https://www.scmp.com/rss/501274/feed Tao Ze is president of Yishan and former president of the China Foundation Centre. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Online giving is changing charity in Asia. Crowdfunding, especially, changes the way the social sector operates, and its reach is growing rapidly. Nowhere is this more true than in mainland China, where crowdfunding has skyrocketed in recent years.  According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in 2018, of the 8.46 billion yuan (US$1.22 billion) in donations made to charitable organisations, 3.17 billion yuan went to the 20 outline platforms available on the mainland. This is a 26.8 per cent... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3015381/crowdfunding-charity-why-mainland-china-leads-hong-kong-online?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3015381/crowdfunding-charity-why-mainland-china-leads-hong-kong-online?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Jun 2019 09:00:14 +0000