Social Venture Group

06/04/2016

Our strategic approach to finding the right grant recipients in China is different than the international norm. Read more to find out how.

Donors often care about specific issues and therefore, look for grant recipients working with a particular target population. Internationally, one often sees grant makers or foundations approaching individual nonprofit organizations to see if they are the right fit for their...

28/03/2016

Our new MD is kicking off a new series of articles written in Mandarin as a way of supporting our growing domestic donor community! Read more about Dr. Chiang's presentation at Harvard University.

China’s social sector has been in a cons...

29/02/2016

The top 5 events from 2015 in China's social sector!

03/02/2016

Happy New Year from the SVG Team! 舜益祝您新年快乐！

18/01/2016

Our newest newsletter is out! Here at SVG, we have seen great change both internally with our staff and projects as well as across China's social sector. There have been many highlights that we have showcased in our latest edition of our newsletter 'Doing Good.' We want to give a special thanks to our partners, both old and new, for working with us to help build a stronger and more sustainable nonprofit sector. Click to download!

19/12/2015

Check out why our newest team member, Laurie, decided to join SVG!

It is not common behavior in China to be involved in community service projects and or engaging with strangers you see in your every day activities. After moving from an academically driven high school in the suburbs of Silicon Valley...

23/11/2015

What donors and foundations should know about NPOs' financial departments in China

Abby Zhang is a project advisor here at ...

14/10/2015

We sent our newest team members to the annual China Charity Fair in Shenzhen. Read more about the fair and their thoughts!

As two of SVG's newest staff members, we were sent to the Shenzhen China Charity Fair 2015 to look at China’s social sector from yet another angle. The event was on a beautiful sunny day in a very large and...

30/09/2015

Meet the newest addition to the SVG team!

15/09/2015

Read about our Associate Managing Director Zoey's experience attending the Ford Motor Company International Fellowship this past spring!

As I reflect on the past five years of working for SVG, one of the most satisfying aspects has been knowing that thousands of people have benefited from the projects facilitated by SVG. I am genuinely so happy that their...

24/08/2015

Up on the blog, the second draft of the new law that will affect foreign and local NGOs in China.

Earlier this quarter, China’s National People’s Congress released the second draft of the new “Managing Foreign NGOs” law. Like any industry, operating organization within China’s nonprofit sector can have its difficulties. This new law will put foreign NGOs, which were...

10/08/2015

Read about what drives our summer intern Wuhao

My name is Wu Hao and am in the third year of undergraduate school pursuing a degree in Teaching Mandarin as a Second Language at the Shanghai International Studies University. After graduating, I plan to pursue a Master’s degree in...