TFISH: NGO Testimonials

Here at TFISH, we proudly support almost 300 grass root NGOs in Asia. For more information or to apply for a grant, please contact us at tfishfund@gmail.com 

“I would really like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Chao, Director Nguyen, and the entire team. Today we received $2,240 from Transparent Fish Fund. During the first quarter of 2013, Xi’an Nonprofit Alliance gave 101 children one-to-one funding, supported 2 severe illness cases (Qiuyan and Bai Tiantian), and raised over ¥160,000 from the public, with 100% of the money send to families in need. We helped over 180 seniors and children from both rural and urban communities, sending them supplies worth over ¥30,000. Over 3000 volunteers enlisted. We were able to achieve so much mostly thanks to Transparent Fish Fund’s support. Because TFish freed us from extra worries, we were able to achieve great things. That is why we would like to thank again Mr. and Mrs. Chao, Director Nguyen, and the entire TFish team. We will strive to achieve more, help more people, get more residents to participate in volunteer activities, develop hand-in-hand with more other nonprofit organizations, and spread farther and wider the spirit of TFish and of volunteerism in the second quarter of 2013.” Kong Bin, Xian Volunteer Association, 4/12/2013

“After returning from the conference in Beijing, we had a short but warm and happy gathering. After working wearily away from home for a year, I returned to my home, was met with love, understanding, and support, and found my heart full of gratitude and newfound strength. While people’s own lives may be full of disappointments, Mr. Chao and Transparent Fish Fund called on many Chinese with a passion for service to start a series of public, nonprofit work. This action deserves applaud and is very encouraging. Even if we are sometimes discontent with our government, our country did not prevent us from using our knowledge, strength, and compassion to start philanthropic work and to provide the platform for others to continue them. We are content to be able to do something to help the Chinese people. What does Mr. and Mrs. Chao want in return for what they do? What does every nonprofit worker want in return? All of us know what that is deep down. Basically, we gain happiness from our work.” Mrs. Zhou Counseling Center, 10/19/2012

“What Transparent Fish Fund means to me: 1. TFish Fund makes it easy to support your organization. As long as you agree with the concept of financial transparency, TFish will teach you how to become transparent. Through interacting with you, TFish will influence you to become more financially transparent own your own. 2. TFish solves the administration cost problem encountered by small nonprofits by giving you support and helping you stay afloat financially. At the same time you can gather more support by advertising financial transparency. TFish really gives nonprofits that want to succeed the opportunity to become successful. 3. TFish supports you through things such as micro-loans that reinvigorates you and prevents great organizations with a vision and the courage to fulfill it from failing just because of a temporary setback. TFish is really special and amazing in this sense because there are so many friends who would give you lots of money if you succeed, but none when you are still small. Us small charities do not need big hopes, we need to survive. Wang Jichang, Jiaozuo Education Society, 06/04/2013

“I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Chao for their continued support of Grace. In 2013, they gave Grace’s Leprosy Project a total of ¥30,000, filling our budget and independent planning costs. With help from Transparent Fish Fund, help from volunteers from home and abroad, and efforts put in by the entire Grace team and rehabilitation patients, our project is now completely finished. Our 2013 project implementation and completion spurred enormous reactions from the rehabilitation villagers and areas around them. Grace now also has a clearer understanding of TFish’s vision of “Transparent finances, transparent philanthropy.” Nonprofit organizations can only grow stronger with practicing transparency.” Dr. Liang Ping, Shalom Leprosy, 2/14/2014

“In 2012 with the support of Transparent Fish Fund, everyone of us young farm workers learned and experienced something new. We would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Chao, Nancy, and everyone from TFish who has helped us. We thank you for your compassion, for your ongoing help and support. We will diligently continue with our work and let more impoverished children receive this kind of education. There are still many unknowns that lie ahead of us, but with your support, we feel very warm and secure along the way...” Student: Liu Ying, Xingzhi Migrant Art School 2/08/2013

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“Dear Mr. Chao and Transparent Fish Fund team: We would like take this opportunity to express our gratitude and the gratitude expressed by seniors under our care. We are very honored to be selected for the “2014 TFish Partner Award.” This award as an affirmation for our work, but at the same time we understand that it is also an encouragement for us to take on the difficulties and challenges in our future work. We will continue to work hard with your support and encouragement. Our center wishes the best for Mr. Chao and the team.” Feng Ling Chongqing Xinyue Senior Center, 8/29/2014 “When Xinyue was chosen as the most moving or most translated organization, we felt guilty because compared to the other organizations, we still have a lot to do. We witness many touching stories in our communities and are able to see the beautiful side of humanity. Thank you for your attention and support, and we belatedly wish that all of you will have a great year ahead!” Feng Ling, Xinyue Senior Center, 01/03/2014

“Dear Mr. Chao, Mrs. Chao, and the entire team at Transparent Fish Fund: Thank you so much for your continued, dedicated, and touching compassion towards our little “birds.” Because Jingjie Bird Recuperation Home mainly helps disabled children from impoverished households, the fees paid by the parents are not even close to covering our administration costs. Your support and understanding are what motivates us to continue forward when we are met with difficulties. Your efficient professional practices give us a model to strive toward in our own work. The children, teachers, and parents of our home would like to thank you again for your support.” Feng Zhaohao Jingjie Bird Recuperation Home, 10/07/2013

“Transparent Fish Fund is an organization that began working with Wolong Panda Society in 2012. Since our partnership, TFish Fund has given high regards to Wolong Panda Society’s “Transparent finances, transparent charity” policy and our many nonprofit activities, presenting Wolong Panda Society with its 2013 Best Nonprofit Partner Award and Transparency Certificate! I would like to represent Wolong Panda Society in thanking Transparent Fish Fund and its team for recognizing and supporting our work. In the future, we will continue to work diligently and to do our best in serving the needy.” Ma Guirong Wolong, Panda Volunteers, 9/13/2014

“We would like to thank Transparent Fish Fund for caring about migrant children. Your seed fund warms the hearts of the migrant children under our care this winter and surrounds us with love and compassion... We would also like to thank Transparent Fish Fund for its support of Warm Hearts and wish the best for the kind people working at Transparent Fish Fund.” Dong Ying, Xian Beilin Warm Hearts Community Center, 12/01/2012

"We are very touched from receiving the Transparency Certificate and other honors from our partner, Transparent Fish Fund. We are also very thankful for Transparent Fish Fund making supporting the development of grassroot Chinese NGOs their mission and calling for financial transparency. We are the first nonprofit organization that had our administration costs paid for by TFish. Because of the support that Mr. and Mrs. Chao and TFish gave us at our most difficult time, we were able to continue our organization today. That is why we would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Chao, and the entire TFish team." Xi‘an Volunteers, WeChat Group, 09/10/2014

"We received our certificate from Transparent Fish Fund! We received the “certificate” presented to us by our “teacher” @Transparent Fish Fund – Grassroot Support on Teacher’s Day! We are so happy. We especially loved the handwritten card – it really touched us. Thank you to all the great “teachers” that support and care about Aili who help us along the way!" Aili Myasthenia Care Center, 09/10/2014

"During Mid-Autumn Festival in 2014, Baisai Association received the certificate and souvenir sent to us by Transparent Fish Fund from Lanzhou. Thank you to @Transparent Fish Fund – Grassroot Support for your continued care and support for Baisai Association. Transparent philanthropy, transparent finances is an idea that we will always insist on, and we will do our best to continue Baisai nonprofit work!" Baisai Patients Cooperation Association, 09/09/2014

"We would like to thank @Transparent Fish Fund – Grassroot Support and all the NGOs in the TFish community for your support and encouragement these past few years. Yueliang Children’s Home is very honored to receive again the Best Partner Award from TFish in 2014. We will continue to push for “Financial transparency and transparent projects,” and help with the development of nonprofits in China." Yueliang Children’s Home, 09/09/2014

"Just after the Mid-Autumn’s Festival, we received the certificate from @Transparent Fish Fund – Grassroot Support. Aixike is again awarded the Best Partner Award from TFish. Thank you so much to our friends at TFish! We will continue on our philanthropic path together!" Aixike, 09/09/2014

“After seeing our outreach campaign on Transparent Fish Fund’s website, Tianshi Combustion Equipment (Suzhou) LLC donated 58000 yuan to Nayong Nonprofits to be used on Yuanmeng University, Hearts of Love Library and Lunch programs. We would like to thank this company for their kind donation! Thanks a lot eclipse!” Li Jiaxing Nayong Nonprofits Association, 09/06/2014

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"Thanks to @Transparent Fish Fund Support Team for their support. In May of 2012 we received TFish’s project support after just starting up as an organization. We received 3000 yuan of seed funding, got registered, and got a working account so we can better achieve “financial transparency.” In the rest of 2012 we followed the idea of financial transparency and nonprofit transparency. In 2013 we hope to continue growing. Details of the 2012 projects are posted in the group. We welcome all you friends to read them and comment." 02/20/2013

“ The short three days in Beijing were extremely meaningful. I would like to thank the great World Wide Web for giving me the opportunity to get to know Transparent Fish Fund and so many kind people. If it weren’t for them, this trip to Beijing would not have been possible. I would like to first thank Yang Yi from TFish for giving me the opportunity to attend the inauguration ceremony of Transparent Fish Fund and the opportunity to meet a group of passionate people, especially the team at TFish. I think a good number of these people are born in or after the 80s. Despite being such a young team, they are my mentors. Perhaps there will also be even younger people on this team, but it is this group of people that makes our lives more worthwhile.” Li Xiangquan Sunflower, 11/14/2011

“At first we just wanted to give it a try. Later when we were filling out the forms and making initial contact with Transparent Fish Fund we through they were very professional. So aside from financial support, we also hope to get some feedback from you about our projects.” Liu Ji Myasthenia Care Association, 05/16/2012

“Hello, this is Sunflower Nonprofit’s positive feedback. They were initially a very loosely bonded organization formed by a few recent graduates. Now, they have a formal office and began to work with more and more NGOs. More NGOs are also taking notice of them. The head of the organization told that they are very thankful for TFish’s platform, which helped Sunflower a lot. Attached is a screenshot of their comment of QQ, which I think is very encouraging for our work, so I decided to share it with everyone here.” Chen Changqing Rural Girls, 03/12/2012

“I am also explaining Donor Book to him, and teaching him how to make a project’s information transparent and how to get American donors to donate. Dai Xianwei thought it was very helpful and that he learned a lot from. He thinks that this information will help him achieve more in the future.” Dai Weixian Light of Love Nonprofit 12/08/2011

“I think “Transparent Fish Fund” and “Little Red Scarf” are very appropriate names with very cute designs that also have a philosophical and poetic ring.” Li Lu TFish Volunteer Team 11/13/2011

Jingping Fu: "A foundation that rates how transparent the organizations they fund are is very interesting to learn about and to learn from." @Enyou Financials @USDO, 02/22/2013

“TFish’s application is the simplest out there. We applied for xx Foundation some time ago and could not understand their professional jargon.” Mianzhu Support Society

"We have supported through the years by @Transparent Fish Fund – Grassroot Support and have learned a lot from working with TFish. Thank you so much TFish for your continued support!" Hemophilia Home, 09/10/2014

"Today we received @Transparent Fish Fund – Grassroot Support’s email. We are very touched and motivated by TFish’s care and support for minority groups and the disabled. Let us do good together!" Yu Disability Association, 09/10/2014

"Our mission is to help our people grow and to be open and transparent. We will work hard to achieve our goal of complete transparency. Let us embrace the future and smile from our hearts! Longwan House (Sent from QQ Space)," 09/15/2014


Translated by EV Intern Allison Zhang, collected by Lanzhou Office, edited by Nancy