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United Way
Worldwide CEO Brian Gallagher and Chinese Philanthropist
XU Yongguang (徐永光)
to Speak on Global Philanthropy Trend in China
**Live dialogue in
Beijing on Nov. 4 from 11am-12pm China Standard Time**
What:
Brian Gallagher and XU Yongguang will conduct
an East Meets West dialogue on global philanthropy
and its implication to China’s development of its nonprofit
sector at the 2014 United Way Philanthropy Forum.
Topics will include
but not limited to:
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Traditional charity fund-allocation model vs. collective
impact model
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Corporations’ involvement in creating shared value in local
economies
·
How
China’s philanthropic landscape changes with its economic
growth and social expectation
Who:
Brian Gallagher, CEO and President, United
Way Worldwide
Xu Yongguan, Founder of
Project Hope; Chairman of the Narada Foundation; Vice
President of China Charity Alliance
Moderator –
Professor Chang Zheng, Vice Dean, School of Social
Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University
Where:
Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall
No.
7 Jian Guo Men South Ave. Dong
Cheng District, Beijing, China
When:
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 starting at 11am.
*** For those who
are interested in attending the all-day summit from 9am to
5pm, please contact Eileen Lin at
eileen.lin@unitedway.org ***
About Brian
Gallagher: Brian Gallagher became President and Chief
Executive Officer of United Way of America in 2002 and then
of United Way Worldwide in 2009. In 2002, he immediately
took on the challenge of leading the transformation of the
organization to focus on community impact. A career veteran
of the United Way system, Gallagher believes that the true
measure of success for United Way and other philanthropic
organizations is bottom-line results: the lives that are
changed and the communities that are shaped. This
represents a dynamic shift from the United Way recognized
for decades as the nation’s premier fund raiser and
distributor. Gallagher has raised the bar on the
accountability, governance and transparency standards
adopted as a requirement of membership for all United Ways.
Today United Way has 1,800 local affiliates in 41 countries
and territories raising $5.2 billion annually, with 9.6
million donors and 2.2 million volunteers.
About XU Yongguang(徐永光):
Xu Yongguang is Chairman of the Narada Foundation, Vice
President of China Charity Alliance. Xu founded the China
Youth Development Foundation, as well as the famous
Project Hope (希望工程),
which was recognized as the most influential philanthropic
brand in China. He was a member of the Ninth and Tenth
National Committees of the Chinese People’s Political
Consultative Conference (CPPCC). In 2007, he co-founded the
Narada Foundation with a mission to develop and foster
social innovation in the nonprofit sector. Xu is a renowned
thinker and practitioner in China’s nonprofit organizational
operation and research with over 25 years of experience. He
is the Chief Editor of two renowned books: China's Third
Sector Study Series and Inquiry of the World—Project
Hope in Xu Yongguang’s eyes. In recent years, he has
been advocating for structural reform in China’s
philanthropic sector. He initiated and co-founded the China
Foundation Center which has made significant progress in
promoting transparency and accountability in China.
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