On 2 April 2025, the “Giving China 2024 Report Launch and Philanthropy Data Infrastructure Forum” was held at the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University. The event was co-organized by the Institute for Philanthropy at Tsinghua University and Yishan Cloud, with Li Foundation as one of the supporting partners.
The forum welcomed representatives from the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, the Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, and Zhejiang Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, alongside over 70 domestic institutions including foundations and Red Cross societies. Senior program officers and country leads from international organizations such as UN Women, the Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, The Asia Foundation, and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) were also in attendance. More than 30 media outlets covered the event.
Experts, scholars, and professionals from across China’s philanthropic and academic communities gathered to witness the release of the Giving China 2024 report. The event also provided a platform for meaningful dialogue on building stronger philanthropy data infrastructure to enhance transparency, accessibility, and innovation across the sector.
Li Foundation was honored to support this important initiative to contribute to the development of a more data-driven and informed philanthropic ecosystem in China.
The full report is available at: www.givingchina.org
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