Survey: 93% of People Think NGOs’ Confrontation over “Dog Meat Festival” Unnecessary
According to news reports, in Yulin, Guangxi the locals are celebrating the “lychee dog meat festival” and more than 100,000 dogs would be killed. As the result of “Philanthropic Survey”, however, 91.3% of the respondents think that the NGOs could take “mild” measures over this festival other than fierce ones.
Statistical Communiqué on Social Service Development Published
By the end of 2012, 368.37 billion yuan was spent on social services with increases of 8.1% and 6.3% respectively on the number of social organizations and social groups in this year.
In the joint efforts of Beijing Renmin University and Oxfam, a report was recently published to idenify 4 groups of people who’re willing to live a “low-carbon life”. How far are we from it?
Post-Retirement Teachers Volunteer in Rural Education
A non-profit project called “Evergreen Volunteer Teaching” has been carried out by China Social Entrepreneur Foundation (YouChange) over 3 years to strength the elementary education system in rural areas in western provinces. Over 2,000 retired teachers are recruited into the project with the oldest one being 72 years old.
“Philanthropy” is this year’s writing topic in the National University Entrance Exam. See how many points our staff in the newsroom can get in this writing exam!
Besides the cause, people are the most important part of any organization. Once people donate though, it can be hard to get them truly motivated to continue donations and be a committed member of an organization. However, by using certain methods, it can be easier to make a one-time donor, or a "slacktivist" into an “activist”.
Pan was among the first group of people to know about the term “PM2.5” and pay close attention to air quality. Not long after this, Beijing’s thick smog has led to the actions of policymakers. “If I were to get some credits for this, I would be ashamed.” The real-estate mogul said, “real charitable works can never be done just by chance.”
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