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Survey: most people want charities to be transparent

ABOUT 90 percent of polled netizens are not satisfied with the level of transparency of Chinese charities, according to a recent survey.

China Charity and Donation Information Center under the Ministry of Civil Affairs conducted the survey as a prelude to setting standards for charity information release and verification.

The ministry will issue a guideline for charity organizations to report to the public their handling of donations next year, Liu Youping, deputy director of the center, told the Beijing News.

The center studied 99 randomly selected charity organizations and launched an online survey which drew 988 netizens.

The survey showed more than 90 percent of the respondents weren't satisfied with the way the charities provide information and nearly 90 percent of the netizens said they had never received any feedback from charity organizations.

Only 25 percent of the 99 charities reported their activities to the public. Financial information was least available from Chinese charity organizations, according to the survey.

However, almost all the 99 charity organizations agreed it was important to publicize their activities and financial status, Liu said.

"Chinese charity organizations are still not used to sharing information with the public," said Liu. "I think pressure and challenge from the public once information is released is among their concerns."

But he said Chinese charities have already made some progress in publishing annual reports and updating website information.

 

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