Chinese Philanthropy Archive
13 May 2013
Striving For Effectiveness in Chinese Philanthropy
An Interview with Mr.Cheng Gang, President of CFC It was cold, foggy and snowy out there on a January afternoon in Beijing. Inside the office of Mr.Cheng Gang, the president of China Foundation Center ( CFC ), I was engrossed in a warm conversation with Mr.Cheng. In front of us was a list of questions I
02 May 2013
FTI, A True Chinese Innovation
The term “social innovation” is catching fire in China, but Mr.Cheng Gang, the president of China Foundation Center ( CFC ), has always been cautious about what you call “social innovation”. He commented at a conference at Tsinghua University not long ago, “If you are doing something for the first time, while people outside the
11 Apr 2013
Hurun Research Institute releases the Hurun Philanthropy List 2013
(10 April 2013, Shanghai) The Hurun Research Institute today released the Hurun Philanthropy List 2013, which this year celebrates its tenth anniversary. The Hurun Philanthropy List 2013 ranks the 100 most generous Chinese individuals, measured by the value of their cash or cash equivalent donations from 1 April 2012 to 31 March, 2013. Donations made by a corporation in which an
18 Mar 2013
AP Report Provides a Perspective on China’s New Policy on Nonprofits Registration
We reported in our previous post that Chinese government would abolish the double-track registration for nonprofits. The report from Associated Press provided some new perspective, which is indeed thought-provoking. [break] The key question is where to draw the line among the qualified organizations. While the government acknowledges the important role nonprofits will play in the
13 Mar 2013
Is Spring for Chinese Social Organizations Around the Corner?
“The government is to release control on social organization registrations. Four categories of social organizations—trade associations and membership organizations, science and technology organizations, nonprofit and charity organizations and community service organizations — will be able to register directly with Ministry of Civil Affairs and its branches, without having to obtain additional supervision sponsorship.” Mr. Ma
