Engaging Children in Meaningful Charity: Opening-up the Spaces within Which Children Learn to Give

This paper presents qualitative evidence from an in-depth, participative action research project with 150 children aged 4–8 years old, exploring their experiences, perceptions and preferences regarding charitable giving. Most children positively engage in charitable giving through home, school and their community; however, less than 20% are aware of the cause area they are being asked to support, and most have little decision-making in their giving. Children’s willingness to engage increases when they critically examine the cause area and are facilitated to lead on giving decisions, often resulting in increased and sustained efforts to support cause areas that matter to them.     

Reputation spillover effects from grant‐providing institutions

There is a broad academic discussion about the impact of funding grants from a foundation or a government department on individual support intentions toward the nonprofit organization receiving the grant. However, the role of the grant provider's reputation has frequently been overlooked. In this study, we experimentally tested whether there is a reputation spillover effect of a grant‐providing organization. Based on a real‐life example, we asked citizens to rate their willingness to donate to a nonprofit organization, and we experimentally manipulated the available information on funding sources. We test this for both a government department and a foundation as a grant provider. Our results suggest that not the act of receiving a grant, but the citizens' awareness about the funding organization—at least in the case of a foundation—has an impact on support intentions. In contrast, for a prominent government department as a grant provider, we did not find support for a reputation spillover effect.     

历史人物伦理思想的指认依据--以梁漱溟为例

堪称伦理思想者，当有指认依据在。以梁漱溟为例，提出伦理思想的三个指认依据：一是基本稳定的形上基础；二是相对系统的伦理主张；三是较为广泛的实际影响。只有坚持论从史出，我们才有可能靠近历史人物伦理思想的历史真实和价值真实。     

新乡贤与乡村慈善:资源整合、项目对接与激励机制创新

新乡贤是实现中国乡村振兴目标的重要社会资源,尽管不同地区新乡贤群体由于结构不同导致其社会功能存在较大差异,但乡村慈善功能应是各地新乡贤最基本、最主要的社会功能。乡村慈善也是当前中国乡村发展面临的最大短板,急需外部新资源注入推动。只有对中国新乡贤资源进行合理整合,搭建合适的平台实现新乡贤资源与乡村慈善项目的有效对接,积极创新激励机制鼓励新乡贤参与乡村慈善,才能充分利用中国丰富的新乡贤资源补齐乡村发展短板,改善乡村生产与生活条件,助力乡村振兴目标的实现。     

正确处理少数民族问题巩固了党的执政基础——建国初期的历史考察

建国初期,中国共产党对少数民族问题的正确处理与解决,不仅使各少数民族第一次获得了全面发展的权利和机会,也使得刚刚实现全国执政的中国共产党赢得了少数民族群众的拥护和支持,从而为此后的长期执政奠定了坚实而巩固的基础。建国初期,中国共产党正确处理少数民族问题的实践和经验,对于新时期构建和谐民族关系,巩固党的执政基础仍具有重要的指导和借鉴意义。     

浙北农村社会阶层区隔化及对村庄治理的影响

中农阶层是中国农村社会中的治理主体阶层,中农阶层成为维系中国社会稳定的重要社会阶层力量。进一步的研究发现,中农阶层在农村社会治理中的结构性位置与农村社会阶层的深层结构有关,农村社会阶层关系的区隔化使得数量庞大的中产阶层不仅无法在村庄治理中发挥应有的"中间价值",反而被吸纳进由富人治村与派性格局所形塑的治理结构之中。在富人治村不可逆的结构性背景下,国家的农村政策制定应充分考虑到村庄社会的阶层结构现状,加大对合适的阶层特别是农村中产阶层的扶植力度,以保障农村社会公共建设具有可供倚靠的治理主体阶层。     

我国建立慈善认定制度的必要性

慈善认定制度的目的是由特定机关对某一组织体的慈善性给予确认并赋予其一定法律地位的制度。慈善认定制度是慈善法的核心组成部分,该制度有助于区分慈善组织与企业和一般的非营利组织、促进公益慈善行业的形成并对其实行统一管理、扩大慈善免税资格和公募资格的范围、推动慈善信托的实施。慈善认定制度对慈善法的制定以及我国慈善事业的发展有着重要意义。     

微公益凸显的伦理问题及对策探析

“微公益”是指从微不足道的小事入手开展公益活动，注重由少积多的公益行为。与传统的公益活动相比，微公益呈现出参与人数多、事情小、目标明确、针对性强、运用现代传媒方式等特点。结合微公益呈现的特点，对微时代下的人人公益行为以及微公益过程本身引发的伦理道德问题，如社会信任、道德自觉性、法律关系、公平性、权利与义务等问题进行深入剖析。通过问卷调查法、访谈法，对重庆市公民进行了关于微公益认识与伦理问题的调查研究，从伦理学、社会学的视角着手，介绍微公益伦理问题的表现，分析微公益伦理存在的原因，提出从法律法规的制定、监管力度的完善、诚信品质的落实及网络道德的建设等方面应对微公益凸显的伦理问题。     

水气分离集成井降水强夯法试验研究

为了克服降水强夯法处理深度小、降水时间长的缺陷,结合扬中灏港通用码头软土地基处理工程,改进了传统降水强夯工艺,采用水气分离集成井降水联合强夯法进行加固处理。通过在常规真空井点降水强夯和改进降水强夯两个试验区开展现场监测和检测试验,对加固效果进行了对比评价分析,研究结果表明:水气分离集成井降水强夯工艺降水深度可达地表以下5~6 m,夯后孔压消散时间约为1~2天;地基加固后总地表施工期最大沉降量为0.606 m,可有效减小工后沉降;与常规井点降水强夯法相比,改进法加固后土体强度和地基承载力均有较大提高,地基加固效果优势明显。     

Will‐making prevalence and patterns in Australia: keeping it in the family

This article provides evidence of the prevalence of wills and the principles underpinning the intended distribution of estates in Australia. Intentions around wealth transfers and the social norms that underpin them occur in the context of predicted extensive intergenerational transfers from the ageing baby boomer generation, policies of self provision and user pays for care in old age, broader views on what constitutes ‘family’, the increased importance of the not‐for‐profit sector in the delivery of services, and the related need for philanthropy. A national telephone survey conducted in 2012 with 2,405 respondents aged 18 and over shows that wills are predominantly used to distribute assets to partners and/or equally to immediate descendants. There is little evidence that will makers are recognising a wider group of relationships, obligations and entitlements outside the traditional nuclear family, or that wills are being replaced by other mechanisms of wealth transfer. Only a minority consider bequests to charities as important. These findings reflect current social norms about entitlements to ‘family’ money, a narrow view of what and who constitutes ‘family‘, limited obligation for testators to recompense individuals or organisations for care and support provided, and limited commitment to charitable organisations and civil society.