Chinese Philanthropy Archive
20 Jul 2012
Winning Photo at China Charity Fair Stirs Up Controversy Among Netizens
The photo above, entitled Hand in Hand, won a prize at the China Charity Fair, which was closed last week on July 14. On the blackboard, it reads “Hand in Hand Helping Schooling”. The picture was suspected to be taken at a charity ceremony where poor kids in rural areas were handed free school supplies,
19 Jul 2012
China Charity Fair 2012 Report-2
This post is continued from the previous report about feedback on the first national charity fair in China during July 12-14 in Shenzhen. Academia were overall satisfied In an article from NanFang Daily, people from academia were quoted to consider this national charity fair as a milestone in Chinese charity development. YangTuan, a senior researcher
18 Jul 2012
China Charity Fair 2012 Report-1
China Charity Fair 2012 closed on Saturday, July 14, in Shenzhen, a coastal city in GuangDong province. How did the grand fair go? After diving into the sea of media, I have come to the general impression: government was thrilled; volunteers were lifted; academia were overall satisfied; corporations were both confusing and confused; and NGOs
07 Jul 2012
China’s First National Charity Fair to Open in 7 Days
The first national Charity Fair is to be held from July 12-14 in Shenzhen, China. The fair is jointly organized by several government entities from Ministry of Civil Affairs on a national level to Shenzhen Municipal Government on a local level, and assisted by a wide range of organizations from foundations, nonprofit organizations to corporations.
15 Jun 2012
For Chinese, lessons in Philanthropy 101 in the U.S.
This article originally appeared on Philly.com By Jane M. Von Bergen, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Given the growth of China’s robust economy, the Chinese clearly know how to make money. They aren’t quite as good at giving it away. In 2010, America’s 308.7 million people contributed $290.98 billion to charity. In China, where the
