Ethiopia

Program developed to help sufferers of serious illnesses avoid poverty

Beach cleanup organized in Hainan for International Coastal Cleanup Day

Fifth Tencent 9/9 Charity Day raises over 2.4 billion yuan, smashing last year’s record

China’s online fundraising platforms raised over 1.8 billion RMB in the first half of 2019

Shanghai single mother denied maternity benefits for being unmarried, starts lawsuit

Ministry of Civil Affairs encouraging social organizations to focus on poverty alleviation

Intermediary Nonprofits and the Rise of China’s Domestic Social Impact Ecosystem

An Interview with Ding Li, Non-Profit Incubator

A story from Project Hope

Designing “Lion Lights” for Kenya: a Beijing High Schooler’s Dream for Conservation

Five overseas NGOs de-register their representative offices in China

The 6th National Conference on brittle bone disease brings together Chinese and international experts and charities

Draft of new regulations on the registration of social organizations to be submitted to the State Council

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