A huge female statue of up to 24.15 meters appeared a few days ago in the prime area of ​​Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. The statue base covers an area of ​​more than 800 square meters, looks exactly like Soong Ching Ling, but the construction of the Soong Ching Ling ** (microblogging) in Henan Province said: "(The statue) tentatively named is the Yellow River daughter, not Soong Ching Ling." The Sculpture Department of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts who had signed a contract for the production of a statue with the Henan Songji Foundation said that the statue is Soong Ching Ling.
Regardless of the identity of the giant who wears a cheongsam, a shawl, and a hair braid, which is far from the sculpture image of the “Yellow River Daughter†in many other places, it was not the first time that the Henan Song Foundation was built. The cusp is over.
This year, in the economy of the charitable corner, "Southern Weekend", "Where did China's Most Charitable Organization Fundraising Go? - Who Controls the Henan Soong Ching Ling Festival," wrote this article. The assets of nearly 3 billion yuan will bring the public's vision for the first time. The article disclosed that Henan Song Foundation will carry out extensive fund-raising among ordinary people through public welfare projects for more than a decade, and will invest in local companies and invest in loans through internal controls to earn high profits. The fund will be raised in the name of charity, and it has grown into an asset with a scale of RMB 3 billion. The business covers a wide range of real estate, finance, security, insurance agency, culture and education, and other large economic entities. “Soong Ching Ling* * The name of the "Member" became the pretense of absorbing, storing, and operating government resources.
Driven by a number of windfall projects such as real estate and lending, the Henan Songji Foundation has accumulated a staggering amount of economic power. Net assets have more than doubled the number of second-ranked Shanghai Charity Federation. The net assets of the national charities, the China Red Cross Society and China Disabled Persons’ Welfare Association, also amounted to only half of the Henan Song Foundation.
** It will have such a strong capital, it should be a gospel for charity, but the actual situation is not the case. According to the annual report of Henan Song Foundation, in 2008 and 2009, their donation income was as high as 860 million yuan and 620 million yuan respectively, but the charitable expenditure was only 0.5 billion yuan and 0.78 billion yuan, not even 9% of income. .
Where does the rest of the money flow?
After the "Southern Weekend" report was published, relevant departments including the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the provincial government's Finance Office announced the establishment of an investigation team to participate in the investigation. However, after more than two months later, no results have been released. At this time, this giant statue turned out to be the best commentary for Henan Songjihui's practice of “hanging sheep and selling dog meatâ€.
The "shadow" behind the sculpture
It is reported that the construction of this statue cost 400 million yuan, the source of this huge amount of money is the Henan Song Foundation "self-raised", the construction unit is the previous exposure to charity loans, related transactions, "Song Ji Department" one of the companies - - Zhengzhou Yishang Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Zhao Zhimin, deputy director of the Song Jihui Promotion Department, said: "Sculpture is an affiliated facility belonging to the Youth and Children's Activity Center Project. It belongs to public projects, including conference rooms, studios and cinemas. It was built at the end of last year and is expected to be completed in December this year."
According to previous media reports, the project was originally a public welfare project covering an area of ​​222 acres, a building area of ​​160,000 square meters, and a total investment of 800 million yuan. It plans to build a patriotism education base, a youth and children quality training base, and an international youth and children exchange center. Two bases, one center." However, the media recently discovered that because of "funds shortage" and other factors, the construction of the project is very slow. At present, not only has not been completed, but it has substantially "shrinked". Now the area of ​​the activity center has shrunk to less than 47 acres and the total construction area is only 50,000 square meters, occupying 1/5 of the land. In addition, 4/5 of 15 buildings are under construction, and the area of ​​the building is 160 acres. After completion in 2013, the brand of "Songji Greentown Jade Garden" will be put up for sale as an upscale luxury house.
In fact, the construction of the statue itself is understandable, but it is necessary to spend as much as 400 million yuan to build a large and improper statue. What is the significance of building a so-called “adolescent and children's activity center†that exudes a strong commercial atmosphere compared with assisting those areas that still need financial support and are closely related to the national economy and people’s livelihood? Is this statue merely a beautiful shell of the Henan Song Foundation that smashes money in the name of charity? Who gave them a green light and where will the huge profits from them be used?
The various behaviors of Henan Song Foundation have already deviated from the original purpose of charity. Just think about it, even the true identity of the statues are all stubborn, and the source and flow of huge amounts of money is even more obscure.
Clarifying the business boundaries of charity This year's repeated explosions of “Guo Meimei†and “Lu Meimei†have caused widespread public suspicion of China’s charitable causes. People do not want to see that this is a charity to help people in distress and become a certain kind of money. Some of the insider's tools for personal gain.
The reality is that at present, China's supervision of the philanthropy industry is almost a blank. The purpose of the account is not open and opaque, and it will inevitably breed locusts that cannot see the sun. Xu Yongguang, director of the Nandu Public Welfare Institute, used “five invisible†to describe the opacity of charity: the donors were invisible, the people in the disaster area could not see, the government of the disaster-stricken areas could not see, the charity organizations in the disaster-stricken areas could not see, and the donation could not be seen.
In the past, the public’s donations to the charity organizations were based on the trust of the organization. However, after the “Mr. Guo†incident, 80% of netizens said they would not donate money to the Red Cross Society. The amount of donations arrived drastically dive. Philanthropy organizations that lack information transparency are paying for the squandering of public trust.
It can be seen from the way the foreign guilds operate that charity and business investment are not antagonistic. Many ** will entrust professional companies to manage their finances. Their investment portfolio generally includes sound bonds and stocks.
Take the Gates Club as an example. Although there are Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s two world’s top richest people’s funding, since 2001, 88%-94% of the money will be used for investment every year, 2005 After the year, its investment income has exceeded the donations received during the year. For the Gates Club, return on investment is a strong backing for doing good. Charitable organizations engaged in commercial investment activities can help them maintain their value and increase their value and avoid the interference of power and capital. China's "Regulations on the Administration of the Communist Party of China" also has related regulations: "The ** shall implement the principle of legality, safety, and effectiveness to realize the maintenance and appreciation of **."
However, due to the imperfections of the legal system and the mechanism, the commercial investment behavior of the Communist Party is currently unsupervised. The People's Commentary “The Commercial Boundary of the Giant Statues to Torture Charity†puts forward three boundaries that need to be defined between charity and commerce: to eliminate the privatization of charities in market transactions, to prevent charitable activities from deteriorating into unfair competition, and to avoid Charity organizations are involved in high-risk investment areas. Adhering to business income continues to be used in philanthropy, which is the key to maintaining the sustainable development of China's philanthropy, re-establishing credibility and public confidence.
“Returning to the Civil†knows that it is difficult to comply with the rules and regulations, and the social organizations registered by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Communist Youth League, and private non-enterprise units are the three types of organizations. Their management principle is a "dual management system." There must be a group organization recognized by a government department or a government department as the business unit. Only after the competent authority confirms it can they be registered in the civil affairs department.
At present, more than 90% of charitable donation resources in the country are monopolized by more than 1,000 public fund-raising clubs, thousands of charity associations, and more than 2,000 semi-private and half-owned red cross clubs established by governments at all levels and relevant departments. There are more than 2,000 non-profit corporations established for the purpose of business. However, many non-governmental public welfare organizations cannot find a competent unit and cannot register. They lack the charity status and find it difficult to obtain funding, and their survival is difficult.
The lack of a clear orientation of our country's philanthropy has also allowed some individuals or organizations to take advantage of it. Is the main body of charity a civil society organization or a government? Is it according to law that non-government organizations have chosen to implement them on their own, or have they been led by the government, intervened and directly managed? There is no consensus on these basic issues.
For this issue, Xu Yongguang, secretary-general of the Nandu Public Welfare Institute, said in the “Peking University Public Wealth Lecture Hall†recently held that non-governmental character is a basic attribute of charities. The government can use fiscal money to purchase public services of non-governmental charitable organizations, but not The public charity donations are treated as the "second tax source" to make up for the lack of public finances. The government must formulate laws and policies to support the development of private charities and take responsibility for supervision. Cannot be both a rule maker, an athlete, and a referee. Contrary to the internationally accepted government's service to purchase non-governmental organizations, in China, monopoly charitable resources do not flow back from the people to the private sector, but flow from the people to the government.
However, it is not easy to implement the reform of demobilization of charities. Xu Yongguang said that the public, including the lack of awareness of the media about charity, has led to a lack of direction for charity culture. This is a problem that needs to be solved urgently. In addition, charities with the background of government officials are themselves willing to continue to maintain this state of government and the people. The reform lacks motivation and external pressure for them. External pressure cannot be limited to society. It must also be dictated by the government and the government. He also proposed the "Road Map for Charity Reform" and proposed suggestions on how to promote charity reform at three levels: government, charitable organizations, and society. This includes the government's promotion of charitable legislation, the issuance of government orders, the implementation of tax incentives for charitable donations, and charity. Organize information disclosure, improve the industry self-discipline mechanism, and reshape society's modern charity culture and other measures.
Philanthropy has an irreplaceable role in promoting fairness and maintaining stability. Whether or not charity can be done well is of great significance for building a harmonious society. China’s philanthropy has only just begun. During the Wenchuan earthquake and the Yushu earthquake, people enthusiastically donated money and contributed money and contributed greatly to the development of philanthropy and warmth. But charities have repeatedly exposed such scandals. They can only let the public's sincere heart, which has just begun to light, slowly cool down.
Like the identity of the giant statue of the Henan Song Foundation, many areas of our country’s charities are still shrouded in a fog. Public charity is a charitable act for the benefit of the society. However, if there is no effective operation method and supervision mechanism, even if the original intention is good, it will eventually deviate from the correct track.
Regardless of the identity of the giant who wears a cheongsam, a shawl, and a hair braid, which is far from the sculpture image of the “Yellow River Daughter†in many other places, it was not the first time that the Henan Song Foundation was built. The cusp is over.
This year, in the economy of the charitable corner, "Southern Weekend", "Where did China's Most Charitable Organization Fundraising Go? - Who Controls the Henan Soong Ching Ling Festival," wrote this article. The assets of nearly 3 billion yuan will bring the public's vision for the first time. The article disclosed that Henan Song Foundation will carry out extensive fund-raising among ordinary people through public welfare projects for more than a decade, and will invest in local companies and invest in loans through internal controls to earn high profits. The fund will be raised in the name of charity, and it has grown into an asset with a scale of RMB 3 billion. The business covers a wide range of real estate, finance, security, insurance agency, culture and education, and other large economic entities. “Soong Ching Ling* * The name of the "Member" became the pretense of absorbing, storing, and operating government resources.
Driven by a number of windfall projects such as real estate and lending, the Henan Songji Foundation has accumulated a staggering amount of economic power. Net assets have more than doubled the number of second-ranked Shanghai Charity Federation. The net assets of the national charities, the China Red Cross Society and China Disabled Persons’ Welfare Association, also amounted to only half of the Henan Song Foundation.
** It will have such a strong capital, it should be a gospel for charity, but the actual situation is not the case. According to the annual report of Henan Song Foundation, in 2008 and 2009, their donation income was as high as 860 million yuan and 620 million yuan respectively, but the charitable expenditure was only 0.5 billion yuan and 0.78 billion yuan, not even 9% of income. .
Where does the rest of the money flow?
After the "Southern Weekend" report was published, relevant departments including the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the provincial government's Finance Office announced the establishment of an investigation team to participate in the investigation. However, after more than two months later, no results have been released. At this time, this giant statue turned out to be the best commentary for Henan Songjihui's practice of “hanging sheep and selling dog meatâ€.
The "shadow" behind the sculpture
It is reported that the construction of this statue cost 400 million yuan, the source of this huge amount of money is the Henan Song Foundation "self-raised", the construction unit is the previous exposure to charity loans, related transactions, "Song Ji Department" one of the companies - - Zhengzhou Yishang Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Zhao Zhimin, deputy director of the Song Jihui Promotion Department, said: "Sculpture is an affiliated facility belonging to the Youth and Children's Activity Center Project. It belongs to public projects, including conference rooms, studios and cinemas. It was built at the end of last year and is expected to be completed in December this year."
According to previous media reports, the project was originally a public welfare project covering an area of ​​222 acres, a building area of ​​160,000 square meters, and a total investment of 800 million yuan. It plans to build a patriotism education base, a youth and children quality training base, and an international youth and children exchange center. Two bases, one center." However, the media recently discovered that because of "funds shortage" and other factors, the construction of the project is very slow. At present, not only has not been completed, but it has substantially "shrinked". Now the area of ​​the activity center has shrunk to less than 47 acres and the total construction area is only 50,000 square meters, occupying 1/5 of the land. In addition, 4/5 of 15 buildings are under construction, and the area of ​​the building is 160 acres. After completion in 2013, the brand of "Songji Greentown Jade Garden" will be put up for sale as an upscale luxury house.
In fact, the construction of the statue itself is understandable, but it is necessary to spend as much as 400 million yuan to build a large and improper statue. What is the significance of building a so-called “adolescent and children's activity center†that exudes a strong commercial atmosphere compared with assisting those areas that still need financial support and are closely related to the national economy and people’s livelihood? Is this statue merely a beautiful shell of the Henan Song Foundation that smashes money in the name of charity? Who gave them a green light and where will the huge profits from them be used?
The various behaviors of Henan Song Foundation have already deviated from the original purpose of charity. Just think about it, even the true identity of the statues are all stubborn, and the source and flow of huge amounts of money is even more obscure.
Clarifying the business boundaries of charity This year's repeated explosions of “Guo Meimei†and “Lu Meimei†have caused widespread public suspicion of China’s charitable causes. People do not want to see that this is a charity to help people in distress and become a certain kind of money. Some of the insider's tools for personal gain.
The reality is that at present, China's supervision of the philanthropy industry is almost a blank. The purpose of the account is not open and opaque, and it will inevitably breed locusts that cannot see the sun. Xu Yongguang, director of the Nandu Public Welfare Institute, used “five invisible†to describe the opacity of charity: the donors were invisible, the people in the disaster area could not see, the government of the disaster-stricken areas could not see, the charity organizations in the disaster-stricken areas could not see, and the donation could not be seen.
In the past, the public’s donations to the charity organizations were based on the trust of the organization. However, after the “Mr. Guo†incident, 80% of netizens said they would not donate money to the Red Cross Society. The amount of donations arrived drastically dive. Philanthropy organizations that lack information transparency are paying for the squandering of public trust.
It can be seen from the way the foreign guilds operate that charity and business investment are not antagonistic. Many ** will entrust professional companies to manage their finances. Their investment portfolio generally includes sound bonds and stocks.
Take the Gates Club as an example. Although there are Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s two world’s top richest people’s funding, since 2001, 88%-94% of the money will be used for investment every year, 2005 After the year, its investment income has exceeded the donations received during the year. For the Gates Club, return on investment is a strong backing for doing good. Charitable organizations engaged in commercial investment activities can help them maintain their value and increase their value and avoid the interference of power and capital. China's "Regulations on the Administration of the Communist Party of China" also has related regulations: "The ** shall implement the principle of legality, safety, and effectiveness to realize the maintenance and appreciation of **."
However, due to the imperfections of the legal system and the mechanism, the commercial investment behavior of the Communist Party is currently unsupervised. The People's Commentary “The Commercial Boundary of the Giant Statues to Torture Charity†puts forward three boundaries that need to be defined between charity and commerce: to eliminate the privatization of charities in market transactions, to prevent charitable activities from deteriorating into unfair competition, and to avoid Charity organizations are involved in high-risk investment areas. Adhering to business income continues to be used in philanthropy, which is the key to maintaining the sustainable development of China's philanthropy, re-establishing credibility and public confidence.
“Returning to the Civil†knows that it is difficult to comply with the rules and regulations, and the social organizations registered by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Communist Youth League, and private non-enterprise units are the three types of organizations. Their management principle is a "dual management system." There must be a group organization recognized by a government department or a government department as the business unit. Only after the competent authority confirms it can they be registered in the civil affairs department.
At present, more than 90% of charitable donation resources in the country are monopolized by more than 1,000 public fund-raising clubs, thousands of charity associations, and more than 2,000 semi-private and half-owned red cross clubs established by governments at all levels and relevant departments. There are more than 2,000 non-profit corporations established for the purpose of business. However, many non-governmental public welfare organizations cannot find a competent unit and cannot register. They lack the charity status and find it difficult to obtain funding, and their survival is difficult.
The lack of a clear orientation of our country's philanthropy has also allowed some individuals or organizations to take advantage of it. Is the main body of charity a civil society organization or a government? Is it according to law that non-government organizations have chosen to implement them on their own, or have they been led by the government, intervened and directly managed? There is no consensus on these basic issues.
For this issue, Xu Yongguang, secretary-general of the Nandu Public Welfare Institute, said in the “Peking University Public Wealth Lecture Hall†recently held that non-governmental character is a basic attribute of charities. The government can use fiscal money to purchase public services of non-governmental charitable organizations, but not The public charity donations are treated as the "second tax source" to make up for the lack of public finances. The government must formulate laws and policies to support the development of private charities and take responsibility for supervision. Cannot be both a rule maker, an athlete, and a referee. Contrary to the internationally accepted government's service to purchase non-governmental organizations, in China, monopoly charitable resources do not flow back from the people to the private sector, but flow from the people to the government.
However, it is not easy to implement the reform of demobilization of charities. Xu Yongguang said that the public, including the lack of awareness of the media about charity, has led to a lack of direction for charity culture. This is a problem that needs to be solved urgently. In addition, charities with the background of government officials are themselves willing to continue to maintain this state of government and the people. The reform lacks motivation and external pressure for them. External pressure cannot be limited to society. It must also be dictated by the government and the government. He also proposed the "Road Map for Charity Reform" and proposed suggestions on how to promote charity reform at three levels: government, charitable organizations, and society. This includes the government's promotion of charitable legislation, the issuance of government orders, the implementation of tax incentives for charitable donations, and charity. Organize information disclosure, improve the industry self-discipline mechanism, and reshape society's modern charity culture and other measures.
Philanthropy has an irreplaceable role in promoting fairness and maintaining stability. Whether or not charity can be done well is of great significance for building a harmonious society. China’s philanthropy has only just begun. During the Wenchuan earthquake and the Yushu earthquake, people enthusiastically donated money and contributed money and contributed greatly to the development of philanthropy and warmth. But charities have repeatedly exposed such scandals. They can only let the public's sincere heart, which has just begun to light, slowly cool down.
Like the identity of the giant statue of the Henan Song Foundation, many areas of our country’s charities are still shrouded in a fog. Public charity is a charitable act for the benefit of the society. However, if there is no effective operation method and supervision mechanism, even if the original intention is good, it will eventually deviate from the correct track.
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