Course Description

Global philanthropy has become a significant force in recent years, including both funding from developed countries to create change in the developing world as well as the growth of philanthropy in the developing world. The funds available for global philanthropy, forecasts for its future, media attention, levels of involvement, innovative approaches, expectations, and potential – all have grown and changed tremendously in recent years. In particular, philanthropy in China has developed significantly over the past two decades. A global culture of philanthropy has begun emerging. Thus, it’s important to understand how innovations in philanthropy around the world are having an impact on social, economic and environmental developments. With this growth has come a set of important questions and challenges that this course will explore:
• Given its small size compared with the for-profit and public sectors, how can private philanthropy make a difference?
• What is the best path for philanthropy in developing/emerging markets?
• What models and tools work best to make funding decisions?
• How can progress in tackling complex challenges be defined and measured?
• How can philanthropy achieve scale, sustainability, and systems change?
Key theories and principles will be illustrated by cases and insights from leading philanthropy programs in the U.S., Europe and China. China initiatives profiled will include the Narada, Lao Niu, Vanke and Amway China foundations as well as the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation and the China Global Philanthropy Institute.

课程简介（无中文大纲，译文参考 Google 翻译）

近年来，全球慈善事业已成为一股重要力量，包括发达国家为推动发展中国家变革而提供的资金以及发展中国家慈善事业的发展。全球慈善事业的可用资金、未来预测、媒体关注度、参与程度、创新方法、期望和潜力——近年来都发生了巨大的增长和变化。特别是，中国的慈善事业在过去二十年里取得了长足的发展。全球慈善文化已经开始兴起。因此，了解世界各地慈善事业的创新如何影响社会、经济和环境发展非常重要。随着这种增长，本课程将探讨一系列重要问题和挑战：
• 鉴于其规模与营利和公共部门相比较小，私人慈善事业如何发挥作用？
• 慈善事业在发展中/新兴市场的最佳路径是什么？
• 哪些模型和工具最适合制定资金决策？
• 如何定义和衡量应对复杂挑战的进展？
• 如何实现慈善事业的规模化、可持续性和系统变革？
关键理论和原则将通过美国、欧洲和中国领先的慈善项目案例和见解来说明。 介绍的中国项目包括南都基金会、老牛基金会、万科基金会和安利中国基金会以及中国扶贫基金会和中国国际公益学院。