On November 12th, China Global Philanthropy Institute (CGPI) commemorated its 10th anniversary with a grand celebration in Shenzhen, China. The event brought together Chairman of the Board, Ma Weihua; Chen Yueguang, Chairman of the Academic Committee; Huang Zhe, Director of the Shenzhen Civil Affairs Bureau; and Chen Hongshan, President of CGPI, the first Chinese International President of Lions Clubs International, Tam Wing Kun, along with the founding organisations’ representatives and more than 300 alumni from around the world.
In 2015, a group of prominent Chinese and American philanthropists came together to establish China’s first independently registered institute dedicated to philanthropy education. CGPI was founded by Ray Dalio, Bill Gates, Niu Gensheng, Ye Qingjun, and He Qiaonyu to advance social progress by nurturing global best practices in philanthropy, and supporting philanthropists, practitioners, and social entrepreneurs to achieve sustainable impact.
Participants shared and reflected on the institute’s decade-long contributions to philanthropy education and discussed future pathways for sustainable development in the next 10 years.
The ceremony also celebrated and recognised contributions made by individuals as well as various organisations. Chairman of Li Foundation (LIF), Mr Lionel Li is honoured to receive the Outstanding Alumni Award amongst 19 others and LIF was also acknowledged as being one of CGPI’s steadfast partnership organisation to revitalise the Executive Leadership Program (ELP) – Singapore Module. Director of LIF, Candy Goh, also an alumnus of CGPI, Executive Management Program (EMP19) was present at the ceremony to receive these awards.
The book showcases how the participants challenged their limits and conquered the World Marathon Challenge and North Pole Marathon to inspire people to challenge their own limits and pursue their dreams boldly.
The book tells the stories behind the event which saw the largest number of people in history running 1045km round Taiwan in 19 days.