Navigating the new world of social media should be a top priority for Chinese charities, according to Dawn Wang, senior correspondant for China Current. Wang’s story, China’s Philanthropy in the Age of Weibo, takes look at the different ways emerging forms of social media and online communications are affecting NGOs in China, including: Continue Reading
05/15/2013
Chinese Philanthropy in the Age of Weibo
05/07/2013
The Highs and Lows: How Sporting Events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy
Timing is everything for nonprofits looking to engage locally-based corporations, according to a new report from Harvard Business School. Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in US Communities, published in Administrative Science Quarterly, examined how natural disasters and major sporting events in the community of a corporate headquarters affects that corporation’s philanthropy. [...]
Continue reading... 05/06/2013
Companies Getting Ready For ‘The CSR Clause’ In India
By Leith Robotham Director of Philanthropy, Give2Asia Over the past several years, India has been updating its corporate law and legal framework to increase transparency, accountability, and align with international business standards. The primary focus of these efforts has been the revision of the Companies Act of 1956. On December 18, 2012, the Lok Sabha [...]
Continue reading... 04/26/2013
Chinese NGOs Coordinate Sichuan Earthquake Response
By: Zhang Wenqi China Program Manager, Give2Asia On April 23, NGO and government leaders gathered at Beijing Normal University to discuss the response to the earthquake that struck Sichuan Province on Saturday April 20. The forum’s main speaker was Ms. Guo Hong of Sichuan Academy of Social Science and an active grassroots NGO advisor. Ms. [...]
Continue reading... 04/17/2013
Translating CDB’s New Report on China’s Civil Society
Dear readers and supporters of CDB, We want to thank everyone that came, helped and supported our State of Chinese Civil Society Forum and Public Advocacy Forum on March 26-27, 2012. We are happy to report that the two forums were a success. We had around 115 people attend the larger, bilingual Civil Society Forum, [...]
Continue reading... 04/15/2013
Disaster Response in the Asia Pacific: A Guide to International Tools & Services
In response to a call from the United Nations member states, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has recently published a new report on disaster response in the Asia-Pacific region, called Disaster Response in Asia: A Guide to International Tools & Services. The report is designed to help disaster responders and coordinators [...]
Continue reading... 04/12/2013
Give2Asia Partner Sunshine Library Named Global Social Venture Competition Finalist
Give2Asia’s partner Sunshine Library was recently named a finalist for UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business’ Global Social Venture Competition.
Continue reading... 04/11/2013
Charitable Giving from China’s Wealthy Drops 44 Percent
According to the recently released Hurun Report 2013, charitable giving from China’s top 100 philanthropists dropped 44 percent in the last year to US$890 million, following a 53% percent drop the previous year. The annual Hurun Report lists the top 100 philanthropists in China from April 1 – March 31.
Continue reading... 03/21/2013
Gender-Based Violence Still Presents Greatest Need in Nepal
Gender-based violence (GBV) affects nearly half of women in Nepal, according to a recent survey by The Asia Foundation. The results of the survey, included in a recent field report from Give2Asia’s Field Advisor to Nepal, Diana Fernandez, showed that 48 percent of women have experienced GBV in their lifetime, and over 25 percent in [...]
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