Entering China would be awesome. So many people with money and no one’s donating it. It ranks dead freaking last on the World Giving Index. Which in a way is a good thing… it means lots of room to grow!
China’s domestic charities are usually operated and funded by the government (basically part of the government). And starting this year, the government has basically taken control of foreign NGO’s in China.
Often, rich Chinese elect to donate to foreign NGOs because they are more credible. Besides, being government-controlled, charities in China are not known for being reputable, prompting billionaire Jack Ma to famously quip “It’s harder to donate money to Chinese charities than to earn it.” The China Foundation Center was created a few years ago to promote transparency in the nonprofit sector.
India is also a good target. Like China, no one there trusts charities. Probably because they’re all scams? But there is an organization called Credibility Alliance that accredits the more transparent ones. I’m a big fan of Transparency International India. They do so much on a shoestring in the single most important issue in the country (corruption), and are the most credible/transparent.
Entering China would be awesome. So many people with money and no one’s donating it. It ranks dead freaking last on the World Giving Index. Which in a way is a good thing… it means lots of room to grow!
China’s domestic charities are usually operated and funded by the government (basically part of the government). And starting this year, the government has basically taken control of foreign NGO’s in China.
Often, rich Chinese elect to donate to foreign NGOs because they are more credible. Besides, being government-controlled, charities in China are not known for being reputable, prompting billionaire Jack Ma to famously quip “It’s harder to donate money to Chinese charities than to earn it.” The China Foundation Center was created a few years ago to promote transparency in the nonprofit sector.
India is also a good target. Like China, no one there trusts charities. Probably because they’re all scams? But there is an organization called Credibility Alliance that accredits the more transparent ones. I’m a big fan of Transparency International India. They do so much on a shoestring in the single most important issue in the country (corruption), and are the most credible/transparent.