Philanthropy & Funding

China’s New Model of Blockchain-Driven Philanthropy

Blockchain has done more than simply enable Chinese social entrepreneurs to improve the transparency, trustworthiness, and fundraising of the country’s charitable causes. It has helped launch a more decentralized and autonomous philanthropic sector.

By Xiaofeng Wang & Kevin C. Desouza Summer 2019

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