Asian Philanthropy

Give2Asia 05/24/2013

Giving Ground: Balancing government and charity in China

Give2Asia’s Country Representative for China, Xiao Rong, and President Frank L.Ellsworth discuss disaster response in China with friends, donors and staff on Wednesday, May 22.

On April 20, 2013 a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Ya’an in Sichuan Province, China. In the month since the disaster, the role of NGOs in relief and recovery activities has been diminished, compared to the 8.0 quake that struck the region in May 2008, according to Xiao Rong, Give2Asia’s Country Representative for China. The diminished role is partly due to the less severe damage – 200 people were killed by this disaster, compared to 80,000 in 2008 – but also partly to do an improved response by the government and military who were able to keep their own structures in place to manage rescue operations, shelters, supplies and logistics.Continue Reading

Give2Asia 05/15/2013

Chinese Philanthropy in the Age of Weibo

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:

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Give2Asia 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. [...]

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Give2Asia 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 [...]

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Give2Asia 04/26/2013

Chinese NGOs Coordinate Sichuan Earthquake Response

Villagers buiding tent with their own materials in Lushan County

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. [...]

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China Development Brief 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, [...]

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Give2Asia 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 [...]

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Give2Asia 04/12/2013