The Challenges of Charity

what makes me very optimistic about China is the number of Chinese and expats in Beijing keen to help out good causes here. There's also been an explosion in the     

The Ascent Of Haba Snow Mountain

正IN 1995,a group of Chinese mountaineers reached the summit of Haba Snow Mountain,5,396 meters above sea level,making it the highest snow peak in Yunnan Province to be conquered by humans.The mountain,in the eyes of professional mountaineers,is"entry level."However,to amateurs,it is a game for the brave.At 10 a.m.on October 5,2013,I,along with 17teammates and a group coordinator,reached the top of Haba.Standing next to the altitude mark,I texted"I made it!"to my family.The message was simple but we all knew it was hard earned.     

The Ascent of a Magic Family Business

AChinese family long rooted in the magic business has devised an aerial ＂vanishing in the plate＂ stunt unlike anything seen before anywhere in the world. Despite the heat and humid- ity of Beijing＇s summer, Fu Yandong is immersed in daily rehearsals for the show＇s debut performance at the World Championship of Magic. Entitled Blueand-White Porcelain, FU elaborates, ＂it revolves around the dream of a chinaware artisan, In a fantasyland the man meets two elves, and makes a trip back into history with them. The story line is not complex, but much of the performance has to be done mid-air.＂     

“21世纪中国慈善事业与慈善伦理”研讨会综述

2010年12月7日,上海市伦理学会、上海师范大学教育发展基金会、上海师范大学经济伦理研究中心联合主办的"21世纪中国慈善事业与慈善伦理"研讨会在上海师范大学召开。来自上海师范大学、华东师范大学、上海市社团局基金会管理处、上海市伦理学会、上海社会科学院、同济大学等多位专家学者,以及上海浦发公益基金会、上     

The Give and Take of Charity

IN early 2010, a netizen posted on a well-known website forum his personal doubts regarding donations raised by Zhang Ziyi after the Wenchuan Earthquake. He raised two issues. First, Zhang Ziyi claimed that she donated RMB one million, but only RMB 910,000 was recorded. Second, no one knows the whereabouts of the US$ one million donation she raised in Cannes. Under pressure from the media, Zhang Ziyi coughed up the remaining sum, but the tide of outrage did not subside. People began to discover problems concerning her donations were not limited to this infraction, and her claims about the amounts donated changed from occasion to occasion.     

Better Charity

<正>China’s biggest problem with philanthropy is not the amount donated,but efficiency in using it China’s latest wave of major philanthropists are not just donating their money,they’re requiring charity funds be used in a more efficient way according to blueprints they’ve set out themselves.While a bit demanding,the     

Charity Online

MAO Lihui, a teacher in a remote mountainous area, changed his deprived students＇ lives with the help of the Internet. The article he wrote on his blog,which included pictures of his pupils in their tattered clothes and often bare feet, aroused public sympathy and prompted an influx of donations.     

Charity Oversight

正Charity concerns everyone in society.Though sadly,in recent years,malpractice in the sector has been prevalent,and has sparked questions about the lack of oversight of charities.For instance,Guo Meimei,who claimed to have connections with the Red Cross Society of China and showed off her extravagant lifestyle online in 2011,     

Helping Charity

<正>At five and a half years old, Heungkong Charitable Foundation is China’s oldest private foundation. It was formally launched in 2005 by Zhai Meiqing with a 50-million-yuan donation ($7.26 million) from her company, Heungkong Group.     

Mass Producing Charity

正A venture capital investor uses his business savvy to maximize the impact of his philanthropic work Wang Bing is a man with plans. When he became one of China’s first generation of securities brokers after graduating from college in the early 1990s, he decided to spend the next 12 years making enough money so that he wouldn’t have financial worries for the     

Tastes Like Charity

A unique dinner club unites foreigners and locals looking to give something back to Beijing.     

Between Charity And Business

<正>Chinese social entrepreneurs seek to solve social problems by using a business approach The journey from poverty to prosperity can take many paths. Ren Xuping went from an impoverished rural     

慈善事业的经济学分析

慈善事业是社会保障的重要组成部分。作为第三次分配的重要载体,慈善事业具有增加社会福利和社会总消费等方面的经济功能。我国慈善事业的发展时间虽然不长,但发展速度很快,同时也凸显了善款运作方面的问题。文章从产生慈善行为的经济动因出发,揭示了慈善事业对经济发展的影响,并在分析慈善资金供给与需求的基础上,对资金的合理使用与慈善组织的有效监督提出了政策建议。     

Hands-on Celebrity Charity Supporters

POP diva Faye Wong and her husband,actor Li Yapeng,won top honors last May 19 at the China Charity Celebrity Gala in Beijing.Kung Fu star Jet Li came a close second,with superstar actor and director Jackie Chan bringing up the rear in third place.Rather than donations,the awards acknowledged these big names’ proactive dedication to good causes and use of their celebrity status to polarize public attention.Gala organizers remarked that the magnitude of everyday people these individuals draw into and acquaint with charitable culture outweighs by far the value of their personal donations. Although celebrity charity is relatively new to China it has already moved on from stars acting as mere figureheads.They now take concrete measures towards sustainable charity development.Examples include Faye     

Adventures in ＂Big Charity＂

THE aftermath of spectacular success is often a look back over the shoulder, and Chinese entrepreneurs-cum-philanthropists are busy trying to give back to their societies. As it turns out, corporations are discovering philanthropy is a lot more complicated than they thought. When life was simple, the donor could see where the donation went. When donors and benefactors rubbed elbows, good was done, and seen to be done. But these are the days of ＂big charity＂ - the needs may be great or small, or the beneficiaries far or near, but the management of foundations is complicated now; it isn＇t easy to follow the money and it isn＇t all about money anymore.     

Charity’sNew Track

正How recently adopted legislation will change the way Chinese philanthropies operate After more than 10 years of drafts,hearings and revisions,the nation’s first law on charitable activities reached its final form on March 16,against a backdrop of scandals in philanthropic organizations and an unrelated boom in posts soliciting charity     

InterContinental Cuisine for Charity 2011

<正>Cuisine for Charity is one of the most important annual events for InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) hotels in Beijing. It is a good opportunity not only for chefs to showcase them-selves, learn from each other and improve their cooking skills, but also to show that we take care of our social responsibilities.     

Charity Slam-dunk for Yao Ming

IN late July the basketball superstar Yao Ming organized two charity games, one in Beijing and one in Taipei.     

Beijing''''s First Privately Run Charity Hot-Line

PeopleITisapproachingmidnightasthetelephonesuddenlyrings,resoundingthroughouthouse.TianYong,thehouseholder,wearilygetsupandanswersthephone."Hello,thisistheTianYonghot-line,canIhelpyou?"Hismothercoughsinthenextroom.Sheisnotfeelingtoowellthesedays,andsuffersfrominsomnia.Thecallisfromawoman,who,afteropeningherownsmallcompanyinBeijing,ranintodebtbecauseofmanagementproblems.Theonlysolutionshecanthinkoftoridherselfofthisdebtistoselloneofherkidneys.HearingabouttheTianYonghot-line,shecalledtoexpl…