On April 17, 2021, the Senior Training Camp of the Secretary-General of the Buddhist Charity Foundation, sponsored by Phoenix Buddhism, Wuxi Lingshan Charity Foundation and Suzhou Honghua Charity Foundation, opened in Wuxi, and more than 80 core management and operation members from more than 50 non-profit organizations with Buddhist backgrounds across the country gathered together to seek the development of Buddhist charity.
Buddhism is engaged in public welfare and charity, and has a long historical tradition, a profound foundation of faith and a high degree of social credibility. In recent years, while Buddhist philanthropy has made great progress, there are also some problems.
Wang Wen, chairman of the Lingshan Charity Foundation and secretary general of the China Lingshan Charity Promotion Association, introduced the origin of the senior training camp of the secretary general of the Buddhist Charity Foundation at the opening ceremony. He pointed out that the world today is experiencing a new round of great development and great changes, and public welfare charity has entered a period of standing at a crossroads but not seeing the "cross" in the great changes.
Wang Wen, Chairman of Lingshan Charity Foundation and Secretary-General of China Lingshan Charity Promotion Association
Wang Wen pointed out that the holding of the Senior Training Camp for the Secretary-General of the Buddhist Charity Foundation is to bring everyone together, re-examine the relationship between Buddhist charity and Buddhism, the relationship between Buddhist charity and charity, Buddhist charity and how Buddhism gets along with society, and explore how to give full play to the unique advantages and charm of Buddhist charity and promote the development of Buddhist charity.
With the mission of "Let the Public Believe in Buddhism and Let the Public Firm Faith in Public Welfare", and in order to enhance the professional level of senior management of Buddhist charities and the maturity of Buddhist public welfare charity projects, the seminar set up three modules: "Interpretation of Charity Law", "Good Fortune and Tao", and "Project and Brand Exchange", and the theme courses included "2020 Charity Interpretation and 2021 Trend Analysis", "Wealth Management and Asset Preservation and Appreciation", "Financial Management of Charitable Organizations", "Financial Management of Charitable Organizations", "Charity Organization Financial Management", "Charity Charity Interpretation", "Charity Charity Interpretation", "2020 Charity Interpretation and 2021 Trend Analysis", "Wealth Management and Asset Preservation and Appreciation", "Charity Organization Financial Management", " The Exploration of DAF Model in China, Project Design and User Management, Fundraising and Brand Building, Volunteer Development and Management, etc.
Chongqing Huayan Temple Abbot Daojian is one of the instructors of this training camp, Master Daojian initiated in 2006 to create the Chongqing Huayan Cultural and Educational Foundation, is the first public foundation founded by the monastery after the reform and opening up, he is not only a practitioner of Chinese Buddhist philanthropy, but also a witness and thinker. In the sharing of the theme of "Buddhist Charity and Rural Governance", Master Daojian took the Chongqing Huayan Cultural and Educational Foundation to help the practice of rural revitalization as an example, providing a clear path for everyone.
Daojian Master theme sharing
Wang Yanbin is a lawyer at Beijing Zhicheng Law Firm, a researcher at the Zhongzhi Social Development Promotion Center and the Beijing Zhicheng Social Organization Conflict Mediation and Research Center. As a mentor, Wang Yanbin provided professional interpretations on specific issues such as "how to grasp the principles of religious circles participating in philanthropy", "the role of charitable organizations in China", "what obstacles to the high-quality development of charitable organizations", "precautions for religious participation in charitable activities", and "guarantees and loans for charitable organizations" around the "relevant laws and regulations on the development of Buddhist philanthropy".
Lawyer Wang Yanbin shared the theme
The development path of public welfare institutions must not be simply learned, and it needs to be formed after a long period of exploration after the direction cognition and positioning are clear. The instructors of this training camp gathered many big names in the industry.
In addition to Master Daojian, abbot of Chongqing Huayan Temple, and mr. Wang Yanbin of Beijing Zhicheng Law Firm, the tutors of the training camp also include Cui Mingchen, editor-in-chief of Phoenix Buddhism, senior media person and public welfare person, Han Ting, executive director of Beijing Shunyi Consulting, master of project management of Peking University, and project leader of Shunyi Consulting Donor Proposal Fund (DAF), Han Yuqin, deputy director of the strategic cooperation and development department of Lingshan Charity Foundation, Wang Wen, chairman of Lingshan Charity Foundation and secretary general of China Lingshan Charity Promotion Association. Yang Yibing, Financial Director of the Financial Management Department of Lingshan Charity Foundation, Yin Zhi, MBA of Fudan University, Director of Shanghai Jinbailin, Expert of Financial and Business Thinking Cultivation and Investor Education, Zhu Jianbo, Vice Chairman of Wuxi Network Public Welfare Development Promotion Association, CTO of Wuxi Fearless Mutual Aid Technology Co., Ltd., and Founder of Plan E Public Welfare.
It is understood that this training camp lasted for two days and is a specific project of the "Prajna Plan". The "Ban ruo plan" is jointly initiated by the Phoenix Buddhism Channel, the Beijing Ren'ai Charity Foundation, the Chongqing Huayan Cultural and Educational Foundation, the Zhejiang Anfusheng Charity Foundation, the Suzhou Honghua Society Charity Foundation and the Lingshan Charity Foundation.
Public welfare charity is a convenient method for the humanization of Buddhism, and it is also one of the best ways for Buddhism to go to society, and it is expected that the Secretary-General of the Buddhist Charity Foundation Senior Training Camp will make greater contributions to the healthy development of Buddhist charity in China, so that the kindness of Buddhist public welfare can spread to every corner of the world.