July 9, Bradford K. Smith, President of the Foundation Center (U.S.), visited the China Youth Development Foundation. Gu Xiaojin, Executive Vice Chairperson of the Board of CYDF, and Tu Meng, Secretary-General, met with Mr. Smith.

Gu Xiaojin first expressed her welcome towards Mr. Smith’s visit and then thanked Mr. Smith for giving warm reception and sincere help to the Preparatory Group of China Foundation Center during their stay in America. Meanwhile, Gu Xiaojin also hoped that Mr. Smith's would make valuable comments and suggestions to China Youth Development Foundation in this visit. After hearing an introduction about China Youth Development Foundation, Mr. Smith was very impressed by the significant contribution to philanthropy cause made by CYDF during last 21 years since established. Gu Xiaojin then answered Mr. Smith’s questions about CYDF history, funding sources, and major projects.

Tu Meng felt interested in U.S Foundation Centre’s classification indicators of foundations which raised people’s concern and discussion. Mr. Smith held no reservations to introduce the experience of U.S Foundation Centre. The U.S Foundation Centre first collected Classification Criterion information from U.S Internal Revenue Service and then further refined according to demographic and geographic index, and pulled in factors widely concerned like people with disabilities, other vulnerable groups and climate change to improve the comprehensiveness of classification system.

With the establishment of China Foundation Centre, Gu hoped that Mr. Smith could visit China more often and share his experience in the future.

 

 

Bradford K. Smith is president of the Foundation Center, a national nonprofit service organization recognized as the national leading authority on organized philanthropy. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants around the world; issues a wide variety of print, electronic, and online information resources; conducts and publishes research on trends in foundation growth, giving, and practice; and offers an array of free and affordable educational programs

 

Established in 1956 and today supported by close to 550 foundations, the Foundation Center is a national nonprofit service organization recognized as the national leading authority on organized philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. Its audiences include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants; issues a wide variety of print, electronic, and online information resources; conducts and publishes research on trends in foundation growth, giving, and practice; and offers an array of free and affordable educational programs.