Foundation Center Network and Shenzhen Zheng Weining Charity Foundation Jointly Organize Foundation Transparency Open Day
Time:2012-07-11
On July 11th, "Foundation Transparency Open Day" was successfully held at Zheng Weining Charity Foundation, which was initiated by FoundationCenter.com and jointly organized by FoundationCenter.com and Shenzhen Zheng Weining Charity Foundation. With the theme of "Successful Practice of Social Innovation Models - Foundations Holding Social Enterprises to Ensure Their Public Welfare and Sustainable Development", this is the second event after the Transparency Open Day jointly organized by Foundation Center Network and China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) on April 20, with more than 40 people concerned about the transparency of foundations. More than 40 members of the public, media and public welfare industry witnessed the positive exploration of the public welfare industry on the road of openness and transparency after a lot of skepticism.
Mr. Zheng Weining, the founder and executive chairman of Zheng Weining Charitable Foundation, who suffers from severe hemophilia, attended the event in person, and as the keynote speaker, introduced to the participants in detail the background of the establishment of the Foundation, its history of development, its values, and its development goals. He also responded in detail to the relationship between the Foundation and the Canyou Group, known as "China's No. 1 Social Enterprise", under the unique model of "Trinity", and how the Foundation ensures the public welfare and development of the Canyou Group, and other issues of concern to the participants. Mr. Zheng Weining unreservedly showed and explained to the participants the financial situation of the Foundation and the use of funds, and said that Zheng Weining Charitable Foundation adheres to the vision of "helping the disadvantaged and promoting fairness and justice", and does its best to enhance the transparency and credibility of the foundation industry. Liang Shuxin, Director of Public Welfare from Tianya Community and initiator of Microfoundation, as an invited public figure, commented on the transparency open day: "The innovative model of public welfare innovation of Canyou, which is driven by the dual wheels of public welfare organizations and social enterprises, and which is self-bloodshed and sustainable, is worth paying attention to. " Professor Deng Guosheng, Director of the Center for Innovation and Social Resources Research at Tsinghua University, gave an in-depth explanation to the visitors about the innovation of Zheng Weining Charitable Foundation in breaking through the traditional forms of charitable organizations, and the significance of Canyou Group as a social enterprise in essence, realizing self-blood-creation and sustainable development: " Zheng Weining Charitable Foundation has created a new model to provide 80 million people with disabilities nationwide with independent and autonomous living. Canyou' independent and autonomous life provides a standardized and replicable template, which is also a contribution to the whole world."
Led by Liu Navy, General Manager of Canyou Group, the visitors also visited the Zheng Weining Foundation and the Canyou Group, and came into first-hand contact with the Foundation, the Canyou Social Enterprise Cluster, and the Canyou Social Organization Cluster. Many visitors said that it was the first time they had a close contact with the foundation and were impressed by the continuous exploration of Zheng Weining Charity Foundation and Canyou Group for the disadvantaged groups in China under the condition of knowledge economy. And from fundraising to the use of funds, project planning, the operation of the organization has been rich in transparent information sharing, but also realize that the foundation should and can disclose what information and data, can be more effective to strengthen the openness of the organization, enhance the knowledge of the community about the foundation, to achieve close contact and communication with the public and the media. At the same time, there is a new understanding of the diversity and innovation of public welfare forms.
The Foundation Transparency Open Day was initiated by Foundation Center Network, aiming to promote public welfare organizations to open up to the society on their own initiative, and to have zero-distance contact with the public inside the organization, face-to-face communication and exchange. It aims to enhance the transparency and credibility of the public welfare industry and promote cooperation and mutual trust between public welfare organizations and the public. .