Government Procurement

Strategies for the Internationalization of Chinese NGOs: A Study by Huang Haoming

Executive Director of CANGO, Huang Haoming, summarises his research on the internationalization of Chinese NGOs, analysing current challenges, making policy recommendations, and viewing the participation of NGOs in China's overseas aid as an opportunity to enhance Chinese soft power

2015-06-01

New regulations on government procurement of services implemented

On January 1st 2015, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce jointly published the latest version of the "Provisional Measures on the Management of Government Procurement of Services".

2015-01-06

As a social organization, how do you make the government buy your services?

The goal of this article is to provide social organizations with tips on how to obtain funding from the government.

2014-12-23

Social organizations must be “de-administratized” in order to be able to play their part

Yang Tuan, believes that social organizations need support in order to develop further. Most importantly, the government needs to release its grasp on the sector, and let the public welfare govern itself so that donors, fundraisers, and actors of the public welfare system can regain their rightful place and reach their full potential.

2014-12-09

Beijing plans to build elderly care centres in every residential district

240 million Yuan of government money and 2 billion of social capital will be invested in this project. But Prof. Lu Jiehua of Peking University says that long-term nursing insurance needs to enter the social insurance system to be effective.

2014-11-17

Government purchasing of services could become a new disaster area for corruption

Nationwide public spending on services has experienced many problems due to financial management malpractice. These include the violation of existing laws, market monopolization, and deals conducted in secrecy.

2014-09-30

China Philanthropy Advisors – Feng Yongfeng: the values and vitality of grassroots organizations 

To truly be considered 'grassroots', the author, Feng Yongfeng, believes that an organization should express the multi-colored nature of society, and have 'serving the community' as its mission

2014-04-18

The Ministry of Civil Affairs’ “Top Ten Major Events for Social Organizations in 2013”

The Ministry of Civil Affairs published its own top ten list for the social organization sector in 2013, with most items focused on policy developments.

2014-03-21

Scaling Up Social Service Outsourcing in China: An Exploratory Study of HIV CSOs in Yunnan

In this well-researched study, independent consultant Marta Jagusztyn examines how recent plans to scale up government procurement of services will impact grassroots CSOs and how it can be improved to support the long-term development of China’s CSOs.

2014-01-14

POLICY BRIEF NO. 13: On the Eve of the Third Plenum, Are We Seeing a Depoliticization of the NGO Sector?

This Policy Brief is our first in 2013. We hope to continue to publish a Policy Brief once a month or at least once every two months over the next year.

2013-09-17

Southern Daily – Social organizations unable to accept Foshan’s RMB 2.4 million for service procurement

With the municipal government of Foshan, Guangdong ready to disperse RMB 2.4 million to social organizations in service procurement, the government is finding that social organizations are unable to accept this significant amount of funding.

2013-07-30

POLICY BRIEF NO. 12: A New Dawn After the 18th Party Congress?

After the 18th Party Congress, Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang, who have been anointed to become the new president and premier respectively made a number of public appearances that gave observers some optimism that the new leadership will be supportive of reforms strengthening China’s civil society, but we will have to wait and see if they follow up with actions, and not just words.

2013-01-11

POLICY BRIEF NO. 9: Meet Your Local Social Affairs Committee

October has been a pretty quiet month as we approach the 18th Party Congress which is now scheduled to start on November 8.

2012-10-23

The government procures a 16.5 million yuan worth social work project

Reports on the start of Guangdong province’s largest youth social work project involving a “youth zone” for casework projects carried out by youth social workers.

2012-09-12

Third party evaluation is very Important in government procurement of services

The Guangdong provincial government recently issued the “Provisional Measures on Government Procurement of Social Organization Services,” clarifying the scope, procedures, and funding arrangements for government procurement of social organization services. The main sectors covered by these Provisional Measures are education,…

2012-08-21

POLICY BRIEF NO. 6: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back?

This month saw more policy changes emanating from the provincial governments in Beijing and Guangdong as the central and local governments adopt various partial measures in the absence of more up-to-date, comprehensive, national laws and regulations.

2012-06-27

When Will government procurement of services benefit ordinary NGOs?

This article discusses the push for government procurement of social services in Guangdong and the many challenges it poses for NGOs.

2012-06-25

POLICY BRIEF NO. 4: Coopting Chinese NGOs?

Several news articles during this period offer a more sobering assessment of developments in the nonprofit sector, or the “charitable” or “public welfare” sector as it is commonly referred to in the Chinese press and official documents. These articles highlight an effort by the Chinese government to maintain close ties to, and control over, social organizations

2012-04-28

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