Philanthropy
Exploring Philanthropy and Impact Investing in China
A look at best practices between the US and China, and reflections from a recent Phoenix Global Impact trip.
Tag: China
Economic Development
Leveraging Research for China
The Rural Education Action Project uses its studies about China’s poorest places to influence government policy.
Civil Society
Chinese Community Development
Government authorities are experimenting to build citizen trust.
Social Entrepreneurship
The Social Enterprise Emerges in China
Social enterprises are being shaped by cultural and linguistic history, new state approaches to economic and social development, and strategic framing.
Environment
The Race Against CO2
The Chinese government's new five-year plan calls for increasing the energy efficiency of new buildings.
Philanthropy
Bringing Philanthropy to China
Insight into the cultural, philosophical, and historical factors that shape China’s emerging philanthropic efforts.
Nonprofit Management
US-China Relations: Leadership Lessons on Confrontation and Dialogue from Nonprofits
Investing in leadership development represents a prerequisite to a new US foreign policy that is more in accord with today’s unstable and volatile times.
Environment
Manish Bapna
Manish Bapna, managing director of World Resources Institute, is helping China manage its environmental problems.
Podcast
Global Issues
Lu Zhi - Environmental Sustainability in China
How can a country like China, which is still relatively poor, balance economic and environmental concerns? In this audio lecture, Peking University Professor Lu Zhi, who was invited to Stanford by the Center for Social Innovation, offers thoughts on conservation and some of its broader implications. Her message is that reversing the negative effects of rapid industrialization is possible, even in a developing country.
Podcast
Energy
Mark Levine - China’s Environmental Sustainability Myths Dispelled
Like Russia, China has been a huge and inefficient user of energy for decades. Now, however, the country is cleaning up its act. In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Mark Levine, Lawrence Berkeley Lab energy group director, dispels common American myths about China's energy and environmental practices, demonstrating that the country is becoming surprisingly progressive. He touches on areas such as subsidies, pricing, and emissions policies.