Chapter 359: The Success and Future Direction of Charitable Foundations (asking for monthly votes)
The time soon came to October 3rd, and it finally rained lightly in Hong Kong.
Yang Wendong came to the sixth floor of Changxing Building, which is the office of Changxing Charity Fund.
“Brother Dong.” Lin Haoyu and Zhao Liming had also been waiting for someone.
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "Go inside."
"Okay, I've prepared fruits and drinks." Zhao Liming said with a smile.
The three of them came to a conference room inside. Yang Wendong picked up a banana, took two bites, took out a piece of paper and spit out the seeds.
Bananas in this era also have seeds, but there are no seedless varieties of watermelons, oranges, etc. Before the advent of genetic technology, fruits and vegetables were all natural.
Lin Haoyu handed a prepared document to Yang Wendong and said: "Brother Dong, this is the various operating data of the Changxing Charity Foundation this year, including the funds received and the number of donations in various fields. "The number of expenditures"
Yang Wendong also took the information, glanced at it, and asked: "The social donations we receive are close to various charitable expenditures?"
Lin Haoyu replied: "Yes, just last month, for example, a total of 447,000 Hong Kong dollars in social donations were received, and in terms of charity expenditure, a total of 510,000 Hong Kong dollars was still a little short of that. This number is already approaching;
And as summer passes, we are buying water The investment will also be reduced a lot, especially since it rained today. Maybe the drought will end later. In this way, our expenses will be much less."
"It rained today. It’s not big, and we can’t expect what will happen in the future.” Yang Wendong shook his head.
Although the worst period of the drought has passed, the lingering power is still there. Next year, although it will not be as serious as in 1963, it will be far worse than normal years.
Lin Haoyu said: "Yes, but it is October now and the weather has turned cooler. In any case, this year's drought is finally over. Water consumption in winter is much less than in summer."
"Well, this year is finally over." Yang Wendong nodded.
When the weather gets colder, people’s demand for water for activities is lower. At least bathing and drinking water do not need to be so frequent, especially normal water sources evaporate more slowly, including industry. When the weather is cold, power generation The plant's cooling water demand will also be less.
Lin Haoyu added: "However, a large part of our donation income actually comes from Watsons. Watsons makes a lot of money by selling pure water. When the weather gets colder, their income will also decrease. "
"It is indeed easy to make money from natural disasters," Yang Wendong smiled and said, "But if Watsons wants to develop, it still has to rely on normal business. It is not good to make too much money like this."
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Lin Haoyu continued: "Generally speaking, our Changxing Charity Foundation has now gained the support of many people through the strategy of giving away water for free in some places or selling water at low prices in some places, and they are also willing to donate money to us. "
"Very good, this is the purpose of my original charity fund." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Only in this way can our fund become a foundation that can be trusted by the whole society. Be able to do charity to the greatest extent and help those in need. "
The power of society is always much greater than that of an individual. When faced with the need to raise charity funds, no matter how rich people are, they will not do it. There may be unlimited donations, but as long as social trust is done well, enough funds can be obtained.
This is also the model that Yang Wendong plans to do charity in the future. He will contribute part of it himself, and the larger part will come from social donations.
It’s not that Yang Wendong is reluctant to give up money, but many times, charity requires long-term consideration. There are many types of charity, and there are many sudden natural disasters. You can’t do your best every time, right? If you try your best once, what will you do next time?
No matter how much money you have for this kind of thing, it will not be enough, and it will also affect your own career, and your own career has created tens of thousands of jobs, which is also a very important "charity", let alone causing problems.
So using social funds to do charity is the most reasonable and long-term plan, especially for large-scale disasters. As long as the society raises enough funds, it can be spent directly. But if individuals cannot, next time Donating too little may result in moral kidnapping
Lin Haoyu said with a smile: “Yes, this is also true. It’s thanks to Brother Dong that you requested that the foundation’s core accounting data be made public in the newspaper so that it can be reviewed and investigated. This gives everyone a shot in the arm.”
“Okay, let’s continue. In this way, large donations and large expenditures need to be announced, and only in this way can we do better and better," Yang Wendong said with a smile.
He couldn't hope to make some money by doing some small things in the charity fund, so he would naturally be more cheerful and make a lot of important data public; but without the Internet, he could only choose newspapers, and the data was not Only a few important aspects can be selected.
Moreover, the charity fund will have its headquarters audited every six months to avoid problems. Loss of money is a trivial matter. If there is a problem, it may affect his reputation and the public's trust in the foundation.
"Okay." Lin Haoyu agreed: "We have been cooperating with Oriental Daily in this regard."
Yang Wendong nodded, and then continued to look at the investment of the charity fund, and now buys water supply The squatter area is a big one, requiring three to four hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars a month.
But in fact, from the perspective of the entire Changxing Group, it does not lose money in this aspect. Watsons’ monthly income from selling pure water is almost over one million, and although the profit is not high when transporting water by its own cargo ship, But if the quantity is large, you can still make some money from the Hong Kong government.
The second largest investment is food investment in Hong Kong, especially for newly arrived refugees or children in squatter areas, mainly cooking porridge, plus a small amount of flour pimples and the like.
"There shouldn't be many places offering porridge, right?" Yang Wendong asked, and Lin Haoyu said: "Yes, not many. Hong Kong's economy is developing well now. Brother Dong, you have 20,000 to 30,000 workers under you. Most of them There is still no shortage of food;
However, there are also a small number of people who still live in squatters or some places in the New Territories. It cannot be said that they cannot find food at all, but they want to eat well. It’s not difficult at all. Normally, it costs 50 cents to buy a portion of noodles, and making it yourself requires a lot of investment and time, so many people come to us to get some simple food.”
At this time, Zhao Liming said: "Brother Dong, Haoyu and I have different opinions on this porridge soup."
"What are your opinions? Let's talk about it." Yang Wendong asked.
Zhao Liming said: "I think many people now don't have any money or food. Now it is obvious that many people come here to eat, and there are even small gangsters. The efficiency of porridge delivery is getting lower and lower."
"Then what do you want to do?" Yang Wendong asked.
The implementation of porridge or giving rice is an eternal problem. How to ensure that only those who really need it can receive it, while others who do not need it cannot.
In a TV series in a previous life, He Shen mixed sand into disaster relief food. Although it seems a bit immoral, it actually makes sense. In the same way, low-rent housing in the mainland does not have independent bathrooms. This is also the case. logic.
But I can’t do this myself. In modern society, you will be scolded to death if you do such a thing,
Zhao Liming said: "I think we should only give the children some food, so as to eliminate the many adults who come over to eat and drink."
"Only for the children?" Yang Wendong thought for a while, and it seemed to make sense. .
As long as there are options, most people will not let their children come to queue up to get food, but some lazy people without children may come.
Lin Haoyu said: "Li Ming's method is somewhat effective, but there are also many people without children, and they may not all come here to cheat."
"I agree with this. "Li Ming." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Haoyu, you are right, but we can't be perfect. For example, there are poor people starving on Hong Kong Island, but we can't do this here. Kind of charity activity
When doing charity, it is enough to help a certain group of people to the greatest extent. Don't think that you may miss some people. If you miss a part, it will be missed. Our abilities are limited and there is nothing we can do. "
"Okay, well, since you said so, Brother Dong, that's all it can do. "Lin Haoyu agreed.
Yang Wendong added: "However, there is no need to restrict only children. For example, the elderly, disabled people, or adults who appear to be very weak can also be helped. Just use subjective judgment. "
"Okay," Zhao Liming and Lin Haoyu both agreed.
Yang Wendong said: "But it is estimated that such a thing will not need to be done for a few years. Hong Kong's economy is getting better and better, sooner or later. It will bring about everyone in the entire society. By then, even the poor will not go hungry. ”
In 1958, when he had just traveled through time, people who had nothing to eat were everywhere. Many children were helping their parents to make a living, and the poor ones even had to beg. Even the adults of Yang Wendong were hungry for five meals in three days.
Now, Hong Kong’s economy is much stronger than it was 5 years ago. Industrial development is rapid, as is real estate development. These have created a large number of jobs, and the money in the hands of these employed people will also flow to services. industry, thereby promoting the development of all people.
It’s just that there are a lot of squatter groups and people who have just arrived in Hong Kong in the past two years. They have not yet adapted to society, so they are relatively poor.
But in five years, these groups will probably become rare. That will be a basic modern society.
“Brother Dong also has half of the credit for this.” Zhao Liming said with a smile.
"Half is an exaggeration." Yang Wendong smiled and said: "It's less than half, or one or two percent."
Changxing Group has more than 20,000 direct employees, and there are probably one or two percent from suppliers. There are many high-income groups, and their families and the employment and indirect income generated by their consumption are estimated to be 300,000 to 400,000, accounting for almost 10% of the total population of Hong Kong.
“One to two percent is already very strong.” Lin Haoyu asked again: “Brother Dong, if no one is hungry in Hong Kong society, then in what direction will our charity fund develop in the future?”
Yang Wendong said: "In the future, I will gradually lean towards medical treatment and education, especially for some young children who are sick and cannot be treated at home."
Lin Haoyu thought for a while and said: "It is not difficult to help such families, but The difficult thing is to select those who really need help, because I’m afraid many people will just pretend to be false.”
"Yes, so this depends on your ability to identify policies in the future." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
The most difficult thing about charity is appraisal. In the previous life, Shuidichiou was really creative, but it was a pity that it was ruined by capital.
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