The Launch Ceremony and Seminar of the World Philanthropy Index Research Project Successfully Held

On the morning of December 19, 2019, the "World Philanthropy Index (WPI) Research Project Launch Ceremony and Seminar" hosted by the Institute for Philanthropy Tsinghua University was held in the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University. The seminar was hosted by the assistant professor from the School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University, and the assistant of the dean of the Institute for Philanthropy Tsinghua University, Lan Yuxin. Professor Wang Ming, the dean of our institute, attended and delivered a welcome speech on behalf of the institute. Nearly 20 experts and representatives who have long-term charity research and practice experience from universities, foundations and social organizations, attended this seminar.

The World Philanthropy Index project initiated by the World Philanthropy Forum (WPF), with the goal of establishing a community with a shared future for mankind and promoting the dialogue between civilizations, describes and reflects the common characteristics, diversity and development trend of public philanthropy in the world. Compared to existing related indexes, WPI focuses more on the culture and behavior of philanthropy. It not only pays attention to organized professional philanthropy in the modern sense, but also pays attention to more diverse forms and phenomena of philanthropy, such as religious philanthropy, community philanthropy and personal assistance.  

   The first phase of the World Philanthropy Index project will conduct exploratory research and measurement in 10 countries. The project also looks forward to deepening the understanding of the philanthropy culture and development of other countries in the world, especially the developing countries along the Belt and Road routes, and strives to build a transnational philanthropy research network. The experts and representatives presenting here combined their own research and practical experience and put forward a wealth of suggestions for research perspectives, index dimensions, and countries for research, etc.