The 2nd China Charity Fair was held in Shenzhen on September 21st. Amway Charity Foundation (ACF) attended the Fair and exhibited its "China Philanthropy Talents Development Program".
"China Philanthropy Talents Development Program" is co-sponsored by ACF and China Charity & Donation Information Center under the guidance of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, engaging over 10 charity organizations in China. With an investment of RMB 10 million (USD 1.6 million), ACF plans to find and develop philanthropy talents, support their individual growth, and establish a sound system for cultivating such human capital in China during the course of three years. This Program will help these participants build their capacities and expand their resources, thus providing the charity community in China with a consistent supply of professional talents. This Program has drawn on the model of a business incubator and therefore been regarded as the philanthropic version of "Innovation Works", a company founded by Kai-fu Lee with the mission of cultivating and supporting entrepreneurial talents.
Dou Yupei, Vice Minister of Civil Affairs, Inspecting "Philanthropy Talents Development Program"
During the afternoon of the Fair, "China Philanthropy Talents Development Program" hosted a donation ceremony in Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center to honor the Top 10 trainees of its first batch of participants. The Top 10 trainees received RMB 1 million (USD 0.16 million) in total from ACF for the purposes of exploring and developing key charity programs, improving governance and institutions, and capacity building. The Top 10 trainees represented Qianqianai Special Education Training Center of Lianhu District Xi'an City, Beijing Protection & Ease Interactive Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing Chunmiao Children's Aid Foundation, Charity Volunteers Association of Loudi City, Environmental Protection Volunteers Association of Tongyu County, Guangzhou Gold-Ribbon Special Children Parents Center, Hongshan Service Center for the Disabled, Zhuoyue Service Center for Community Development of Zhuhai City, Beijing Shifangyuan Nursing Home, and Home for Premature Babies.
Visitors at the Amway Charity Foundation Booth
According to Peng Jianmei, Director of China Charity & Donation Information Center, the TOP10 trainees were selected according to three indices: a comprehensive index, an individual development index and a training performance index. These three indices not only took into account the influence, promotion achievements, sustainability, innovativeness, professional status and credibility of a trainee's charity program, but also the motivation, competence, cultural matching, behavioral style matching, values and training performance of the trainee himself/herself.
