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Changchun Kuancheng District Huayi Support Center, Hubei Mengyun County Volunteer Association, and Liangshan Heitu Ecology Cooperation Society’s QQ Discussion: They asked if their organizations could apply for funds from Transparent Fish Fund, what types of support TFish offers, and what they would need to do after registering. They also suggested that we offer an event to discuss world problems and find more outstanding organizations. Many organizations answered their inquiries, but Henan Zhengzhou Xingyang Volunteer Association and Pingliang Volunteers gave great answers: Time will prove everything. After working with TFish for a year, we learned to cooperate and trust each other. 04/19/2013 Myasthenia’s QQ Discussion: 1. The deadline for applying for One Foundation’s Ocean Protection fund is April 7th. Any child that qualifies from an organization can apply. 2. They ask what are guidelines for choosing Transparent Fish Fund’s Outstanding Associate Members? Our staff replies: Guidelines include keeping finances transparent on the TFish website, remain active for over 3 months, feasibility of the organization’s projects, possibility of continued development, and good cooperation with TFish Fund. 04/08/2013 Compassion Team’s QQ Discussion: They thank Transparent Fish Fund for their trust and support. They were chosen as the “Most Touching Blog” in the month of March. They are currently undergoing financial reform using the Enyou Financial System promoted by One Foundation and shared their progress with everyone in the group. Sunflower Nonprofit’s QQ Discussion: 1. They submitted the request for funding and do not know when they will find out if their request is approved. 2. They have already applied twice for funds and are a partner of Transparent Fish Fund. They plan to apply again this year. What is the maximum amount they can apply for? Our staff replies: We saw from your community blog that your last 3,000 yuan project’s expenses report is still incomplete because it has leftovers, meaning that your project is not completely finished. We will observe your organization for three to six months after you complete the previous project. After this, TFish’s US office will email you to notify you if you can reapply. We ask that you submit a financial report each quarter and send email reminders to you each time. We will look at your request as long as you fill out everything required in the report. 04/10/2013 Shanquan Youth Philanthropic Development Center and Dream Helper’s QQ Discussion: Shanquan Youth Philanthropic Development Center: We are organizing a student team to teach children in rural areas. Are there any organizations that can provide us with a partner school? Dream Helper: Don’t blindly start organizing. Ask the school why they did not have a set student team the past two years. You need to look for reasons behind that. 04/11/2014 Longxing Nonprofit QQ Discussion: Dear fellow colleagues on the Transparent Fish Fund website: It will be great if you all can support us, Longxing Nonprofit Association, by giving us precious comments and guidance. Our staff replies: Hi, TFish support platform is a platform for the communication and advertisement of NGOs. TFish staff will not provide guidance for any organization because you are the experts in your cause and we are outsiders. So the growth of an organization must be by its own hard work and perseverance, and the TFish website is not a website aimed to provide guidance or planning for organizations. Perhaps you do not have a clear understanding of TFish’s vision. We call for nonprofits to achieve “Transparent finances and transparent philanthropy.” [Source: Social Entrepreneurs Magazine www.npi.org.cn May 20, 2012 No.49] View original article in Chinese PDF. What do grassroot NGOs under financial difficulty say? Facing financial and resource hardships, grassroot NGOs come to reveal the truth about NGO funding-- “Today, Chinese nonprofit foundations are not even as generous as some corporations. The foundations raise a lot of money, but do not support grassroot NGOs, making it a mere formality.” “It is very interesting how we are evaluating foundations. This shows that in the foundation-NGO relationship, NGOs, too, have a voice and are not always on the receiving end.” “Only looking at resources and the providers of resources is a pragmatically shortsighted. ‘Support’ is mutual. Accepting ‘support’ means wearing ‘super-short skirts’ to give your ‘adoptive father’ a visually appealing picture. This twisted system has a long history and has already been taken for granted.” “Supporting grassroot NGOs is a rare objective. The foundation that first changes its mentality and supports grassroot NGOs will win with their explosive morals! Grassroot organizations offer a market for foundations. If foundations continue to ‘pretend to be cool,’ and strive only to entertain themselves, they will gradually depart from societal demands and lose popular support!” “Hopefully the government will pay more attention to grassroot NGOs and do their research carefully by going into grassroot organizations, so the government can really support some great grassroot nonprofits to construct a peaceful society.” “If the registration system continues to be faulty, grassroot NGOs cannot develop smoothly.” “We need to host more resource division conferences with both the funding side and the demanding side, so we can connect the resources in the East to poor areas in the West.” “Cooperation will lead to mutual benefits.” “Standardized management, transparent finances, and independent supervision and evaluation by a third party are very important.” “We need to publicize with as much honesty as possible all the difficulties that grassroot NGOs face so the public will understand and support these nonprofits.” Little Red Scarf is in Gansu and Yunnan province and provides financial support and encouragement to children suffering from congenital heart disease. In addition, they provide families with post-operative care and help children sustain a healthy lifestyle.
There are many important parts of providing health care and when it comes to major surgeries, consistent follow-ups can be just as crucial as the actual procedures. Our patients typically live in rural Gansu and Yunnan province, and lack access to adequate health care. 9 patients supported by Little Red Scarf were discharged from hospital in April, 2013 and 7 were discharged in May of 2013. It's been a year now, and we just made our annual check on patient development. Our first call of the day was to Jiaojiao. She is now attending kindergarten and is very active on the playground. The doctor said she was recovering well during the examination last year. At the end of the year, her mother took her to accept another check. She ate well and grew much taller. She has 26 kilograms now. Then we checked in on Xianrun. Her mother said she had brought some leaflets of Little Red Scarf to pediatricians of the county hospital, hoping more people would be helped. Xianrun is doing well. She is about 2 years old and hasn't caught a cold since her procedure. Jinyu is in pre-school class. He is as same as the other children. He eats more and the wound healed well. 30% of medical fees were covered by Little Red Scarf and 63% were covered by rural cooperative medical insurance. The family paid 7%. Jingjing is in pre-school class. She eats well and the wound healed well. She can jump and run, but seldom catches cold. Little Red Scarf supported 30% of the operation fees, 62% were covered by rural cooperative medical insurance and the family paid 8%. Xiao Fei is 2.5 years old and he is recovering well. He caught colds twice after the operation, but was treated only by taking medicines. The wound is healing well. He is picky about food. Little Red Scarf supported 30% of medical fees and 92% were covered by rural cooperative medical insurance. Ximu is in grade 6 and he does well at school. He has not attended PE yet, but he can jump and run. The wound healed not so well. Chengjie is in Grade 4 and does well at school. He has never caught a cold since the operation. He gained 5 kilograms and grew much taller than his peels. Little Red Scarf supported 30% of the medical fees and 51% were covered by rural cooperative medical insurance. The family paid 19%. Zhuanzhuan works for a hotel in Inner Mongolia. She is recovering well. The wound hurts if she work too much. Little Red Scarf supported 30% of medical fees, 63% were covered by rural cooperative medical insurance and she paid 7%. 9 patients discharged in April and 7 discharged in May of 2013 did re-examination 1 year after the operation. They are recovering well. Original article written by Li Wang, translated by Maggie Li, and edited by Yanyan Zhang |
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