∷ Beijing Yifang Foundation → Development of Public Welfare Sector [Research] → 2014
• Research Project on China Foundation Transparency Index Operations Manual
Partner Organization: China Foundation Centre
Project Duration: Oct 2014-Jan 2015
Project Status: Completed
The flourishing public welfare sector in China inevitably faced many challenges for example, newly established foundations often struggled with the set-up process with little guidance or knowledge, and almost no reference when preparing annual reports. This situation urged many organizations to willingly share their experiences however, there was no standardized way of doing so. The China Foundation Centre was first to develop the China Foundation Transparency Index (FTI), used to assess the transparency of foundations. Unfortunately, many foundations did not understand the use and implementation of the index. This project was set up to tackle this issue and hoped to do so over the span of three months. The project created an FTI operations manual to help newly established foundations and foundations striving to improve their transparency. The project also developed an application and corresponding FTI operations guidebook to facilitate convenient and fast learning speeds and adoption rates.
The Beijing Yifang Foundation is the sole sponsor of the China Foundation Transparency Index operations manual research project.