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Charity law
Five considerations regarding the Charity Law
The Charity Law is an unquestionable milestone in the history of Chinese charity and law. Here are five aspects that should be carefully considered. The Charity Law is a basic comprehensive law for all charitable …
Charity law in China
A recent busy visit to Beijing disclosed that much is happening on the ‘charity’ law front, with many other ancillary developments regarding the three regulations (san tiaoli). Beginning first with those, I will analyze where …
China – Charity Law submitted to State Council
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has submitted a draft of the Charity Law to China’s State Council (cabinet), a sign that the country may be progressing towards rules covering philanthropic organizations. If passed, the new …
UK charity body urges approval for total-return and mixed-motive investments
The UK’s Charity Law Association (CLA) has recommended that trustees should be free to invest on a total-return basis without seeking prior Charity Commission approval. As part of its submission to the government’s Charities Act …
Social-profit enterprises: stop debating and get them going
The wall between non-profit and for-profit organizations is crumbling in the US legal structure with the recent creations of B-Corps, L3Cs, and now FlexC’s. In actual practice, the social sector moved beyond the value of …
A look back at developments affecting civil society in China in 2011 (and a sneak peek at 2012/2013)
As I said recently during a workshop in Beijing, 2011 was really a remarkable year with respect to developments affecting civil society. The year began with the propaganda department of the government saying in January …
