Contents
Abstract…………………………………………………………………………….…I
Key Words……………………………………………………………………………I
摘要……………………………………………………………………………………….…II
关键词………………………….……….……………….……………….…….….II
Introduction……………………………………………….……………………………1
I. Comparison of the Present Situation of Chinese Philanthropy with American Philanthropy…………………………………………………………………………….2
A. A Few Charitable Organizations………………………………………………….2
B. The Organization of Social Assistance and Welfare…………………………….2
C. The Charitable Organization and the Activities…………………………………3
II. The Reasons for the Difference Between American and Chinese Philanthropy…….4
A. Different Factors Contributing to American Charities…………………4
1. Historical, Religious and Cultural Factors………………………………….4
2. Economic and Educational Factors…………………………………………6
3. Benefits and Perfect Legal System……………………………………………7
B. Different Factors Contributing to Chinese Charities………………………………8
1. Historical, Religious and Cultural Factors………………………………………8
2. Few Organizations and Participators……………….…………….……………9
3. Lack of Public Sense………………………………………………………10
4. Imperfect Legal System………….……………………………………………11
Ⅲ. Promotion of the Chinese Charity…………………………………………….11
A. Much Propaganda of Philanthropy…………………………………….11
B. More Charitable Actions……………………………………………12
C. Voluntary Service……………………………………………………………….13
D. Laws to Regulate Charities ……………………………………………………13
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….15
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………….16
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………17
Abstract
Philanthropy is defined in different ways. The origin of the word philanthropy is Greek, meaning love for mankind. Today, philanthropy includes the concept of voluntary giving by an individual or group to promote the common good. Philanthropy also commonly refers to grants of money given by foundations to nonprofit organizations. Philanthropy addresses the contributions of an individual or group to other organizations that, in turn, work for the causes of poverty or social problems, improving the quality of life for all citizens. Philanthropic giving supports a variety of activities, including research, health, education, arts and culture, and alleviating poverty. In view of the important of philanthropy in our society, it is surprising that so little attention has been give to it by social. In our society, especially, the subject is almost ignored. This article seeks to remedy a small part of that ignorance. Through a comparison between the Chinese and American philanthropy we can know that the Chinese present philanthropy is in its seedtime. For example, it has a few organizations and only a few people participate in it. The people lack in the public spirits. The legal system is imperfect and so on. However, the present American has a perfect system in philanthropy. The goal of the research reported here was to learn some essences from American and increase the understanding of the Chinese philanthropy has a long way to go!
Key Words
Chinese philanthropy; American philanthropy; undeveloped; improve
摘 要
慈善事业一词起源希腊语，意谓仁慈善良。慈善事业在社会中起着重要的作用，如缩小贫富差距、缓解社会矛盾、缓和贫穷等等。但是有着这么重要的作用的慈善事业却没有得到大家的应该给与的关注，甚至一部分人都忘了它的存在。而本文这就通过将中国和美国慈善事业相比较得出中国的慈善事业发展还处于初级阶段，如目前为止中国的慈善组织的量很少而且也因为这个原因导致很少的人参与到慈善事业之中； 现在的人们都缺少公众意识；慈善体制不完善等等。而在同时美国的慈善事业有着较完美的体制。 这篇文章也就是在这一系列的研究之后作出分析并提出一些建议，希望能引起跟多的人来关注中国的慈善事业。因为中国慈善事业还有很长的路要走这需要我们大家共同的努力。
关键词
中国慈善事业；美国慈善事业；不发达；改善
