China Philanthropy

Links That Make You Go Hmmm…for the week ending January 21

Ten buzzwords of philanthropy: Never heard of celebvocates or B corporations? Lucy Bernholz explains the most important buzzwords in philanthropy with a nice dose of wit.

Jet Li’s One Foundation Approved: Despite speculation just a few months ago that Li’s One Foundation would be shut down (see our post here), the organization has finally achieved legal public foundation status. It’s the first time an organization has transitioned from private charity to public foundation in China.

Chinese customers want better CSR: A report from Tsinghua University and Ruder-Finn Asia shows that an increasing number of Chinese consumers want to know that the goods and services they purchase are of good quality. Additionally, they are concerned that companies are environmentally friendly and have managerial integrity.

Foundation for Youth Social Entrepreneurship: Engaging with Asia’s Changemakers

German native Andrea Krause founded FYSE in Beijing in 2008 after working in youth development across the East for several years. “The regional focus is simply because I lived in many countries in Asia, and our research in 2008 has shown that the problem regarding youth entrepreneurship is prevalent all over Asia,” says Krause. “Young people everywhere have a really hard time finding jobs and many don’t consider entrepreneurship as an option for them.” Even those who do, have few resources to actually launch a successful enterprise.

“So you have this large group of people who have an idea but they don’t dare to do it because they don’t know anyone young who has done it and because they perceive it to be not feasible due to a lack of resources,” explains Krause.

Doing Good: SVG's Winter Newsletter

Our lastest newsletter is out today! We're introducing a slightly tweaked format that is shorter (for all you busy types) and easier to read, while maintaining up-to-date information on the Chinese social sector and SVG.

In this issue:

• China Charity Gifts: The first charity gift catalog on the Mainland!
• Migrant kids in the movies
• Shanghai fashion design with a conscience
• News in China's social sector

Doing Good is available in English and Chinese.

Happy reading, and please email us at info@socialventuregroup.com if you have any questions or comments.

—The SVG Team

Links That Make You Go Hmmm…for the week ending January 7

Insurance for Migrant Workers: Xinhua reports that 45.73 million migrant workers have joined China's urban workers' medical insurance system as of October 2010.

Milk for Charity: Niu Gensheng, founder of one of China’s largest dairy producers the Mengniu Dairy Group, will donate the majority of his shares to charity via Hengxin Trust.

Why The Gates-Buffett Pledge Philanthropy Will Change Philanthropy: A philanthropy advisor gives ten reasons, including peer pressure and philanthropy’s transformation to cool status.

Jumo–The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: An article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review comments on the new social networking site for the social sector and…

Why Jumo, Facebook and the Rest Won't Change Everything: Lucy Bernholz says all the social media aimed at increasing our awareness and charitable giving might actually be a step backwards. What do you think?