BSR’s three-year CiYuan (China Philanthropy Incubator) initiative builds innovative cross-sector partnerships to enhance the value of social investment in China. With guidance from international and Chinese leaders in the field, CiYuan improves the capacity of local foundations and NGOs to serve as durable and effective partners with business. Ultimately, CiYuan will integrate philanthropy with core business strategy, foster collaboration, and inspire innovation.
Resources
Case Studies
Corporate-NGO Partnership Case Studies
- SAP Uses Core Expertise to Support Nonprofit Sector Capacity Building in China: Download, English / Download Chinese
- Lenovo’s Venture Philanthropy Approach Supports Chinese NGOs: Download, English / Download, Chinese
- B&Q and Friends of Nature—Engaging Consumers on Environmentally Friendly Home Improvement Solutions: Download, English / Download, Chinese
- Merck Identifies Grant Focus and Selects Nonprofit Partners for Project Supporting Youth: Download, English / Download, Chinese
- HP and Huizeren Bring Business Talent to China’s NGO Sector: Download, English / Download, Chinese
- Nike and China Youth Development Foundation Partner to Empower Chinese Youth, Download, English / Download, Chinese
Foundation Development Case Studies
- One Foundation Supports Grassroots NGO Networks to Strengthen Cross-Sector Partnerships: Download, English / Download, Chinese
- SEE’s Membership Development Strategy to Engage Chinese Entrepreneurs: Download, English / Download, Chinese
- Optimizing Organizational Structure to Increase Impact: Children’s Hope Foundation: Download, English / Download, Chinese
- Vantone Foundation’s Eco-Communities Model: Download, English / Download, Chinese
General and Strategy
- Corporate Philanthropy in China: Download, English
- Developing The Global Guide to What Counts: Download, English
- Catalyzing Social Investment in China: Download, English / Download, Chinese
- Human Resource Development and Needs Analysis in the Chinese Nonprofit Sector: Download, Chinese
- CSR and Strategic Philanthropy in China: Download, English
Corporate-NGO Partnership Development
The Corporate-NGO Partnership Development Initiative enhances the ability of companies and NGOs to partner for mutual benefit by facilitating cross-sector collaboration. The resulting experiences and lessons learned will be used to create tools and provide training to raise the quality of philanthropic endeavors in China. An award will promote innovation and best practice by recognizing and encouraging outstanding partnership.
- IT in the Chinese Nonprofit Sector: Analysis and Recommendations to Enhance Operational Efficiency: Download, Chinese
- SAP-BSR NGO Informationization Pilot Focus Group: Download, English, PPTX
- Lessons of Localization: Adapting the Pro Bono Model into China: Download, English / Download, Chinese
- Nike and China Youth Development Foundation Partner to Empower Chinese Youth (Case Study): Download, English / Download, Chinese
- BNU-BSR Training Session: Download, Chinese
- Case Study of Nike-CYDF Partnership: Download, English
- Best Practices in Corporate-NGO Innovation: Download, English
- How Foundations and Companies can Partner to Drive Social Innovation: Download, Chinese
- Corporate-NGO Partnerships to Drive Social Development: Download, English
- Building Partnerships to Drive Social Development: Download, Chinese
- Corporate Volunteering for Impact: Download, English / Download, Chinese
The Conference of "Localization in China"
- Lessons of Localization: Adapting the Pro Bono Model into China: Download, Chinese
- TNC in China: Download, Chinese
- CFC model and CFC in China: Download, Chinese
- CSR in HP China: Download, Chinese
- Lesson of Localization: Download, Chinese
- Huizeren-Pro Bono Model In China": Download, Chinese
- Introduction of Pro-bono Model and Taproot Foundation: Download, Chinese
- The Challenge for Chinese NGOs’ Capacity Building: Download, Chinese
Corporate NGO Award
IINP (Innovation Initiative for Non-profit)
- Foundation and NGO Collaboration in China: Barriers and Innovations: Download, Chinese
IINP Award
- Walmart’s Caring Counter: Download, Chinese
- A New Life for A New Generation of Migrant Workers: Burnout Assistance Scheme: Download, Chinese
- Inno’s Hotline for Left-behind Children: Download, Chinese
- The Lianhua Model Building a Partnership: Download, Chinese
Foundation NGO Roundtable
- Foundation-NGO Collaboration in the US (Intel Foundation): Download, English
Corporate-NGO Partnerships in the Supply Chain, November 29, 2011
- Corporate-NGO Partnerships in the Supply Chain Event Participant Introductions and Case Studies: Download, Chinese
- Making surpluses into good causes with Levis - Giving Hand: Download, English and Chinese
- Handshake worker’s hotline - Burberry: Download, English and Chinese
- Handshake worker’s hotline - Inno: Download, Chinese
- Sustainable partnerships between business and NGOs - Flextronics: Download, English
- Research findings - BSR: Download, Chinese
- CiYuan Introduction and Agenda: Download, Chinese
- TUV Introduction - TUV: Download, Chinese
Designing a Signature Philanthropy Program, September 14, 2009
- CSR in Action: Intel’s Concept of Sustainable Development - Intel: Download, Chinese
- Designing a Signature Philanthropy Program: Download, English
- Building Partnerships to Support our Flagship Programs - Cisco: Download, English
Rountables on Applying Corporate Solutions to Social and Environmental Issues
- Workshop on Apply Corporate Solutions to Meet the Health Needs of the Elderly: Download Presentations, Chinese
Foundation Development
CiYuan’s Foundation Development Initiative convenes roundtables and guides demonstration projects to tackle the challenges faced by corporate and private foundations in China. To enhance social impact, the initiative partners with the China Foundation Development Centre and others to foster new thinking and create tools to enhance foundations’ capacity in the areas of governance, strategy, operations, and grant-making.
- Organization Value Proposation & Strategy Planning Become the Urgent Need for Foundation Development: Download, Chinese
- Foundation Handbook Evaluations Report: Download, Chinese
- Foundation-NGO Collaboration and Innovation in China, China Foundation Development Handbook: Download, Chinese
- Private Foundations in the USA (at SEE roundtable, September 15, 2009): Download, English
Corporate Foundation Roundtable
- The Development and Current Status of Chinese Corporate Foundations: Download, Chinese
- Corporate Foundation and its implementation of CSR: Download, Chinese
- Doing Good Together—Claire Lyons, PepsiCo Foundation: Download, English
Foundation Development Roundtables with Cisco
Foundation Operations and Challenges, January 15, 2010
- Challenges of Foundation Operations in China: Download, English
- Cisco Foundations Operations and Challenges: Download, English
Scoping and Identifying Grantees , April 29, 2010
- Summary of Roundtable on Scoping and Identifying Grantees: Download, Chinese
- Establishing Grantee Criteria, Finding and Assessing Suitable Grantees,Developing Applications: Download, English / Download, Chinese
Confirming and Monitoring Grantees, July 22, 2010
- Summary of Roundtable on Confirming and Monitoring Grantees: Download, Chinese
- Building Relationships, Continuous Improvement, Leveraging Resources and Monitoring Grantees: Download, English and Chinese
- Providing Services for Grantees: Download, Chinese
Measuring Grantees' Impact, October 15, 2010
- Summary of Roundtable on Measuring Grantees’ Impact: Download, Chinese
- Perspectives From China In Measuring Impact: Download, Chinese
NGO Transparency
With a focus on financial and impact disclosure, CiYuan’s NGO Transparency Initiative advances a voluntary disclosure standard and tools for NGOs to strengthen public trust in the sector. With strong support from the government, the uptake of disclosures will improve the profile of NGOs, bolster their fundraising potential, and create partnership opportunities with the private sector. The incorporation of disclosures into expanding online giving platforms will provide additional incentives for NGO transparency.
- Road to Transparency, Executive Summary: Download, English
- Introduction to China Charity and Donation Information Disclosure Standards Framework: Download, Chinese
- International trends in nonprofit regulation and self-regulation: Download, English
- Information disclosures in NGOs internationally: Download, English